Featured match
- Guélor Kanga 11'
- Dénis Bouanga 21'
- Jean-Philippe Krasso 44'
- Evann Guessand 84'
- Bazoumana Touré 90'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Ivory Coast beat Gabon 3-2. Scorers for Gabon: Guélor Kanga 11', Dénis Bouanga 21'. Scorers for Ivory Coast: Jean-Philippe Krasso 44', Evann Guessand 84', Bazoumana Touré 90'. Ivory Coast won after coming from behind. Ivory Coast had 67% of possession.
Gabon
Ivory Coast
- Full-time 2 - 3
Added time: 3 minutes
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90+3'
M. Evouna Out: Dénis Bouanga · Gabon Substitution for Gabon: M. Evouna comes on for Dénis Bouanga
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90'
Bazoumana Touré 2-3 Goal · Assist: Christopher Operi · Ivory Coast Christopher Operi provides, Bazoumana Touré finishes for Ivory Coast (2-3)
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84'
Evann Guessand 2-2 Goal · Assist: Christopher Operi · Ivory Coast Goal for Ivory Coast! Evann Guessand turns in the pass from Christopher Operi (2-2)
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84'
S. Nze Out: Teddy Averlant · Gabon Substitution for Gabon: S. Nze comes on for Teddy Averlant
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82'
Yan Diomande Out: Jean-Philippe Krasso · Ivory Coast Substitution for Ivory Coast: Yan Diomande comes on for Jean-Philippe Krasso
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78'
Royce Openda Out: Mick Onfia · Gabon Substitution for Gabon: Royce Openda comes on for Mick Onfia
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78'
J. Do Marcolino Out: Jérémy Oyono · Gabon Substitution for Gabon: J. Do Marcolino comes on for Jérémy Oyono
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76'
Guéla Doué Out: Armel Zohouri · Ivory Coast Substitution for Ivory Coast: Guéla Doué comes on for Armel Zohouri
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76'
Amad Diallo Out: Oumar Diakité · Ivory Coast Substitution for Ivory Coast: Amad Diallo comes on for Oumar Diakité
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68'
Bazoumana Touré Out: Franck Kessié · Ivory Coast Substitution for Ivory Coast: Bazoumana Touré comes on for Franck Kessié
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68'
Evann Guessand Out: Wilfried Zaha · Ivory Coast Substitution for Ivory Coast: Evann Guessand comes on for Wilfried Zaha
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54'
Oumar Diakité Yellow card · Ivory Coast Oumar Diakité of Ivory Coast is booked
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46'
Clech Loufilou Out: Didier Ndong · Gabon Substitution for Gabon: Clech Loufilou comes on for Didier Ndong
- Half-time 2 - 1
Added time: 2 minutes
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45+2'
Armel Zohouri Yellow card · Ivory Coast Armel Zohouri of Ivory Coast is booked
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44'
Jean-Philippe Krasso 2-1 Goal · Assist: Wilfried Zaha · Ivory Coast Goal for Ivory Coast! Jean-Philippe Krasso turns in the pass from Wilfried Zaha (2-1)
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21'
Dénis Bouanga 2-0 Goal · Gabon Dénis Bouanga finds the net for Gabon (2-0)
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16'
Didier Ndong Yellow card · Gabon Yellow card for Didier Ndong (Gabon)
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11'
Guélor Kanga 1-0 Goal · Gabon Goal for Gabon! Guélor Kanga makes it 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Gabon
Ivory Coast
WWLLL
Last 5 matches WLWWD
4Position1
0Pts7
2Goals scored per match1.5
1.6Goals conceded per match0.3
4Clean sheets7
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Gabon4-2-3-1
Ivory Coast4-3-3
13
7.7
Operi
Christopher Operi
Player profile
20
6.9
Agbadou
Emmanuel Agbadou
Player profile
2
7.3
Diomande
Ousmane Diomande
Player profile
5
6.2
Zohouri
45+2'76'
Armel Zohouri
- 45+2'Yellow card
- 76'Out
27
6.3
Averlant
84'
Teddy Averlant
- 84'Out
- 11'Goal
18
6.3
Lemina
Mario Lemina
Player profile
22
6.7
Ndong
16'46'
Didier Ndong
- 16'Yellow card
- 46'Out
Gabon4-2-3-1
Coach: Thierry Dieudonné Dieu Mouyouma
Starting XI
- 16GK François Bekale 5.9
- 21DF Jérémy Oyono78' 6.9
- 4DF Alex Moucketou-Moussounda 6.2
- 13DF Mick Onfia78' 6.7
- 19DF Jacques Ekomié 6.7
- 22MF Didier Ndong16'46' 6.7
