Côte d'Ivoire
AFRICA CUP CHAMPIONS 2015
GROUP D QUARTER-FINALS Semi-Finals FINAL
Nations Cup appearances: 20
Best result: Winners (1992)
Coach: Herve Renard (France)
Key players: Yaya Toure, Wilfried Bony, Gervinho
Fifa ranking: 28
Lost in the 2006 and 2012 finals.
Defeat three years ago came against Zambia, who were then coached by Renard.
The Elephants are without legendary striker Didier Drogba, who has retired from internationals, but they still scored the most goals in qualifying - 13 - and boast Bony, who has just become one of Africa's most expensive players after joining Manchester City for £28m.
Ivory Coast beats Equatorial Guinea 1:0
Top 10 African Footballing Nations
Sadio Mané has been named the 2019 African Player of the Year
African football stories in short for October
African champions Algeria are biggest climbers in latest Fifa rankings
Algeria progress to Semi-Finals after penalty shootout
Ivory Coast progress to Quarter-Finals
Ivory Coast defeats Namibia
Morocco beats Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast beats South Africa
