Foot: l'Olympique de Marseille en Côte d'Ivoire pour une tournée de trois jours
Olympique de Marseille players were in Abidjan on Thursday for a three-day preparation tour in Ivory Coast, where they will play a friendly match against Yamoussoukro FC on Friday, an official from the Ivorian Ministry of Tourism told AFP.
During their stay, the team will continue their summer preparations in Abidjan for next season, including training sessions open to supporters and the match against Yamoussoukro, promoted this season to the Ivorian Ligue 1.
This visit, the first by the French club to Ivory Coast, is part of a partnership agreement with "Sublime Côte d'Ivoire", a program supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure of the West African country.
The Marseille team's plane landed Wednesday evening at Abidjan airport with a delegation of 80 people on board, including the players, the technical staff and club officials, according to the communications officer of the Ministry of Tourism, Rémi Coulibaly.
The delegation was greeted by traditional dancers but also by some fans, hoping to see the team's stars such as Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg or Argentinian defender Leonardo Balerdi.
Visits to tourist sites are also planned, as well as a gala dinner and a meeting between Marseille leaders and members of the Ivorian government.
The arrival of OM in Abidjan is a "big coup", said the Minister of Culture, Françoise Remarck, at a press conference on Tuesday.
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