The Africa Cup of Nations trophy, recently won by Cote d'Ivoire, will tour the West African nation to boost reconciliation after a decade of political and armed crises.
The tour will kick off on March 16 and end on April 2, covering 15 cities, according to the Ivorian football federation (Fif).
“Winning the 2015 Afcon has united Ivorians more and we feel it would be a great opportunity to consolidate that joy and unity of February 8 by taking the trophy to even the farthest part of the country for locals to see,” Fif vice president Sory Diabate told supersport.com on Tuesday.
“We have already presented the trophy to several personalities in top offices and political party chiefs. And each time we realised everybody is happy and satisfied. That is our aim.
“Ivory Coast has known too much suffering and division. We don’t want this to continue. We are confident that the joy from our victory in Equatorial Guinea will remain in the hearts of Ivorians for long,” he said.
The Elephants won their second Afcon title after beating Ghana on penalties in Bata, Equatorial Guinea on February 8.
The country will hold presidential elections next October and there are wide concerns about peace and security after the previous election held in 2010 led to armed violence that claimed 3000 lives.
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