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Ivory Coast vs Ghana: match report

Ivory Coast hosted Ghana at Stade de Bouaké on Thursday 24 September 2026, in the AFCON Qualifying (round 1). Mustapha Ghorbal is the referee.

Result and scorers

Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana. Goals: Malick Yalcouyé 44' for Ivory Coast; Franck Kessié 58' (pen) for Ivory Coast.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 34' Yellow card: Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana)
  • 44' Goal: Malick Yalcouyé (Ivory Coast)
  • 45'+2' Yellow card: Malick Yalcouyé (Ivory Coast)
  • 56' Yellow card: Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana)
  • 58' Penalty: Franck Kessié (Ivory Coast)
  • 86' Yellow card: Christ Inao Oulaï (Ivory Coast)
Match stats (contains the result)
58.9%Possession41.1%
12Shots11
3Shots on target2
6Corners1
17Fouls16
2Offsides0
2Saves1
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Ivory Coast 4-2-3-1

Coach: Hervé Renard

  1. 1 Yahia Fofana GK
  2. 15 Luck Zogbé DEF
  3. 2 Ousmane Diomande DEF
  4. 21 Evan N'Dicka DEF
  5. 3 Ghislain Konan DEF
  6. 18 Ibrahim Sangaré MID
  7. 8 Franck Kessié MID
  8. 19 Nicolas Pépé MID
  9. 13 Malick Junior Yalcouyé MID
  10. 10 Yan Diomande FWD
  11. 9 Ange-Yoan Bonny FWD

Bench

  • 4 Christ Inao Oulaï MID
  • 12 Elye Wahi FWD
  • 24 Bazoumana Touré FWD
  • 23 Alban Lafont GK
  • 16 Mohamed Koné GK
  • 17 Christ Tapé DEF
  • 20 Emmanuel Agbadou DEF
  • 22 Kassoum Ouattara DEF
  • 25 Michel Diaz DEF
  • 11 Amadou Koné MID
  • 14 Eddy Doué MID
  • 6 Patrick Zabi MID
  • 5 Yann Gboho MID
  • 7 Rayan Fofana FWD

Ghana 4-4-2

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

  1. 1 Lawrence Ati-Zigi GK
  2. 21 Kojo Peprah Oppong DEF
  3. 23 Alexander Djiku DEF
  4. 18 Jerome Opoku DEF
  5. 14 Gideon Mensah DEF
  6. 7 Abdul Fatawu FWD
  7. 3 Caleb Yirenkyi MID
  8. 8 Kwasi Sibo MID
  9. 13 Christopher Bonsu Baah MID
  10. 10 Brandon Thomas-Asante FWD
  11. 19 Ernest Nuamah FWD

Bench

  • 20 Augustine Boakye FWD
  • 11 Benjamin Tetteh FWD
  • 9 Felix Afena-Gyan FWD
  • 4 Jonas Adjetey DEF
  • 15 Ibrahim Sulemana MID
  • 16 Benjamin Asare GK
  • 12 Joseph Anang GK
  • 17 Ebenezer Annan DEF
  • 2 Rockson Yeboah DEF
  • 6 Rahim Ibrahim MID
  • 5 Ronald Donkor MID
  • 22 Mohammed Fuseini FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 12 June 2021: Ghana 0-0 Ivory Coast
  • Tuesday 8 October 2019: Ghana 3-1 Ivory Coast
  • Sunday 8 February 2015: Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
  • Friday 15 January 2010: Ivory Coast 3-1 Ghana
  • Saturday 9 February 2008: Ghana 4-2 Ivory Coast