The Ivory Coast national football team is one of the most decorated teams in African football. The team has a proud history and a large fan base across the continent for it’s iconic players like Didier Drogba and Yaya Touré. The team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation and represents the country in FIFA and CAF competitions.
Ivory Coast has won the Africa Cup of Nations 3 times, showing its strength at the continental level. The Ivory Coast national football team have also qualified for the FIFA World Cup 4 times, with their best runs ending in the group stage. The team now plays their home matches at Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.
Stay tuned on SportPesa to follow Ivory Coast national football team standings, stats, results and fixtures this season.
Profile overview
| Category | Details |
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Team Identity | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) |
| Governing Body | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) |
| Continental Federation | CAF (Africa) |
| Regional Zone | WAFU (West Africa) |
| Head Coach | Emerse Faé |
| Team Captain | Franck Kessié |
| Record Appearance Holder | Didier Zokora (123 caps) |
| All-time Leading Scorer | Didier Drogba (65 goals) |
| Home Ground | Alassane Ouattara Stadium |
| Ivory Coast goalkeepers | Alban Lafont, Mohamed Koné, Yahia Fofana |
| FIFA Abbreviation | CIV |
History and development of the Ivory coast FC
The Ivory Coast’s team was formed in 1960 and showed early promise with strong AFCON performances in that period. The team rose to continental success by winning their first Africa Cup of Nations title in 1992, marking a turning point in their development. Led by Didier Drogba and Yaya Touré the country qualified for three FIFA World Cups in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and won AFCON again in 2015. Their third AFCON triumph in 2023, confirmed Ivory Coast football players as a resilient football team built on talent and unity.
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Latest match results
| Fixtures | Result | Date Played |
| Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso | 3–0 | 06 Jan 2026 |
| Gabon vs Ivory Coast | 2–3 | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast vs Cameroon | 1–1 | 28 Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast vs Mozambique | 1–0 | 24 Dec 2025 |
| Oman vs Ivory Coast | 0–2 | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia vs Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Ivory Coast vs Kenya | 3–0 | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Seychelles vs Ivory Coast | 0–7 | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Gabon vs Ivory Coast | 0–0 | 09 Sep 2025 |
Upcoming fixtures
| Fixture | Date Scheduled | Time |
| Egypt vs Ivory Coast | 10 Jan 2026 | 22:00 |
| Ivory Coast vs Ecuador | 15 Jun 2026 | 02:00 |
| Germany vs Ivory Coast | 20 Jun 2026 | 23:00 |
| Ivory Coast vs TBD | 25 Jun 2026 | 23:00 |
Ivory coast FC standings
Here are the Ivory Coast national football team standings in the FIFA World Cup qualifying table. The team leads in group F with 26 points.
| Rank | Team | MP | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| Group F | |||||||||
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 26 |
| 2 | Gabon | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 25 |
| 3 | Gambia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Kenya | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 |
| 5 | Burundi | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Seychelles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 53 | −51 | 0 |
Ivory coast national football team players
This table gives more details of the Ivorian footballers in 2026.