- 18MF Mario Lemina 6.3
- 17MF André Biyogo Poko 6.7
- 12MF Guélor Kanga11' 7.2
- 27MF Teddy Averlant84' 6.3
- 20FW Dénis Bouanga21'90+3' 8.3
Substitutes
- 8MF Clech Loufilou46' 6.2
- 1GK A. Ngoubi Demba
- 24DF J. Do Marcolino78' 6.2
- 25DF Yannis M'Bemba
- 5DF B. Écuélé Manga
- 10FW Shavy Babicka
- 2DF Aaron Appindangoyé
- 23GK L. Mbaba
- 28— Royce Openda78' 6.5
- 15MF S. Nze84' 6.0
- 7— M. Evouna90+3'
- 26FW Edlin Matouti
- 14MF Eric Bocoum
- 6DF Johann Obiang
- 3DF Anthony Oyono
Ivory Coast4-3-3
Coach: Émerse Faé
Starting XI
- 23GK Alban-Marc Lafont 5.5
- 5DF Armel Zohouri45+2'76' 6.2
- 2DF Ousmane Diomande 7.3
- 20DF Emmanuel Agbadou 6.9
- 13DF Christopher Operi 7.7
- 8MF Franck Kessié68' 6.7
- 4MF Jean Seri 6.7
- 19MF Christ Inao Oulaï 6.9
- 14FW Oumar Diakité54'76' 6.6
- 11FW Jean-Philippe Krasso44'82' 6.9
- 10FW Wilfried Zaha68' 6.6
Substitutes
- 1GK Yahia Fofana
- 3DF Ghislain Konan
- 6MF Seko Fofana
- 7DF Odilon Kossounou
- 12DF Willy-Arnaud Boly
- 15FW Amad Diallo76' 6.9
- 16GK Mohamed Koné
- 17DF Guéla Doué76' 6.7
- 18MF Ibrahim Sangaré
- 21DF Evan Ndicka
- 22FW Evann Guessand68'84' 7.3
- 24FW Bazoumana Touré68'90' 7.5
- 25MF Jean-Philippe Gbamin
- 26FW Yan Diomande82' 6.9
Gabon
Ivory Coast
33%
67%
9
Shots
21
3
On target
5
5
Off target
10
2
Corners
8
15
Fouls
19
0
Offsides
3
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Saves
1
292
Passes
570
75%
Pass accuracy
92%
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morocco
|
3 | 6 | 1 | 6:1 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 |
Mali
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |
Comoros
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 0:2 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 |
Zambia
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 1:4 | -3 | 2 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Egypt
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 3:1 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 |
South Africa
|
3 | 5 | 4 | 5:4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 |
Angola
|
3 | 2 | 3 | 2:3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |
Zimbabwe
|
3 | 4 | 6 | 4:6 | -2 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nigeria
|
3 | 8 | 4 | 8:4 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 |
Tunisia
|
3 | 6 | 5 | 6:5 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |
Tanzania
|
3 | 3 | 4 | 3:4 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 |
Uganda
|
3 | 3 | 7 | 3:7 | -4 | 1 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group D
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Senegal
|
3 | 7 | 1 | 7:1 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 |
Congo DR
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 5:1 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 |
Benin
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 1:4 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 |
Botswana
|
3 | 0 | 7 | 0:7 | -7 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group E
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Algeria
|
3 | 7 | 1 | 7:1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |
Burkina Faso
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |
Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 5 | 1:5 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 6 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Group F
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ivory Coast
|
3 | 5 | 3 | 5:3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 |
Cameroon
|
3 | 4 | 2 | 4:2 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 |
Mozambique
|
3 | 4 | 5 | 4:5 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 |
Gabon
|
3 | 4 | 7 | 4:7 | -3 | 0 |
Next roundPossible best third-placed
Gabon wins1Draws1
Ivory Coast wins2Last meetings
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9 September 2025 · World Cup - Qualification Africa
Gabon
0-0
Ivory Coast
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7 June 2024 · World Cup - Qualification Africa
Ivory Coast
1-0
Gabon
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5 September 2017 · World Cup - Qualification Africa
Ivory Coast
1-2
Gabon
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2 September 2017 · World Cup - Qualification Africa
Gabon
0-3
Ivory Coast