Robert Beugré Mambé, the Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, is now in charge of the sports department because the country will be hosting the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
His appointment is happening at a time when people are worried about whether the West African country is prepared for the biggest football tournament in Africa.
Last week, the sports minister of Ivory Coast was fired because people were unhappy with the main stadium’s bad quality.
The country has six places where matches will take place in January.
Mr Mambé was in charge of planning and managing the Francophone Games in 2017.
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Ivory Coast’s PM appointed as Sports Minister prior to Africa Nations Cup