| Category | Jersey No | Player | Age | Caps | Goals | Club |
| Goalkeepers | 23 | Alban Lafont | 26 | 3 | 0 | Panathinaikos |
| 1 | Yahia Fofana | 25 | 32 | 0 | Çaykur Rizespor | |
| 16 | Mohamed Koné | 23 | 0 | 0 | Charleroi | |
| Defenders | 21 | Evan Ndicka | 26 | 26 | 0 | Roma |
| 7 | Odilon Kossounou | 25 | 33 | 0 | Atalanta | |
| 12 | Willy Boly | 34 | 22 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | |
| 20 | Emmanuel Agbadou | 28 | 17 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 2 | Ousmane Diomande | 22 | 12 | 1 | Sporting CP | |
| 17 | Guéla Doué | 23 | 16 | 1 | Strasbourg | |
| 13 | Christopher Opéri | 28 | 11 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | |
| 5 | Armel Zohouri | 24 | 5 | 0 | Iberia 1999 | |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan | 30 | 50 | 0 | Gil Vicente | |
| Midfielders | 8 | Franck Kessié | 29 | 100 | 15 | Al-Ahli |
| 18 | Ibrahim Sangaré | 28 | 55 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | |
| 6 | Seko Fofana | 30 | 29 | 7 | Rennes | |
| 4 | Jean Michaël Seri | 34 | 64 | 4 | Maribor | |
| 25 | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 30 | 23 | 0 | Metz | |
| 19 | Christ Inao Oulaï | 19 | 5 | 0 | Trabzonspor | |
| Forwards | 10 | Wilfried Zaha | 33 | 36 | 5 | Charlotte |
| 15 | Amad Diallo | 23 | 15 | 5 | Manchester United | |
| 11 | Jean-Philippe Krasso | 28 | 27 | 9 | Paris | |
| 14 | Oumar Diakité | 22 | 28 | 6 | Cercle Brugge | |
| 22 | Evann Guessand | 24 | 18 | 3 | Aston Villa | |
| 9 | Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 28 | 11 | 3 | Udinese | |
| 26 | Yan Diomande | 19 | 8 | 3 | RB Leipzig | |
| 24 | Bazoumana Touré | 19 | 3 | 2 | TSG Hoffenheim |
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Ivory coast FC stats
These table shows Ivory Coast football players with the most appearances and goals in the club’s history.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
| 1 | Didier Drogba | 65 | 105 | 0.62 | 2002–2014 |
| 2 | Abdoulaye Traoré | 49 | 90 | 0.54 | 1984–1996 |
| 3 | Joël 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 | 0.70 | 1967–1980 |
| 8 | Yaya Touré | 19 | 101 | 0.19 | 2004–2015 |
| 9 | Aruna Dindane | 18 | 62 | 0.29 | 2000–2010 |
| 10 | Max Gradel | 18 | 110 | 0.16 | 2011–2024 |
Most appearances
| Rank | Name | Total Appearances | Seasons |
| 1 | Didier Zokora | 123 | 2000–2014 |
| 2 | Kolo Touré | 121 | 2000–2015 |
| 3 | Max Gradel | 110 | 2011–2024 |
| 4 | Didier Drogba | 105 | 2002–2014 |
| 5 | Yaya Touré | 101 | 2004–2015 |
| 6 | Siaka Tiéné | 100 | 2000–2015 |
| 7 | Salomon Kalou | 96 | 2007–2017 |
| 8 | Franck Kessié | 96 | 2014–present |
| 9 | Serge Aurier | 91 | 2013–present |
| 10 | Abdoulaye Traoré | 90 | 1984–1996 |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Country |
| Head Coach | Emerse Faé | Ivory Coast |
| Assistant Coach | Guy Demel | Ivory Coast |
| Alain Gouaméné | Ivory Coast | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Gérard Gnanhouan | Ivory Coast |
| Fitness Coach | Samir Anba | Morocco |
| Video Analyst | Jeremy Antonio | France |
| Doctor | Rodrigue Kouassi | Ivory Coast |
| Physiotherapist | Aurélien Koffi | Ivory Coast |
| Bakary Mendy | Ivory Coast | |
| Gervais Soumaré | Ivory Coast | |
| Masseur | Patrice Ouattara | Ivory Coast |
| Osteopath | Mahamadou Bakayoko | Ivory Coast |
| Team Nutritionist | Elysée Sawadogo | Ivory Coast |
| Team Cook | Yahia Diawara | Ivory Coast |
| Ezechiel Koné | Ivory Coast | |
| Aminata Sidibé | Ivory Coast | |
| Team Coordinator | Alphonse Sangaré | Ivory Coast |
| Technical Director | Boubacar Barry | Ivory Coast |
| Head of Delegation | Didier Zokora | Ivory Coast |
Ivory coast FC competitive records
FIFA World Cup
| World Cup | Finals Status / Round | Finals Pos | Pld | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
| 1930–1958 | Part of France | |||||||
| 1962 | Not FIFA member | |||||||
| 1966–1970 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1974 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1978 | ||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | |||||||
| 2026 | Qualified | |||||||
| 2030 | To be decided | |||||||
| 2034 | To be decided | |||||||
Africa Cup of Nations
| AFCON Year | Host Nation(s) | Finals Stage | Pos | F-Pld | F-W | F-D | F-L | F-GF | F-GA |
| 1957 | Sudan | Part of France | |||||||
| 1959 | UAR | Part of France | |||||||
| 1962 | Ethiopia | Not CAF member | |||||||
