Attadda has been a significant figure in African taekwondo, with two of the coaches’ athletes securing Olympic medals at Rio 2016. 

He believes more needs to be done to aid African nations’ taekwondo development, while finances and the difficulty of obtaining visas to G1 and G2 ranking events highlighted as problems for the continents’ hopefuls.

"The ranking system is very good - but not for Africa, as we do not have enough money to go to G1s and G2s," Attadda said.

"Plus, for African countries, it is not easy to get visas.

"These are two points that give us a lot of problems.

"When the WTF does something, I hope they give more attention to Africa – for Africa, taekwondo is hopes and dreams.

"We have a lot of practitioners, and we have more licences than Europe."

Cheick Sallah Cisse and Ruth Gbagbi were the Ivory Coast’s medallists at Rio 2016, making it the most successful Olympics in the country's history. 

Men’s 400 metre runner Gabriel Tiacoh, winner of a silver medal at Los Angeles 1984, was the Ivory Coast’s only other Olympic medallist.

Cisse claimed the country’s first ever Olympic gold medal when he secured a last second triumph over Britain’s Lutalo Muhammad in the men’s under 80 kilograms final.

Trailing 6-4 in the dying seconds of the contest, Cisse connected with a spinning head-kick for four points before sprinting straight off the mat and on an impromptu lap of honour.

His triumph was also the first time an African taekwondo player had claimed an Olympic gold medal.

Ruth Gbagbi won a bronze medal in the women’s under 67kg competition, meaning two of the country’s three taekwondo athletes stood on the podium at the Games.

Attadda attributes the country’s success to a firm platform provided by Kim Young Tae, the South Korean who introduced the sport to the Ivory Coast.

He also believes a trust in his decisions has also helped the Ivory Coast’s emergence as Africa’s top taekwondo nation.

"Taekwondo was well respected in the Ivory Coast because Master Kim Young Tae did a wonderful job introducing it to the country," Attadda said.

"The medals confirmed the beautiful work Kim did before, and now all the people really respect taekwondo, now there is much more interest.

"I am not only the coach, I am also the technical director for the Ivory Coast.

"One person has all the decisions, and they all trust me to make all the decisions.

"If you have one person who is tech director and one who is coach, that will make a fight between each other, and players can be stressed."