Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

By continuing you agree to the terms and privacy policy.

Welcome — one more step

News Plus opens the cross-newsroom layer — who covered a story, who didn’t, and how each one worded it.

  • Unlimited follows
  • Alerts for what you follow (in the app)
  • Story alerts (in the app)
  • Hide read stories (in the app)
  • The daily brief by email
  • Headlines side by side
  • Who reported first
  • The whole archive
  • Your reading diet
  • Duki without the monthly limit

Eligible new subscribers get 7 days free, then $34.99 each year. Renews automatically until cancelled. Cancel any time in your account. Subscription terms.

Your subscription also unlocks the app.

Download on theApp StoreGet it onGoogle Play

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Live Terminal
Sports · Full coverage

Ivory Coast Forward Elye Wahi Blocked From Entering Canada for World Cup Match

How 5 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

80% center
Center 4Right 1

By דסק החדשות C14

First reported by N12 · Jun 17, 2026

What happened

Canadian immigration authorities have blocked Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi from entering Canada for a World Cup match against Germany. The refusal is linked to an ongoing investigation into suspected match-fixing and illegal betting, while past sexual misconduct allegations against him have also resurfaced.

  • 01Canada denied Elye Wahi entry ahead of Ivory Coast's match against Germany.
  • 02The decision stems from an active match-fixing and illegal betting investigation.
  • 03The Athletic said Wahi was arrested on suspicion of fixing offences less than two weeks earlier.
  • 04Past sexual misconduct allegations against Wahi have resurfaced.
  • 05Ivory Coast's federation has not yet issued a full statement.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

In this story
People
OrganizationsThe Athletic, Ivory Coast Football Federation, Caen
PlacesCanada, Ivory Coast, Germany, United States, France

Full coverage · 5 outlets

The same event, reported separately by each newsroom. Open a few to compare what each emphasizes — and what they leave out.

Now 14Right · HebrewJun 18, 2026
Ivory Coast Forward Elye Wahi Blocked From Entering Canada for World Cup Match
YnetCenter · HebrewJun 17, 2026
Ivory Coast Striker Cleared to Play World Cup Amid French Match-Fixing Probe
WallaCenter · HebrewJun 17, 2026
Ivory Coast Striker Eli Wahi Questioned in Match-Fixing Probe
N12Center · HebrewJun 17, 2026
Ivory Coast World Cup Forward Detained in Match-Fixing Probe
MakoCenter · HebrewJun 17, 2026
World Cup Striker Eli Wahy Detained in Alleged Match-Fixing Probe

Related stories

Canada’s immigration rules could complicate World Cup knockout matchesJun 18, 2026Why an Investigation Did Not Keep Willy from the World CupJun 21, 2026Ghana's Thomas Partey denied Canada entry, to miss World Cup openerJun 12, 2026Germany Stuns Ivory Coast With Late Winner to Reach World Cup Round of 32Jun 20, 2026Ivory Coast Beat Curacao 2-0 to Reach World Cup Knockouts for First TimeJun 25, 2026Canada Faces South Africa Amid Growing Espionage Allegations in World Cup FootballJun 28, 2026