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Ivory Coast
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
AssociationFédération Ivorienne de Football (FIF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachEmerse Faé
CaptainSerge Aurier
Most capsDidier Zokora (123)
Top scorerDidier Drogba (65)
Home stadiumAlassane Ouattara Stadium
FIFA codeCIV
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 40 Decrease 7 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest12 (February 2013, April–May 2013)
Lowest75 (March–May 2004)
First international
 Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey 
(Madagascar, 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
 Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic 
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast 
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006, 2010, 2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances25 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions (1992, 2015, 2023)
African Nations Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2009)
Best resultThird place (2016)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1992)
Best resultFourth place (1992)
Websitefifciv.com

The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire, recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA[3]) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times, in 1992, 2015 and 2024, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Ivory Coasts's home colours are all orange. Since 2020 their home games have been played at Alassane Ouattara Stadium, in Abidjan. Prior to this their home ground was Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, also in Abidjan. Didier Zokora holds the record for number of caps, with 123. The nation's leading goalscorer is Didier Drogba, who scored 65 goals for the Elephants in 105 Appearances.

History

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1960s

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The team played its first international match against Dahomey, now known as Benin, which they won 3–2 on 13 April 1960 in Madagascar.

The team took a large 11–0 victory against the Central African Republic. In 1961 the team made their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations. After gaining independence from France, the team finished third in the 1963 and 1965 tournaments.

1970s

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Ivory Coast's performances in the 1970s were mixed. In the 1970 African Cup of Nations, the team finished top of their group, but lost to Ghana – the powerhouses of African football at the time – in the semi-finals, and went on to finish 4th after losing the third-place play-off to the United Arab Republic (now Egypt). They failed to qualify for the 1972 edition, losing 4–3 to Congo-Brazzaville in the final qualifying round. They qualified in 1974 but finished bottom of their group with only a single point, then failed to qualify in 1976, again losing to Congo-Brazzaville (now simply known as the Congo) in the first round.

The team initially qualified for 1978, beating Mali 2–1 on aggregate, but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg. Mali were also disqualified, due to police and stadium security assaulting the match officials during the first leg, and so Upper Volta, who Ivory Coast had beaten in the first qualifying round, inherited their place.

1980s

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In 1984, the team hosted the African Cup of Nations for the first time, but failed to get out of their group. In 1986, they narrowly qualified from their group on goals scored, and went on to finish third once more, beating Morocco 3–2 in the third-place play-off.

1990s

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At the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast beat Algeria 3–0 and drew 0–0 with Congo to finish top of their group. An extra-time victory over Zambia and a penalty shoot-out win over Cameroon took them to the final for the first time, where they faced Ghana. The match again went to a penalty shoot-out, which became (at the time) the highest-scoring in international football; Ivory Coast eventually triumphed 11–10 to win the title for the first time. They were unable to defend their title in 1994, losing to Nigeria in the semi-finals.

The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of a 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8.

2000s and World Cup debut

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In October 2005, Ivory Coast secured qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was to be their first-ever appearance at the tournament. Having been drawn into a "Group of Death" that also featured Cameroon and Egypt, Ivory Coast went into the final match second behind Cameroon, but qualified after beating Sudan 3–1 while Cameroon could only draw with Egypt.

In the tournament itself, Ivory Coast were drawn into another Group of Death, against Argentina, Holland, and Serbia and Montenegro. They lost 2–1 to Argentina – with Didier Drogba scoring the team's first-ever World Cup goal in the 82nd minute – and then 2–1 to the Netherlands, meaning they had already been eliminated by the time they played Serbia and Montenegro. Despite going 2–0 down after just 20 minutes, Ivory Coast came back to win 3–2, with Bonaventure Kalou scoring an 86th-minute penalty to give Ivory Coast their first-ever World Cup victory.

After Uli Stielike left before the 2008 African Cup of Nations, due to his son's health, co-trainer Gerard Gili took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as a coach at the tournament, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.

