Factfile for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B contenders Ivory Coast:
Qualifying results: Benin 2-1 6-2, Burundi 2-1 1-0, Rwanda 3-0 5-0
Scorers: 4 - Didier Drogba, 3 - Wilfried Bony, 'Gervinho', 2 - Salomon Kalou, Didier Ya Konan, Yaya Toure, 1 - Emmanuel Eboue, Koffi 'Romaric' N'dri, Kolo Toure
Captain: Didier Drogba
Coach: Francois Zahoui
Rankings: CAF 1, FIFA 16
Nickname: Elephants
Previous appearances: 1965 - third, 1968 - third, 1970 - fourth, 1974 - first round, 1980 - first round, 1984 - first round, 1986 - third, 1988 - first round, 1990 - first round, 1992 - champions, 1994 - third, 1996 - first round, 1998 - quarter-finals, 2000 - first round, 2002 - first round, 2006 - runners-up, 2008 - fourth, 2010- quarter-finals
Record: P71 W29 D17 L25 F103 A85
Record win: Ethiopia 6-1, losses: Egypt 1-4, Ghana 1-4
Source: AFP