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Bosnian Halilhodzic named Ivory Coast coach

06:22 BST, Tue 13 May 2008
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Ivory Coast's Constant Djakpa (C) celebrates with teammates Christian Koffi Ndri (L) and Marc Zoro (R) after he scored their third goal against Mali in their African Nations Cup Group B soccer match in Accra January 29, 2008.   REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (GHANA)

May 13 (Reuters) - Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic has been named Ivory Coast coach, signing a two-year contract to take charge of the country's bid to reach a second successive World Cup finals.

The 55-year-old Halilhodzic replaces German Uli Stielike less than a month before the Ivorians begin their World Cup qualifying campaign at home to Mozambique on June 1.

"It is a terrific sporting challenge. It is a team with much ambition which possesses a very talented generation but who have won nothing," Halilhodzic told French sports daily L'Equipe.

The former Yugoslav international has coached French clubs Stade Rennes, Lille and Paris St Germain.

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