2010s

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Ivory Coast national team lineup before a match against Poland in 2010

Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and were again drawn in a "Group of Death", against five-time champions Brazil, Portugal, and North Korea. Having managed a 0–0 draw against Portugal, a 3–1 defeat to Brazil meant that in order to qualify from their group, they would have to beat North Korea, Brazil needed to beat Portugal, and (thanks to Portugal's 7–0 win over North Korea) there needed to be a substantial swing in goal difference. Ivory Coast won 3–0, but Portugal held Brazil to a 0–0 draw and Ivory Coast were once again eliminated in the group stages.

Logo until 2014

The team made a third appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where they were drawn in Group C against Colombia, Greece, and Japan. After coming from behind to beat Japan 2–1, Ivory Coast then lost 2–1 to Colombia, leaving their qualification in the balance. In their final match against Greece, the score was 1–1 going into stoppage time, and with Japan losing 4–1 to Colombia, Ivory Coast looked set to qualify. However, in the 93rd minute, Giovanni Sio gave away a penalty which Georgios Samaras converted, giving Greece both the victory and the place in the last 16; Ivory Coast, meanwhile, went out in the group stage for the third tournament in a row.

In 2015, the national team won the Africa Cup of Nations for a second time in Equatorial Guinea, defeating Ghana in a penalty shoot-out after a scoreless game.

The team's streak of World Cup qualifications came to an end at the 2018 tournament. Needing a win in their final match against Morocco, they instead lost 2–0, meaning Morocco qualified instead.

2020s

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In early 2024, Ivory Coast hosted the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time.[4] Following a 4–0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea and third-placed finish in the group stage, coach Jean-Louis Gasset was dismissed, and assistant coach Emerse Faé was hired as caretaker in the knockout stages, as the national team qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Later on, Ivory Coast managed to defeat the defending champions Senegal in the penalty shoot-outs, Mali after extra-time, and DR Congo in the semi-finals.[5] They eventually won the title, defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final, marking their third victory.[6] For the first time in the history of the African Cup of Nations, it was won by a team that changed coaches during the tournament.

Home stadium

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From 1964 to 2020, Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, a 50,000-seater stadium in Abidjan was the main venue used to host home matches. In 2020, the 60,000-seat Alassane Ouattara Stadium, also in Abidjan, was opened ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup Of Nations.[7]

Supporters

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Supporters of the Elephants are known to be among the most colorful in Africa. At Ivory Coast matches, the Elephants supporter sections typically include a percussion band that mimics the sounds of an elephant traveling through a forest.

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Ivory Coast national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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14 October Friendly Ivory Coast  1–1  Morocco Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • Haller 45+3'
 Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
17 October Friendly Ivory Coast  1–1  South Africa Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Report Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Referee: Benoit Badot (Burkina Faso)
17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ivory Coast  9–0  Seychelles Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
20 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Gambia  0–2  Ivory Coast Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
17:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa (National Stadium)
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

2024

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6 January Friendly Ivory Coast  5–1  Sierra Leone San Pedro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0}
Report
Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
Referee: Dedjinnanchi Ahomlanto (Benin)
13 January 2023 AFCON GS Ivory Coast  2–0  Guinea-Bissau Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00
Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 36,858
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
18 January 2023 AFCON GS Ivory Coast  0–1  Nigeria Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 Report
Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 49,517[8]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
22 January 2023 AFCON GS Equatorial Guinea  4–0  Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00
Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
29 January 2023 AFCON R16 Senegal  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		  Ivory Coast Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
 Report
Stadium: Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Attendance: 19,948[9]
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Penalties
3 February 2023 AFCON QF Mali  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast Bouaké, Ivory Coast
 Report
Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 39,836[10]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
7 February 2023 AFCON SF Ivory Coast  1–0  DR Congo Abidjan, Ivory Coast
 Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 51,020[11]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
11 February 2023 AFCON F Nigeria  1–2  Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 Troost-Ekong 38' Report
Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
23 March Friendly Ivory Coast  2–2  Benin Amiens, France
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
26 March Friendly Ivory Coast  2–1  Uruguay Lens, France
19:30
Report
Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
7 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ivory Coast  1–0  Gabon Korhogo, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0}
Report Stadium: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
Attendance: 17,522
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
10 June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Kenya  0–0  Ivory Coast Lilongwe, Malawi
Report Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) 2025 AFCON Qualification Ivory Coast  2–0  Zambia Bouaké, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0 Krasso 73', 84' Report Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 AFCON Qualification Chad  0–2  Ivory Coast Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 AFCON Qualification Ivory Coast  4–1  Sierra Leone San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
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Report
Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
Attendance: 16,553
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 AFCON Qualification Sierra Leone  1–0  Ivory Coast Monrovia, Liberia
16:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
Attendance: 7,408
Referee: Jeannot Franck Bito (Cameroon)
15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) 2025 AFCON Qualification Zambia  v  Ivory Coast
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19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) 2025 AFCON Qualification Ivory Coast  v  Chad
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2025

