France, Feb. 14 -- Cote d'Ivoire interim head coach Emerse Fae set off on holiday on Wednesday to recover from leading his team to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations title and consider whether to take the job on a permanent basis.

The former Cote d'Ivoire international midfielder was handed the role on 24 January as the side he had been coaching as an assistant to Jean-Louis Gasset waited to find out if it had qualified for the knockout stages of the tournament.

Three weeks and four enthralling matches later, the Ivorians were hoisting the trophy for the third time after beating Nigeria 2-1 in the final on 11 February at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.

On Monday, tens of thousands of jubilant fans filled the streets of Abidjan fo...