Elephants
Côte d'Ivoire
3
AFCON titles
Group C
Qualifying group
Qualifying
2027 status
Kampala
Suggested base city
AFCON history
Côte d'Ivoire's 2023 triumph on home soil — won as a wildcard side that nearly didn't qualify for the knockouts — is one of the great recent AFCON stories. They share the three-title tier with Nigeria.
Title years: 1992, 2015, 2023
AFCON 2025
Defending champions going into AFCON 2025, eliminated in the quarter-final by Egypt 3-2.
Following Côte d'Ivoire in East Africa
Ivorian football support is deeply rooted across France and Francophone Europe, with a growing presence in North America following recent tournament success.
Players to watch
- Franck Kessié
- Simon Adingra
- Sébastien Haller
Group C
Qualifying group opponents
- Ghana
- The Gambia
- Somalia