Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations

Ivory Coast is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast has won the tournament three times, most recently as hosts in 2023. They previously won in 1992 and 2015.[1][2] Ivory Coast has also finished as runner up twice, in 2006[3] and 2012.[4][5]

Africa Cup of Nations record[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Third place 3rd 3 2 0 1 5 4
Ethiopia 1968 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 9 6
Sudan 1970 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 11 9
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify
Ghana 1978 Banned
Nigeria 1980 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Libya 1982 Did not enter
Ivory Coast 1984 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 4
Egypt 1986 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 7 5
Morocco 1988 Group stage 6th 3 0 3 0 2 2
Algeria 1990 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5
Senegal 1992 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 4 0
Tunisia 1994 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 5
South Africa 1996 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 2 5
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 2 0 10 6
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4
Mali 2002 16th 3 0 1 2 1 4
Tunisia 2004 Did not qualify
Egypt 2006 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 6 5
Ghana 2008 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 16 9
Angola 2010 Quarter-finals 8th 3 1 1 1 5 4
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 9 0
South Africa 2013 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 5
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 4
Gabon 2017 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Egypt 2019 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 7 3
Cameroon 2021 Round of 16 10th 4 2 2 0 6 3
Ivory Coast 2023 Champions 1st 7 4 1 2 8 8
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 3 Titles 25/36 99 44 29 26 144 103
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Participation history[edit]

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1965 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 4
 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
 Congo-Léopoldville 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana 5–2 Congo-Léopoldville
Kofi 13'
Acheampong 18', 59'
Attuquayefio 84', 89'		 Kalala Mukendi 43', 45' (pen.)
Ivory Coast 3–0 Congo-Léopoldville
Manglé 14', 59', 80'
Ghana 4–1 Ivory Coast
Acheampong 20'
Nti 43'
Lutterodt 52'
Kofi 70'		 Bléziri 66'
Third place match
Senegal 0–1 Ivory Coast
Yoboué 35'

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1968 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ethiopia 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Algeria 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 2
 Uganda 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [6][7]
Ethiopia 2–1 Uganda
Asmerom
Vassalo (pen.)		 Ouma
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Ivory Coast 3–0 Algeria
Bozon 15'
Pokou 25', 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Guèye (Senegal)
Ethiopia 1–0 Ivory Coast
Bekuretsion 86'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saleh (Sudan)
Algeria 4–0 Uganda
Lalmas 15', 25', 70'
Khalem 60'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast 2–1 Uganda
Pokou
Manglé 		Obua
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)
Ethiopia 3–1 Algeria
Worku 16'
Shewangizaw 19'
Vassalo 27' (pen.)		 Amirouche 68'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville)
Semi-final
Ghana 4–3 Ivory Coast
Mfum
Sunday
Odoi 		Report Pokou
Konan (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: El Attar (Egypt)
Third place match
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ethiopia
Pokou 28'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1970 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
 Sudan 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4
 Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 3–2 Ivory Coast
Koum 57', 66'
N'Doga 60'		 Pokou 25', 45'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)
Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia
Gagarin 43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 47'
Jaksa 85'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon 3–2 Ethiopia
Tsébo 21'
Manga-Onguéné 43'
N'Doga 70'		 Mengistu 12', 75'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
Tahi 89'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast 6–1 Ethiopia
Losseni 16'
Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'		 Mengistu 33'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)
Sudan 2–1 Cameroon
Jaksa 20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 60'		 Tsébo 34'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)
Semifinal
Ivory Coast 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Losseni 78' Sunday 21'
Jabir 100'
Attendance: 12,350
Third place match
United Arab Rep. 3–1 Ivory Coast
El-Shazly 3', 14', 50' Pokou 72'
Attendance: 12,187

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1974 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Zambia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
 Uganda 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
 Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Egypt 2–1 Uganda
Abo Greisha 6'
Khalil 52'		 Mubiru 28'
Zambia 1–0 Ivory Coast
Kaushi 2'
Egypt 3–1 Zambia
Abdel Azim 4'
Basri 18'
Abo Greisha 52'		 Chitalu 10'
Ivory Coast 2–2 Uganda
Kouman 37', 78' Mubiru 53', 60'
Egypt 2–0 Ivory Coast
El-Shazly 1'
Khalil 44'
Zambia 1–0 Uganda
Kapita 60'

