Ivory Coast’s senior men’s national team, known as the Elephants, represents a football culture shaped by orange colors, powerful regional rivalries and a deep connection to continental competition. Established around independence in 1960, the side is governed by the Ivorian Football Federation and operates within CAF’s international framework. Its identity combines West African tradition with a modern, globally distributed player pool, while major fixtures move between national stadiums rather than a single permanent home. The profile reflects the team’s squad, timeline and competition footprint.
Ivory Coast Upcoming matches by league
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
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- Group Stage - 1
Ivory Coast
Ghana
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- Group Stage - 2
Somalia
Ivory Coast
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- Group Stage - 3
Ivory CoastNo H2HGambia
Ivory Coast Last matches by league
Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
World Cup
Friendlies
Africa Cup of Nations
World Cup - Qualification Africa
African Nations Championship
Ivory Coast Team Roster
The recorded roster contains 26 players: 10 midfielders, eight defenders, five attackers and three goalkeepers. F. Kessié, I. Sangaré and J. Seri are among the midfield selections, while S. Adingra and E. Guessand are included among the attackers. The defensive group features O. Diomande, O. Kossounou and E. Ndicka, with A. Lafont, M. Koné and Y. Fofana covering the goalkeeper places. B. Touré, C. Inao Oulai, P. Guiagon and Y. Diomande add further positional variety within a balanced selection. The position totals show the strongest representation in midfield, followed by defence and attack.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Ousmane Diomande
Ghislain N'Clomande Konan
Wilfried Stephane Singo
Kouakou Odilon Dorgeless Kossounou
Christopher Téa Operi
Guéla Maho Lewis Doué
Emmanuel Elysee Djedje Agbadou Badobre
Obite Evan Ndicka
position Midfielder
Jean Michaël Seri
Seko Mohamed Fofana
Franck Yannick Kessié
Yan Diomande
Oumar Diakité
Amad Diallo Traoré
Ibrahim Sangaré
Nicolas Pépé
Parfait Guiagon
Christ Ravynel Inao Oulaï
position Attacker
Ange-Yoan Bonny
Simon Adingra
Sepe Elye Wahi
Evann Guessand
Bazoumana Touré
Last Ivory Coast Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching entry names Émerse Faé from January 2024, while another Faé entry begins in November 2023. The timeline also records Jean-Louis Gasset from March 2023 to January 2024 and Soualiho Haïdara from December 2022 to March 2023. These dated entries describe succession history rather than confirm a current holder.
Émerse Faé
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
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| Émerse Faé | France | 1 January 2024 | |
| Émerse Faé | France | 1 November 2023 | 1 March 2026 |
| Jean-Louis Gasset | France | 1 March 2023 | 1 January 2024 |
| Soualiho Haïdara | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 December 2022 | 1 March 2023 |
| Jean-Louis Gasset | France | 1 May 2022 | 1 December 2022 |
| Djamel Belmadi | France | 1 October 2020 | |
| 1 October 2020 | 1 March 2022 | ||
| Ibrahim Kamara | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 January 2018 | 1 February 2020 |
| Marc Robert Wilmots | Belgium | 1 March 2017 | 1 November 2017 |
| Ibrahim Kamara | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 March 2017 | 1 March 2017 |
| Michel Dussuyer | France | 1 July 2015 | 1 January 2017 |
| Ibrahim Kamara | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 May 2015 | 1 July 2015 |
| Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard | France | 1 August 2014 | 1 May 2015 |
| Sabri Lamouchi | France | 1 May 2012 | 1 June 2014 |
| François Zahoui | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 August 2010 | 1 May 2012 |
| Sven-Göran Eriksson | Sweden | 1 March 2010 | 1 August 2010 |
| Vahid Halilhodžić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 May 2008 | 1 February 2010 |
Ivory Coast Transfers
No club-market arrivals are recorded for Ivory Coast because this is a national selection rather than a club. Additions to the senior squad occur through international eligibility, federation call-ups and returns to the selection group after periods outside the roster. The recorded 26-player squad includes five attackers, eight defenders, ten midfielders and three goalkeepers. That roster describes selection availability at the stated date, not signings, loans, free-agent moves or a complete history of player arrivals.
No club-market departures apply to Ivory Coast’s senior national team. Players leave a squad through selection omissions, withdrawals and availability decisions, then normally return to their clubs between international windows; these are sporting and scheduling events rather than sales or loans. The recorded roster records 26 selected players, but it does not identify specific omissions or withdrawals. Accordingly, no individual departure is attributed here, and the available selection information is not a complete departures register.
