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Ivory Coast has given up hope of keeping Sven-Goran Eriksson as coach, and the president of the country's governing body says a replacement will be announced by next week.
Sory Diabate says the federation wanted Eriksson to continue even after an unsuccessful World Cup, but financial negotiations to renew his contract broke down.
In an interview posted on the federation website, Diabate said a new coach will be announced before an Aug. 10 exhibition against Italy in London.
Diabate said that ''indeed, Eriksson will not be the next coach of the Elephants. He was the very first choice, but the negotiations did not succeed.''
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Eriksson's contract expired after the World Cup, where Ivory Coast was eliminated in the first round.
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