Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

FULL TIME
Ivory Coast WWLWL 2
–
Ghana DWDLL 0
  • Malick Yalcouyé 44'
  • Franck Kessié 58' P
Stade de Bouaké

Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
10/3/26 vs Cameroon L 0-1 International Friendly
9/29/26 @ Somalia W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
6/30/26 vs Norway L 1-2 FIFA World Cup
6/25/26 @ Curaçao W 2-0 FIFA World Cup
6/20/26 @ Germany L 1-2 FIFA World Cup
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Team Stats

GHA CIV
16
Fouls
17
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
2
41.1
Possession
58.9
11
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
3
20
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
448
354
Passes
510
80
Pass Completion %
90
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0
Cross %
0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0
Long Balls %
0
2
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
16
70
Tackle %
70
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
17
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

CIV Last 5 matchups GHA
  1. 2 2008 African Nations Cup FT 2008-02-09 @ GHA 4
  2. 3 2010 African Nations Cup FT 2010-01-15 @ CIV 1
  3. 0 2015 Africa Nations Cup FT-Pens 2015-02-08 @ CIV 0
  4. 1 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations FT 2019-10-08 @ GHA 3
  5. 0 2021 International Friendly FT 2021-06-12 @ GHA 0

Lineups

Confirmed

CIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. Yahia FofanaG12
  2. Evan NdickaCD-L21
  3. Ousmane DiomandeCD-R2
  4. Ghislain KonanLB3
  5. Luc ZogbeRB151
  6. Malick YalcouyéAM13112
  7. Franck KessiéLM81111
  8. Ibrahim SangaréRM181
  9. Ange-Yoan BonnyF92
  10. Yan DiomandeAM-L101
  11. Nicolas PépéAM-R1914

Substitutes

  1. Elye WahiSUB12
  2. Emmanuel AgbadouSUB20
  3. Alban LafontSUB23
  4. Christ Inao OulaïSUB4
  5. Christ TapéSUB17
  6. Zabi GueuSUB6
  7. Amadou KonéSUB11
  8. Bazoumana TouréSUB24
  9. Yann GbohoSUB5
  10. Mohamed KonéSUB16

GHA · 4-4-2

  1. Lawrence Ati ZigiG11
  2. Jerome OpokuCD-L181
  3. Alexander DjikuCD-R23
  4. Gideon MensahLB14
  5. Kojo Peprah OppongRB21
  6. Kwasi SiboCM-L81
  7. Caleb YirenkyiCM-R311
  8. Christopher Bonsu BaahLM13
  9. Fatawu IssahakuRM71
  10. Ernest NuamahCF-L193
  11. Brandon Thomas-AsanteCF-R10

Substitutes

  1. Augustine BoakyeSUB201
  2. Rockson YeboahSUB2
  3. Ebenezer AnnanSUB17
  4. Mohammed FuseiniSUB22
  5. Joseph AnangSUB12
  6. Ronald DonkorSUB5
  7. Jonas AdjeteySUB4
  8. Benjamin TettehSUB1111
  9. Rahim IbrahimSUB6
  10. SulemanaSUB15
  11. Benjamin AsareSUB16
  12. Felix Afena-GyanSUB92

AFCON Qualifying News

All news
ESPN Leonard Solms Bafana boss Pitso Mosimane's latest South Africa squad shows favouritism fears were unfounded Mosimane has made several changes from his first preliminary squad, which he announced almost immediately after taking charge at the beginning of September. Video CAS General Secretary promises AFCON final verdict 'as soon as possible' CAS General Secretary promises AFCON final verdict 'as soon as possible' ESPN Ed Dove AFCON qualifiers - Renard returns, Ghana unravel, and Nigeria make unwanted history The opening rounds of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying - and the international friendlies that followed - have left many of the continent's established contenders with plenty of areas to improve. ESPN Colin Udoh Al Ittihad's George Ilenikhena wants debut Nigeria goal to be 'first of many' George Ilenikhena hopes his first goal for Nigeria will be the first of many, after marking his senior international debut with a goal in the Super Eagles' 2-1 win over Madagascar in their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.