Transfers Synthesis
Selection movement for Ivory Coast follows the rhythm of international windows rather than a club market. The federation assembles eligible players for competitive fixtures, qualification campaigns and friendlies, with additions arising through call-ups, returns to the selection group and changes in availability. Departures from one squad are usually omissions or withdrawals, after which players return to their clubs until the next window. The recorded roster contains 26 players across three goalkeepers, eight defenders, ten midfielders and five attackers, providing the clearest dated snapshot of the senior group. No individual additions, omissions or withdrawals are identified for this period, so no player-specific pattern can be established. The recorded competition cycle includes the World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations and their qualification pathways, alongside friendlies. This makes continuity, eligibility and match readiness the central measures of the selection cycle.
Leagues Ivory Coast has participated in
The recorded competition footprint spans the World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, qualification tournaments and friendlies. The World Cup has recent recorded activity through 2026, while the Africa Cup of Nations and its qualification series have recent entries through 2025. Friendlies are also recorded through 2025. Participation histories begin in 2010 for the World Cup, 2015 for the Africa Cup of Nations, 2021 for its qualification series and 2017 for friendlies. The African Nations Championship and its qualification track end in 2022 and 2024 respectively, while World Cup qualification in Africa is recorded through 2023; these are historical entries.
More about Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, officially Côte d’Ivoire in FIFA usage, is the senior men’s national football team of a country that became independent in 1960. The side is governed by the Ivorian Football Federation and competes within the Confederation of African Football, with wider West African links through WAFU. As a national selection, it has no club-style ownership or transfer structure; its identity is shaped by federation administration, player eligibility and international call-ups.
Known as Les Éléphants, or the Elephants, the team is associated with orange, white and green, reflecting the national flag. The elephant emblem conveys power, endurance, wisdom and unity in the team’s public symbolism. Supporter culture is vivid and communal, with orange-clad crowds, percussion-heavy music and celebratory dancing giving major fixtures a distinctive Ivorian atmosphere.
The team’s historical profile includes its first recognized international activity around independence, an inaugural Africa Cup of Nations triumph in 1992 and a second continental crown in 2015, both secured after penalty shootouts against Ghana. A third continental title later came on home soil. The golden generation from 2006 to 2015 also established Ivory Coast as a regular World Cup presence and a leading force in African football. Ghana remains a defining regional rival, while Nigeria adds another prominent West African contest.
Ivory Coast does not rely on one permanent home venue. Matches have been staged at the historic Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan and at newer national facilities such as the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpé. The venue rotation reflects the national character of the side, which represents the country across different settings rather than a single club district.
The federation’s football ecosystem includes a youth pathway from under-17 through under-23 level, creating a route into the senior Éléphants squad. That relationship links developmental football, CAF competition and the World Cup qualification process, while friendlies provide additional opportunities to assess eligible players and sustain continuity between major tournaments.
Last matches statistics for Ivory Coast
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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Gabon
2 - 3
Ivory Coast
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5 / 21 |
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92 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
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Ivory Coast
3 - 0
Burkina Faso
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4 / 21 |
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90 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
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Egypt
3 - 2
Ivory Coast
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4 / 13 |
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90 | 15 | - | 1 |
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South Korea
0 - 4
Ivory Coast
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8 / 13 |
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90 | 13 | - | 2 |
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Scotland
0 - 1
Ivory Coast
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3 / 12 |
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90 | 9 | - | 4 |
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France
1 - 2
Ivory Coast
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3 / 7 |
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86 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
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Ivory Coast
1 - 0
Ecuador
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4 / 15 |
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84 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
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Germany
2 - 1
Ivory Coast
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2 / 9 |
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85 | 7 | - | 5 |
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Curaçao
0 - 2
Ivory Coast
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3 / 7 |
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89 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
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Ivory Coast
1 - 2
Norway
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5 / 14 |
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85 | 6 | - | 1 |
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Curaçao vs Ivory Coast
World Cup 2026 - 1489409
Germany vs Ivory Coast
World Cup 2026 - 1489393
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
World Cup 2026 - 1489375
Egypt vs Ivory Coast
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 - 1503402
Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 - 1501841
Gabon vs Ivory Coast
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 - 1347273
2026
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2026
2nd shirt
2024-2025
1st shirt
2023-2024
1st shirt
2022
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2022
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