2026 World Cup - National Football Team - Côte d'Ivoire - Squad
Goalkeepers
Yahia Fofana
(Rizespor)
Mohamed Kone
(Charleroi)
Alban Lafont
(Panathinaikos)
Defenders
Emmanuel Agbadou
(Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Christopher Operi
(Istanbul Basaksehir)
Ousmane Diomande
(Sporting)
Guela Doue
(Racing Strasbourg)
Ghislain Konan
(Gil Vicente)
Odilon Kossonou
(Atalanta)
Evan Ndicka
(AS Roma)
Wilfried Singo
(Galatasaray)
Midfielders
Seko Fofana
(Stade Rennais)
Parfait Guiagon
(Charleroi)
Franck Kessie
(Al Ahli)
Christ Oulai
(Trabzonspor)
Ibrahim Sangare
(Nottingham Forest)
Jean-Michael Seri
(NK Maribor)
Forwards
Simon Adingra
(AS Monaco)
Ange-Yoan Bonny
(Inter Milan)
Amad Diallo
(Manchester United)
Oumar Diakite
(Cercle Brugge)
Yan Diomande
(RB Leipzig)
Evann Guessand
(Aston Villa)
Nicolas Pepe
(Villarreal)
Bazoumana Toure
(Hoffenheim)
Elye Wahi
(Nice)
Africa Cup 2025 - National Football Team - Cote D'Ivoire - Squad
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Group F Last Sixteen quarter-finals
Goalkeepers
Yahia Fofana
(Caykur Rizespor)
Mohamed Kone
(Charleroi)
Alban Lafont
(Panathinaikos)
Defenders
Emmanuel Agbadou
(Wolves)
Willy Boly
(Nottingham Forest)
Ousmane Diomande
(Sporting CP)
Guela Doue
(Strasbourg)
Ghislain Konan
(Gil Vicente)
Odilon Kossounou
(Atalanta)
Evan Ndicka
(AS Roma)
Christopher Operi
(Istanbul Basaksehir)
Armel Zohouri
(FC Iberia)
Midfielders
Seko Fofana
(Rennes)
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
(FC Metz)
Christ Inao Oulai
(Trabzonspor)
Franck Kessie
(Al-Ahli)
Ibrahim Sangare
(Nottingham Forest)
Jean-Michael Seri
(NK Maribor)
Forwards
Vakoun Bayo
(Udinese)
Oumar Diakite
(Cercle Brugge)
Amad Diallo
(Manchester United)
Yan Diomande
(RB Leipzig)
Sebastien Haller
(FC Utrecht)
Jean-Philippe Krasso
(Paris FC)
Bazoumana Toure
(Hoffenheim)
Wilfried Zaha
(Charlotte).
Africa Cup 2024 CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Group A Last Sixteen Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Winner 2024
Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team - Ivory Coast - Squad
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
GROUP E Last Sixteen
Appearance: 24th
Best finish: Winners (1992 and 2015)
Coach: Patrice Beaumelle
Captain: Serge Aurier
Fifa ranking: 56
Nickname: The Elephants
IVORY COAST
• Squad
Goalkeepers
Sylvain Gbohouo
(Wolkite Ketema, Ethiopia)
Badra Ali Sangare
(JDR Stars, South Africa)
Abdoul Karim Cisse
(Asec Mimosas, Ivory Coast)
Ira Eliezer Tape
(San Pedro, Ivory Coast)
Defenders
Serge Aurier
(Villarreal, Spain)
Eric Bailly
(Manchester United, England)
Willy Boly
(Wolverhampton Wanderers, England)
Wilfried Kanon
(Pyramids, Egypt)
Odilon Kossounou
(Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
Simon Deli
(Adana Demirspor, Turkey)
Ghislain Konan
(Reims, France)
Midfielders
Habib Maiga
(Metz, France)
Maxwel Cornet
(Burnley, England)
Serey Die
(Sion, Switzerland)
Ibrahim Sangare
(PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands)
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
(Lazio, Italy)
Franck Kessie
(AC Milan, Italy)
Hamed Traore
(Sassuolo, Italy)
Jeremie Boga
(Sassuolo, Italy)
Max Gradel
(Sivasspor, Turkey)
Jean Michael Seri
(Fulham, England)
Forwards
Wilfried Zaha
(Crystal Palace, England)
Jean Evrard Kouassi
(Trabzonspor, Turkey)
Nicolas Pepe
(Arsenal, England)
Sebastien Haller
(Ajax, Netherlands)
Christian Kouame
(Anderlecht, Belgium)
Yohan Boli
(Al-Rayyan, Qatar)
Karim Konate
(Asec Mimosas, Ivory Coast)
Côte d'Ivoire
2017 AFRICA CUP - NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
SQUAD
Goalkeepers
Sylvain Gbohuo
(TP Mazembe, DR Congo)
Badra Sangare
(AS Tanda, Ivory Coast)
Mande Sayouba
(Stabaek, Norway)
Defenders
Serge Aurier
(PSG, France)
Mamadou Bagayoko
(St Trond VV, Belgium)
Eric Bailly
(Manchester United, England)
Simon Deli
(Slavia Prague, Czech Rep)
Ousmane Viera Diarrassouba
(Adanaspor, Turkey)
Wilfried Kanon
(ADO, Netherlands)
Lamine Kone
(Sunderland, England)
Adama Traore
(Basel, Switzerland)
Midfielders
Victorien Angban
(Grenada, Spain)
Cheik Doukoure
(Metz, France)
Franck Kessie
(Atalanta, Italy)
Yao Serge N'guessan
(AS Nancy, France)
Geoffroy Serey Die
(Basel, Switzerland)
Jean Michael Seri
(Nice, France)
Forwards
Wilfried Bony
(Stoke City, England)
Max Gradel
(Bournemouth, England)
Salomon Kalou
(Hertha Berlin, Germany)
Jonathan Kodjia
(Aston Villa, England)
Nicolas Pepe
(Angers, France)
Giovanni Sio
(Stade Rennes, France)
Wilfried Zaha
(Crystal Palace, England)
Players
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
A week ago the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 was announced
Tunisia qualify with 0:0 draw in Botswana - Tunisia booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals with a draw away to Botswana in Gaborone on Friday.
Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard has recalled veterans Kolo Toure and Didier Zokora to his squad for the final 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Neither defender has featured for the Elephants in the 2015 qualifiers so far.
On monday the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the year 2014 will be revealed. While those five names will be established superstars from the continent, there are also a number of excellent young players coming through the ranks - emerging talent who themselves may soon compete for the title.
The Desert Foxes, who in June took over from Ivory Coast as the top-ranked team in Africa, moved up five places.
Cameroon on verge of qualification - Cameroon took a huge step towards qualification with a 2:0 victory over Sierra Leone on Wednesday.
Algeria beat Malawi 2:0 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday to be on the verge of booking their place at the final in Morocco.
Match stats:
Yaya Toure has scored in his last three Premier League games against Aston Villa.
Centre-back Souleymane Bamba has been omitted from the Ivory Coast squad to face DR Congo in this month's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