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March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Burundi  v  Ivory Coast TBD, Burundi
March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ivory Coast  v  Gambia TBD, Ivory Coast
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ivory Coast  v  Burundi TBD, Ivory Coast
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Gabon  v  Ivory Coast TBD, Gabon
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Seychelles  v  Ivory Coast TBD, Seychelles
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ivory Coast  v  Kenya TBD, Ivory Coast

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Ivory Coast Emerse Faé
Assistant coaches Ivory Coast Guy Demel
Ivory Coast Alain Gouaméné
Goalkeeping coach Ivory Coast Gérard Gnanhouan
Fitness coach Morocco Samir Anba
Video analyst France Jeremy Antonio
Doctor Ivory Coast Rodrigue Kouassi
Physiotherapists Ivory Coast Aurélien Koffi
Ivory Coast Bakary Mendy
Ivory Coast Gervais Soumaré
Masseur Ivory Coast Patrice Ouattara
Ostheopath Ivory Coast Mahamadou Bakayoko
Team nutritionist Ivory Coast Elysée Sawadogo
Team cook Ivory Coast Yahia Diawara
Ivory Coast Ezechiel Koné
Ivory Coast Aminata Sidibé
Team coordinator Ivory Coast Alphonse Sangaré
Technical director Ivory Coast Boubacar Barry
Head of delegation Ivory Coast Didier Zokora

Coaching history

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Players

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Current squad

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The following players were selected for the 2025 AFCON qualification matches against Zambia and Chad on 15 and 19 Novemver 2024 respectively.[12]

Caps and goals updated as of 15 October 2024, after the second match against Sierra Leone.[13]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Badra Ali Sangaré (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 38) 31 0 South Africa Sekhukhune United
1GK Yahia Fofana (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24) 21 0 France Angers
1GK Ira Eliezer Tapé (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 27) 2 0 South Africa TS Galaxy
2DF Wilfried Singo (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23) 26 0 France Monaco
2DF Evan Ndicka (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) 18 0 Italy Roma
2DF Emmanuel Agbadou (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 27) 11 0 France Reims
2DF Sinaly Diomandé (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 23) 11 0 France Auxerre
2DF Hassane Kamara (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30) 9 0 Italy Udinese
2DF Ousmane Diomande (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20) 8 1 Portugal Sporting CP
2DF Guéla Doué (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) 6 1 France Strasbourg
2DF Christopher Opéri (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27) 5 0 France Le Havre
3MF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27) 84 13 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
3MF Seko Fofana (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) 23 7 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
3MF Hamed Traorè (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) 12 2 France Auxerre
3MF Jean Thierry Lazare (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 26) 7 1 Belgium Union SG
3MF Jean-Eudes Aholou (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30) 4 0 France Amgers
3MF Mario Dorgeles (2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Denmark Nordsjælland
4FW Nicolas Pépé (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 29) 46 11 Spain Villarreal
4FW Jérémie Boga (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) 21 2 France Nice
4FW Jean-Philippe Krasso (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 27) 21 7 France Paris FC
4FW Oumar Diakité (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) 19 4 France Reims
4FW Simon Adingra (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 16 2 England Brighton & Hove Albion
4FW Evann Guessand (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23) 5 0 France Nice
4FW Bénie Traoré (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Switzerland Basel
4FW Vakoun Issouf Bayo (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) 2 0 England Watford