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1980 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
 Ivory Coast 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Tanzania 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 3–1 Tanzania
Lawal 11'
Onyedika 35'
Odegbami 85'		 Report Mkambi 54'
Attendance: 80,000
Egypt 2–1 Ivory Coast
Hammam 8'
Mokhtar 20'		 Report Gome 7'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)
Egypt 2–1 Tanzania
Shehata 32'
Nour 38'		 Report Waziri 86'
Attendance: 55,000
Nigeria 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Attendance: 55,000
Ivory Coast 1–1 Tanzania
Koma 7' Report Waziri 59'
Attendance: 70,000
Nigeria 1–0 Egypt
Isima 15' Report
Attendance: 70,000

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1984 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
 Togo 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast 3–0 Togo
Koffi 27'
Fofana 62'
Goba 75'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Egypt 1–0 Cameroon
Abouzaid 78' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Cameroon 4–1 Togo
Djonkep 7'
Abega 21', 61'
Aoudou 45'		 Report Moutairou 56'
Attendance: 15,000
Ivory Coast 1–2 Egypt
Miézan 53' Report Abouzaid 66', 72'
Attendance: 40,000
Egypt 0–0 Togo
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Ivory Coast 0–2 Cameroon
Report Milla 42'
Djonkep 61'
Attendance: 40,000

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1986 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 4
 Senegal 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4
 Mozambique 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Senegal 1–0 Egypt
Youm 67' Report
Attendance: 45,000
Ivory Coast 3–0 Mozambique
A. Traoré 25', 74'
N'Dri 86'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Senegal 2–0 Mozambique
Fall 28'
Bocandé 83'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Egypt 2–0 Ivory Coast
Gharieb 73'
Abdelhamid 83'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Ivory Coast 1–0 Senegal
A. Traoré 71' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Egypt 2–0 Mozambique
Abouzaid 13', 15' Report
Attendance: 55,000
Semifinal
Cameroon 1–0 Ivory Coast
Milla 46' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Third place match
Ivory Coast 3–2 Morocco
Ben Salah 8'
Kassi-Kouadio 38', 68' (pen.)		 Report Rhiati 44'
Sahil 85'
Attendance: 1,000

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1988 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
 Algeria 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Ivory Coast 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Zaire 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Merry 43' (pen.) Report Lutonadio 88'
Attendance: 80,000
Ivory Coast 1–1 Algeria
A. Traoré 48' Report Belloumi 16'
Attendance: 40,000
Ivory Coast 1–1 Zaire
A. Traoré 74' Report Kabongo 37'
Attendance: 45,000
Morocco 1–0 Algeria
El Haddaoui 52' Report
Attendance: 78,000
Algeria 1–0 Zaire
Ferhaoui 36' Report
Attendance: 75,000
Morocco 0–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Attendance: 80,000

Note: Algeria qualified by drawing of lots.[8]

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1990 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 6
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
 Egypt 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Algeria 5–1 Nigeria
Madjer 36', 58'
Menad 69', 72'
Amani 88'		 Report Okocha 82'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Ivory Coast 3–1 Egypt
A. Traoré 53', 60'
Maguy 73'		 Report Abdelrahman 75'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ally Hafidhi (Tanzania)
Nigeria 1–0 Egypt
Yekini 8' Report
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Laurent Petcha (Cameroon)
Algeria 3–0 Ivory Coast
Menad 23'
Chérif El-Ouazzani 81'
Oudjani 82'		 Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Nigeria 1–0 Ivory Coast
Yekini 3' Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Abdellali Naciri (Morocco)
Algeria 2–0 Egypt
Amani 39'
Saïb 43'		 Report
Attendance: 86,000
Referee: Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius)

