Afcon 2023: Ivory Coast 2-0 Guinea-Bissau – Fofana and Krasso on target

Hosts Ivory Coast opened their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau. Seko Fofana gave the Elephants the perfect start in the Group A clash in Abidjan... Read more »

Ivory Coast 0 v 1 Nigeria: Nigeria beats host with a Troost Ekong penalty

Captain Troost-Ekong, of Greek club PAOK, converted from the spot 10 minutes into the second half at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium in Abidjan, after a foul on Victor Osimhen was picked up... Read more »

Ivory Coast looking to ‘loan’ Hervé Renard until end of AFCON

We report that Ivory Coast are looking to loan Les Bleues manager Hervé Renard until the end of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ivory Coast advanced to the knockout stages of this... Read more »

Senegal 1 v 1 Ivory Coast (4-5 pens): AFCON hosts knocks holders out in penalty shootout

Africa Cup of Nations holders Senegal crashed out at the hands of Ivory Coast on penalties in the last-16 stage. Habib Diallo fired Senegal ahead early on before Franck Kessie’s late penalty... Read more »

Ivory Coast 1 v 0 Dr Congo: Ivory Coast’s Haller sets up final against Nigeria

Sebastien Haller scored the winner as 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up a final meeting with Nigeria. The only goal of a cagey contest... Read more »

Mali 1 v 2 Ivory Coast: Ten men ivory Coast managed to win at the death

Host nation Ivory Coast produced another amazing Africa Cup of Nations escape act as Oumar Diakite’s 122nd-minute winner sent the 10-man Elephants into the semi-finals at heartbroken Mali’s expense. The hosts played... Read more »

Zambia 0 v 1 Morocco: Morocco win hands Afcon hosts Ivory Coast reprieve

Morocco did host nation Ivory Coast a colossal favour by beating Zambia to send the Elephants into the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 by the back door. Zambia needed a point... Read more »

Equatorial Guinea 4 v 0 Ivory Coast: Ivory Coast on brink of Afcon exit after shock rout

Host nation Ivory Coast will have to rely on other results to avoid a shock Africa Cup of Nations group-stage exit after Equatorial Guinea thrashed the Elephants in a huge upset in... Read more »