1. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and located in the West of Italy and South East of France. It is reputed to be the 4th largest
Island in the Mediterranean Sea regions. Only Cyprus, Sardinia and Sicily islands are larger than it.

2. Corsica has around 1,000km of coastline and more than 200 beaches, and is very mountainous. This island has a highest peak of 2,706m and
20 other summits of more than 2,000m.

3. Its nick and common name is "a Mountain in the Sea".

4. It was formerly a province under the state of Genoa in Italy, but when the Corsicans attempted to rebel in the late 1700s, Genoa secretly sold
it to France in 1768.

5. It did manage to declare independence and itself a Republic, only to lose that position, which was due to a lack of fertile land and resources,
hence it could not manage well on its own.

6. Corsica is now one of the 26 Regions in France and has exclusive powers than the other regions, hence it has its own flag, its unofficial soccer national team and other institutions.

7. The main towns in Corsica are Ajaccio, which is also known by its Latin name of Ajax, Corte, Bastia and Sartene.

8. It has its Football federation which is not affiliated to FIFA or UEFAa. Its boasts of football clubs such as AC Ajjacio and SC Bastia, where
Sunday Mba once played.

9. Corsica is the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte I, having been born in Ajaccio in 1769.

10. Today, the island has a population of just over 300,000, it is unquestionably beautiful and remains conflicted. The tourist trade is a crucial
economic driver with over 2 million visitors a year.

11. In its footballing history, Corsica National Team is known to have played only 9 matches against National teams of France (it won the
match 2-0, in 1967), Cameroon (it lost 0-1 in 1998), beat Burkinafaso 1-0 in 2015 and recently drew 1-1 with Basque country in 2016.


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