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1992 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3
 Congo 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
 Algeria 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast 3–0 Algeria
A. Traoré 14'
Fofana 25'
Tiéhi 89'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Ivory Coast 0–0 Congo
Attendance: 5,000
Algeria 1–1 Congo
Bouiche 44' Report Tchibota 6'
Attendance: 5,000
Quarter-final
Ivory Coast 1–0 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Sié 94'
Attendance: 3,000
Semi-final
Cameroon 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report
Penalties
Makanaky soccer ball with red X
Ebwelle soccer ball with check mark
Omam-Biyik soccer ball with red X
Bell soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Diaby
soccer ball with check mark M. Traoré
soccer ball with red X Yago
soccer ball with check mark A. Traoré
Attendance: 35,000
Final
Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations Final
Ivory Coast 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Penalties
Aka soccer ball with check mark
Hobou soccer ball with check mark
Sekana soccer ball with check mark
M. Traoré soccer ball with check mark
Tiéhi soccer ball with red X
Gadji-Celi soccer ball with check mark
Kouadio soccer ball with check mark
Abouo soccer ball with check mark
Maguy soccer ball with check mark
Sie soccer ball with check mark
Gouamené soccer ball with check mark
Aka soccer ball with check mark		 11–10 soccer ball with check mark Baffoe
soccer ball with check mark Lamptey
soccer ball with check mark Naawu
soccer ball with red X Asare
soccer ball with check mark Yeboah
soccer ball with check mark Manso
soccer ball with check mark Armah
soccer ball with check mark Abroah
soccer ball with check mark Ampeah
soccer ball with check mark Opoku
soccer ball with check mark Ansah
soccer ball with red X Baffoe
Attendance: 47,500

The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1994 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 3
 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 2
 Sierra Leone 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast 4–0 Sierra Leone
Tiéhi 19', 63', 70'
Guel 35'
Attendance: 10,000
Zambia 0–0 Sierra Leone
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Zambia 1–0 Ivory Coast
Malitoli 79'
Attendance: 6,000
Quarterfinal
Ghana 1–2 Ivory Coast
Akonnor 77' Tiéhi 30'
A. Traoré 81'
Attendance: 8,000
Semifinal
Nigeria 2–2 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Iroha 26'
Yekini 40'		 Report Bassolé 19', 31'
Penalties
Finidi soccer ball with check mark
Siasia soccer ball with red X
Amokachi soccer ball with check mark
Iroha soccer ball with check mark
Yekini soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Kouamé
soccer ball with check mark Fallet
soccer ball with red X Bassolé
soccer ball with red X Amani
Attendance: 2,000
Third place match
Ivory Coast 3–1 Mali
Koné 2'
Ouattara 67'
Sie 70'		 Diallo 46'
Attendance: 15,000

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1996 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Mozambique 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana 2–0 Ivory Coast
Yeboah 20'
Pelé 70'
Attendance: 8,000
Tunisia 1–1 Mozambique
Berkhissa 24' Bucuane 4'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Ghana 2–1 Tunisia
Pelé 50'
Akonnor 77'		 Ben Younes 72'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Mozambique
Tiéhi 32'
Attendance: 500
Tunisia 3–1 Ivory Coast
Ben Younes 32', 38'
Ben Hassen 48'		 M. Traoré 84'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Ghana 2–0 Mozambique
Pelé 42'
Aboagye 68'
Attendance: 3,500

Côte d'Ivoire at the 1998 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7
 South Africa 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
 Angola 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2
 Namibia 3 0 1 2 7 11 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
South Africa 0–0 Angola
Attendance: 20,000
Ivory Coast 4–3 Namibia
Tiéhi 2', 39'
Bakayoko 34'
Diabaté 83'		 Shivute 46', 73'
Mannetti 70'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Karim Dahou (Algeria)
Ivory Coast 1–1 South Africa
Ouattara 88' Mkhalele 8' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Angola 3–3 Namibia
Lázaro 46'
Paulo Silva 67' (pen.)
Miguel Pereira 86'		 Uri Khob 20', 51'
Nauseb 33'
Attendance: 2,000
Ivory Coast 5–2 Angola
Guel 8', 23'
Tiéhi 43', 81' (pen.)
Bakayoko 56'		 Paulo Silva 27'
Quinzinho 52'
Attendance: 4,000
South Africa 4–1 Namibia
McCarthy 8', 11', 19', 21' Uutoni 68'
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Karim Dahou (Algeria)
Quarterfinal
Ivory Coast 0–0 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Report
Penalties
Domoraud soccer ball with check mark
Guel soccer ball with check mark
Diomandé soccer ball with red X
Bakayoko soccer ball with check mark
Ouattara soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Ramzy
soccer ball with check mark Radwan
soccer ball with check mark Kamouna
soccer ball with check mark Mostafa
soccer ball with check mark Imam
Attendance: 20,000

Côte d'Ivoire at the 2000 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A

Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.

Main article: 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Togo 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana 1–1 Cameroon
Ayew 57' Foé 19'
Attendance: 45,000
Ivory Coast 1–1