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Yvann Konan (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0 France Lyon B v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
GK Mohamed Koné (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Belgium Charleroi v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
GK Charles Folly Ayayi (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33) 2 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas v.  Benin, 23 March 2024 PRE
DF Eric Bailly (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 30) 50 2 Spain Villarreal v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
DF Cédric Kipré (1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 27) 0 0 France Stade Reims v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
DF Odilon Kossounou (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23) 25 0 Italy Atalanta v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
DF Willy Boly (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33) 22 1 England Nottingham Forest v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
DF Abakar Sylla (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) 6 0 France Strasbourg v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
DF Ghislain Konan (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28) 41 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v.  Kenya, 11 June 2024
DF Serge Aurier (captain) (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31) 93 4 Free agent 2023 AFCON
DF Simon Deli (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 33) 27 0 Greece Asteras Tripoli 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Koffi Kouao (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 26) 0 0 France Metz 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Bamo Meïté (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0 France Marseille 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Anthony Tra Bi Tra (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Armel Zohouri (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Jean Michaël Seri (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33) 62 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
MF Mohamed Diomande (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 23) 8 0 Scotland Rangers v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
MF Ibrahim Sangaré (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 26) 42 11 England Nottingham Forest v.  Zambia, 6 September 2024 PRE
MF Peodoh Pacome Zouzoua (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27) 4 0 Tanzania Young Africans v.  Uruguay, 23 March 2024
MF Kader Keïta (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Romania CFR Cluj v.  Uruguay, 23 March 2024
MF Jean-Philippe Gbamin (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 28) 16 0 France Nantes 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Paul Akouokou (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26) 4 0 France Lyon 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Jean N'Guessan (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0 United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Jean Evrard Kouassi (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30) 15 1 China Zhejiang v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
FW Guy Stéphane Bédi (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Ivory Coast San Pedro v.  Sierra Leone, 15 October 2024
FW Sébastien Haller (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 30) 26 10 Spain Leganés v.  Sierra Leone, 11 October 2024 PRE
FW Amad Diallo (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) 6 1 England Manchester United v.  Sierra Leone, 11 October 2024 PRE
FW Christian Kouamé (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) 30 3 Italy Fiorentina v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
FW Emmanuel Latte Lath (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 25) 2 0 England Middlesbrough v.  Chad, 10 September 2024
FW Mohamed Bamba (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23) 9 1 France Lorient v.  Kenya, 11 June 2024
FW Karim Konaté (2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 20) 15 2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg v.  Uruguay, 23 March 2024
FW Wilfried Zaha (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 32) 33 5 France Lyon 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Maxwel Cornet (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 28) 31 6 England Southampton 2023 AFCON PRE
FW David Datro Fofana (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 21) 3 0 England Chelsea 2023 AFCON PRE
  • DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary Squad.
  • SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

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As of 23 March 2024[14]
Players in bold are still active with Ivory Coast.

Most capped players

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Didier Zokora, the all-time most capped player for Ivory Coast.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Didier Zokora 123 1 2000–2014
2 Kolo Touré 120 7 2000–2015
3 Max Gradel 113 18 2011–2024
4 Didier Drogba 105 65 2002–2014
5 Yaya Touré 101 19 2004–2015
6 Siaka Tiéné 100 2 2000–2015
7 Salomon Kalou 96 27 2007–2017
8 Serge Aurier 93 4 2013–present
9 Abdoulaye Traoré 90 49 1984–1996
10 Arthur Boka 88 1 2004–2015

