The ex-Chelsea forward is hoping to help his country defend a trophy that they claimed in dramatic fashion two years ago in a penalty shoot-out Salomon Kalou is hoping to see Ivory Coast stage another successful bid for Africa Cup of Nations honours two years on from their last success in Equatorial Guinea – where the ex-Chelsea man helped his team to take the title on penalties. The 31-year-old is an experienced head with 83 caps and 28 goals to his name for his country, but endured one of the most tense encounters of his career against Ghana in 2015.