
Gambia vs Ivory Coast, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 38': Simon Adingra (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Goal! Gambia 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Christian Kouamé (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Gambia 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Gambia 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
- 65': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Karim Konaté replaces Oumar Diakité.
- 66': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jérémie Boga replaces Simon Adingra.
- 74': Substitution, Gambia. Ebrima Colley replaces Dawda Ngum.
- 78': Karim Konaté (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Gambia. Muhammed Badamosi replaces Alieu Fadera.
- 85': Goal! Gambia 0, Côte d'Ivoire 2. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
- 89': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jean Michaël Seri replaces Hamed Traorè.
- 89': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Singo replaces Christian Kouamé.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Gambia. Abdoulie Sanyang replaces Noah Sonko-Sundberg.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Gambia. Assan Ceesay replaces Musa Barrow.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Gambia. Hamza Barry replaces Jacob Mendy.
- 90'+5': Muhammed Badamosi (Gambia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Gambia 0, Côte d'Ivoire 2.
- 0': Match ends, Gambia 0, Côte d'Ivoire 2.
Game Information
Venue: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
WC Qual - CAF Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ivory Coast | 2 | +11 | 6 |
2 | Gabon | 2 | +2 | 6 |
3 | Kenya | 2 | +4 | 3 |
4 | Burundi | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Gambia (4-5-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Modou Jobe (GK) |
5 | Omar Colley |
13 | Bubacarr Sanneh |
15 | Jacob Mendy |
17 | Saidy Janko |
4 | Dawda Ngum |
6 | Ebou Adams |
14 | Noah Sonko Sundberg |
7 | Alieu Fadera |
3 | Abdoulie Jallow |
10 | Musa Barrow |
Ivory Coast (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
21 | Obite Ndicka |
12 | Willy Boly |
13 | Hassane Kamara |
17 | Sèrge Aurier |
10 | Hamed Traoré |
6 | Seko Fofana |
8 | Franck Kessié |
14 | Oumar Diakité |
19 | Simon Adingra ![]() |
20 | Christian Kouamé |
WC Qual - CAF News

Africa's biggest sides endured a troubled end to the 2023 international sporting calendar as -- for several of the continent's would-be giants -- World Cup qualification got off to a rocky start.

Ivory Coast's winning start to World Cup qualifying continued with a 2-0 victory over the Gambia as they were among five countries who had away success in group matches on Monday.

Nigeria continued their stumbling start to the African 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Zimbabwe, but there were wins for Egypt and Algeria as the continent's top sides flexed their muscles.

Sadio Mane marked his 100th cap for Senegal with two goals as they began their World Cup qualifying campaigning with a comfortable 4-0 home victory over South Sudan on Saturday.

Nigeria had to come from behind to avoid a shock home loss in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying opener against Lesotho.