| 1963 | Ghana | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1965 | Tunisia | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1968 | Ethiopia | Group stage | – | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 1970 | Sudan | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 1972 | Cameroon | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974 | Egypt | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1976 | Ethiopia | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978 | Ghana | Banned | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980 | Nigeria | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1982 | Libya | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1984 | Ivory Coast | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 1986 | Egypt | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 1988 | Morocco | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | Algeria | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1992 | Senegal | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | Tunisia | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 1996 | South Africa | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | Burkina Faso | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2000 | Ghana/Nigeria | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | Mali | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | Tunisia | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006 | Egypt | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | Ghana | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| 2010 | Angola | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | Gabon/Equatorial Guinea | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | South Africa | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | Equatorial Guinea | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2017 | Gabon | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | Egypt | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | Cameroon | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | Ivory Coast | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | Morocco | Quarter-finals | TBD | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2027 | Kenya/ Tanzania/Uganda | TBD | TBD | – | – | – | – | – | – |
African Nations Championship
| CHAN Year | Host Country | Final Stage | Rank | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
| 2009 | Ivory Coast | Group phase | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Sudan | Group phase | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | South Africa | Not qualified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | Rwanda | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 2018 | Morocco | Group phase | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | Cameroon | Not qualified | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Algeria | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
FIFA Confederations Cup
The Ivory Coast football team participated in the FIFA Confederations Cup only once in 1992. The team finished forth with after loosing on 2 matches.
African games
| African Games | Host Nation | Final Rank | MP | Wins | Draws | Losses | GS | GC |
| 1965 | Republic of the Congo | 3rd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Kenya | 5th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Honors and awards
| Type | Competition | Titles | Years |
| Intercontinental | Afro-Asian Cup of Nations | Runners-up | 1993 |
| Continental | CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Champions | 1992, 2015, 2023 |
| CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Runners-up | 2006, 2012 | |
| CAF Africa Cup of Nations | Third place | 1965, 1968, 1986, 1994 | |
| CAF African Nations Championship | Third place | 2016 | |
| African Games | Bronze medal | 1965 | |
| Regional | CEDEAO Cup | Champions | 1983, 1987, 1991 |
| CEDEAO Cup | Runners-up | 1985 | |
| CEDEAO Cup | Third place | 1990 | |
| West African Nations Cup | Third place | 1983, 1984 | |
| UEMOA Tournament | Champions | 2007, 2008 | |
| Awards | African National Team of the Year | Winner | 1992, 2015, 2024 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Fair Play Award | Winner | 2012 |
Latest news
Ivory Coast recently reached the AFCON 2025 quarter-finals after a strong 3–0 victory over Burkina Faso, with Amad Diallo playing a key role by scoring and creating chances. The defending champions will now face Egypt in a crucial knockout match as they push to retain their continental title. In addition, Ivory Coast have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking their return to the global tournament after more than a decade. Stay updated on the Ivory Coast national team news this season on SportPesa.
FAQs about the Ivory coast national football team
Who is the best Ivory Coast player?
Didier Drogba is widely considered as one of the best Ivorian footballers. Drogba considered as an icon for his leadership, and skillful gameplay.
What is the nickname of the Ivory Coast national team?
The Ivory Coast team is nicknamed “Les Éléphants” representing “the elephants”. This name comes from the country’s connection ivory trading.
Conclusion
The Ivory Coast national football team remains a strong force in African football with a rich history and a talented squad. Their qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup shows steady progress and strong leadership on and off the pitch. With experienced stars and young players coming through, the team is well placed for future success.
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