Besides, the slaves came along with flawless and easilyworked ivory from jungle elephants that was in demand in England for billiardballs, pianokeys, trinkets, knives and forks.
English-based Emmanuel Eboue and Didier Zokora worked tirelessly for Ivory Coast but the Africans lacked a finishing touch in the absence of Chelsea pair Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou.