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(416) 849-9777
National intel: Star Didier Drogba broke his arm about a week before the World Cup began and is unlikely to play. But this is an important year for the Côte D'Ivoire. With the World Cup located in Africa for the first time, there will be increased pressure on African nations to compete at a high level, and many soccer pundits are picking this underdog team to make a big splash in the tournament in the country's 50th year of independence from French colonial rule. If the team goes far, many French and African nations may end up backing them.
The pitch: Although there are no official Ivorian bars or restaurants for the city's 3,000-odd expats, there is an official screening party at this Senegalese Kensington Market bar. For the faithful who might want to cheer on these African upstarts, go to Exotic-Canada (51 Dundas St. W., second floor, Mississauga) to buy traditional delicacies and soccer paraphernalia.
The grub: Traditional Ivorian dishes such as attiéké (grated cassava) and aloko (fried plantain).
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The pitch: Although there are no official Ivorian bars or restaurants for the city's 3,000-odd expats, there is an official screening party at this Senegalese Kensington Market bar. For the faithful who might want to cheer on these African upstarts, go to Exotic-Canada (51 Dundas St. W., second floor, Mississauga) to buy traditional delicacies and soccer paraphernalia.
The grub: Traditional Ivorian dishes such as attiéké (grated cassava) and aloko (fried plantain).