Top goalscorers

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Didier Drogba, the all-time top goalscorer for Ivory Coast.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Didier Drogba (list) 65 105 0.62 2002–2014
2 Abdoulaye Traoré 49 90 0.54 1984–1996
3 Djohan Tiéhi 28 50 0.56 1985–1999
4 Salomon Kalou 27 96 0.28 2007–2017
5 Gervinho 23 86 0.27 2007–2021
6 Ibrahima Bakayoko 22 39 0.56 1996–2002
7 Laurent Pokou 21 30 0.7 1967–1980
8 Yaya Touré 19 101 0.19 2004–2015
9 Aruna Dindane 18 62 0.29 2000–2010
Max Gradel 18 113 0.16 2011–2024

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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See also: Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1958 Part of  France Part of  France
Chile 1962 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1966 and 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 8 7
Argentina 1978 6 3 2 1 11 10
Spain 1982 Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 5
Italy 1990 4 1 2 1 5 1
United States 1994 8 4 3 1 12 6
France 1998 2 0 1 1 1 2
South Korea Japan 2002 10 5 4 1 22 10
Germany 2006 Group stage 19th 3 1 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 20 7
South Africa 2010 17th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 12 8 4 0 29 6
Brazil 2014 21st 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 8 5 3 0 19 7
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 11 5
Qatar 2022 6 4 1 1 10 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 4 3 1 0 12 0
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 3/15 9 3 1 5 13 14 − 90 48 27 15 167 72

Africa Cup of Nations

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Main article: Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  France Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Third place 3rd 3 2 0 1 5 4 4 3 0 1 9 4
Ethiopia 1968 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 9 6 4 3 1 0 7 0
Sudan 1970 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 11 9 2 1 1 0 4 0
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify 4 2 2 1 6 5
Egypt 1974 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5 4 4 0 0 10 5
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2
Ghana 1978 Banned Banned
Nigeria 1980 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 8 2
Libya 1982 Did not enter Did not enter
Ivory Coast 1984 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Qualified as hosts
Egypt 1986 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 7 5 4 3 1 0 9 1
Morocco 1988 Group stage 6th 3 0 3 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 4 3
Algeria 1990 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 4 3 1 0 10 3
Senegal 1992 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 4 0 6 5 0 1 9 3
Tunisia 1994 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 5 Qualified as defending champions
South Africa 1996 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 2 5 4 1 2 1 5 4
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 2 0 10 6 6 4 1 1 10 8
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4 6 3 2 1 7 2
Mali 2002 16th 3 0 1 2 1 4 8 4 3 1 17 4
Tunisia 2004 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 8 3
Egypt 2006 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 6 5 10 7 1 2 20 7
Ghana 2008 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 16 9 4 3 1 0 13 0
Angola 2010 Quarter-finals 8th 3 1 1 1 5 4 12 6 4 0 29 6
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 9 0 6 6 0 0 19 5
South Africa 2013 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 2 0 0 6 2
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 4 6 3 1 2 13 11
Gabon 2017 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 1 3 0 3 1
Egypt 2019 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 7 3 6 3 2 1 12 5
Cameroon 2021 Round of 16 10th 4 2 2 0 6 3 6 4 1 1 11 5
Ivory Coast 2023 Champions 1st 7 4 1 2 8 8 6 4 1 1 9 5
Morocco 2025 To be determined 4 3 0 1 8 2
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined
2029
Total 3 Titles 25/34 106 48 30 28 152 111 138 95 33 17 268 98
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

African Nations Championship

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African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 5
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 4
Sudan 2011 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 2 4
South Africa 2014 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2016 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 10 4
Morocco 2018 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 3
Cameroon 2020 Did not qualify
Algeria 2022 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 3
Total Third place 5/7 19 6 3 10 15 18

FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 2 9 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1995 to Russia 2017 Did not qualify
Total Fourth place 1/10 2 0 0 2 2 9 –

African Games

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See also: Ivory Coast national under-23 football team
African Games record
Year Rank Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 1987 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

CECAFA Cup

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Main article: CECAFA Cup

Honours

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Major competitions

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Intercontinental

Continental

Regional

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Summary

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Senior Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
CAF African Cup of Nations 3 2 4 9
CAF African Nations Championship 0 0 1 1
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 0 1 0 1
Total 3 3 5 11

See also

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References

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