Ivory Coast national under-23 football team

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Ivory Coast U-23
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
AssociationIvorian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
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The Ivorian national under-23 football team represents Ivory Coast in international under-23 tournaments.

Nicknamed Les Petit Éléphants (The Small Elephants" in English), the under-23 national team's first appearance on the world stage was in 2003 at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship; they reached Round of 16 before being ousted by the United States.

Results and fixtures[]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021[]

8 July Friendly Ivory Coast  v  Uzbekistan Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Stadium: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
15 July Friendly South Korea  v  Ivory Coast Pohang, South Korea
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D Ivory Coast  2–1  Saudi Arabia Yokohama, Japan
20:30 UTC+9
  • Al-Amri 39' (o.g.)
  • Kessié 66'
 Report
Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D Brazil  0–0  Ivory Coast Yokohama, Japan
17:30 UTC+9 Report Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D Germany  1–1  Ivory Coast Rifu, Japan
17:00 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)
31 July Olympics QF Spain  5–2 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast Rifu, Japan
 Report
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2020 Olympics. Ivory Coast's final squad was announced on 3 July 2021.[1]

Head coach:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Maxime Nagoli (2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 20) Ivory Coast
2 2DF Silas Gnaka (1998-12-18)18 December 1998 (aged 22) Belgium Eupen
3 2DF Eric Bailly* (1994-04-12)12 April 1994 (aged 27) England Manchester United
4 2DF Kouadio-Yves Dabila (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 24) Belgium Mouscron
5 2DF Ismaël Diallo (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 24) France Ajaccio
6 2DF Wilfried Singo (2000-12-25)25 December 2000 (aged 20) Italy Torino
7 3MF Idrissa Doumbia (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 23) Spain Huesca
8 3MF Franck Kessié* (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 24) Italy Milan
9 4FW Youssouf Dao (1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 23) Czech Republic Sparta Praha
10 4FW Amad Diallo (2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (aged 19) England Manchester United
11 4FW Christian Kouamé (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 23) Italy Fiorentina
12 3MF Eboue Kouassi (1997-12-13)13 December 1997 (aged 23) Belgium Genk
13 4FW Kader Keïta (2000-11-06)6 November 2000 (aged 20) Belgium Westerlo
14 3MF Parfait Guiagon (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 20) Israel Tel Aviv
15 4FW Max Gradel* (1987-11-30)30 November 1987 (aged 33) Turkey Sivasspor
16 1GK Ira Eliezer Tapé (1997-08-31)31 August 1997 (aged 23) Ivory Coast San Pedro
17 2DF Zié Ouattara (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 (aged 21) Portugal Vitória Guimarães
18 3MF Cheick Timité (1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 23) France Amiens
19 2DF Koffi Kouao (1998-05-20)20 May 1998 (aged 23) Portugal Vizela
20 4FW Aboubacar Doumbia (1999-11-12)12 November 1999 (aged 21) Israel Maccabi Netanya
22 1GK Nicolas Tie (2001-02-13)13 February 2001 (aged 20) Portugal Vitória Guimarães

* Over-aged player.

Recent call-ups[]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nicolas Tié (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
1GK Eliezer Ira Tape (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Ivory Coast San Pedro
1GK Maxime Nagoli (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Ivory Coast
1GK (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
2DF Odilon Kossounou (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Belgium Royal Mouscron
2DF Kouadio-Yves Dabila (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 25) 0 0 Belgium Club Brugge
2DF Sinaly Diomandé (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 20) 0 0 France Lyon
2DF Zié Ouattara (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
2DF (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Israel Hapoel Hadera
2DF Ismaël Diallo (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 25) 0 0 France Ajaccio
2DF Koffi Kouao (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Portugal Vizela
2DF Silas Gnaka (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Belgium KAS Eupen
2DF Vigori Gbe (2002-02-10) 10 February 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Finland Ilves
2DF Kalpi Ouattara (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Sweden Östersund
2DF Idrissa Doumbia (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Spain Huesca
2DF Ibrahim Diabate (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Spain Atlético Madrid B
3MF Habib Maïga (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 25) 0 0 France Metz
3MF Jérémie Boga (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 25) 0 0 Italy Sassuolo
3MF Hamed Traorè (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Italy Sassuolo
3MF Mohamed Doumbia (1998-12-25) 25 December 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Czech Republic Dukla Prague
3MF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Italy Milan
3MF Ibrahim Sangaré (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Netherlands PSV
3MF Aboubakar Keita (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Belgium OHL
3MF Jean Thierry Lazare (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 24) 0 0 Portugal Estoril
3MF Koffi Dakoi (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa
3MF Cheick Timité (1997-11-20) 20 November 1997 (age 24) 0 0 France Amiens
4FW Amad Diallo (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 19) 0 0 England Manchester United
4FW Maxwel Cornet (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 25) 0 0 France Lyon
4FW Christian Kouamé (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Italy Fiorentina
4FW Datro Fofana (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Norway Molde
4FW Anderson Niangbo (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Belgium Gent
4FW (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague B
4FW Youssouf Dao (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 24) 0 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague B
4FW Aboubacar Doumbia (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Israel Maccabi Netanya
4FW Vakoun Issouf Bayo (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 25) 0 0 France Toulouse

Honours[]

Competitive record[]

2010 Toulon Tournament[]

The Toulon Tournament (officially the Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon or "Toulon Hopefuls' Tournament")is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of under-21 players.

This was only Ivory Coast's 2nd appearance and they still performed well. The results are below.

Group Stage Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
 Colombia 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1 3
 Japan 3 0 0 3 1 10 –9 0

All times local (CEST)

Ivory Coast 3 – 0 Japan
Boli 2'
Déblé 26' (pen.)
Sagbo 65'		 Report
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
France 2 – 0 Colombia
Schneiderlin 33'
Kitambala 44'		 Report
Colombia 0 – 2 Ivory Coast
Report Goua Gohou 62', 66'
Referee: Khamis Al-Mari (Qatar)
France 4 – 1 Japan
Bourgeois 6'
Gueye 33' (pen.)
Butin 70'
Brahimi 72'		 Report Suganuma 17'
Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)
Japan 0 – 3 Colombia
Report Calle 13'
Cardona 33'
Muriel 35'
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Ivory Coast 1 – 2 France
Saré 54' Report Nestor 46'
Dossevi 60'
Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

Semifinals[]

Chile 0 – 2 Ivory Coast
Report Sagbo 65'
Déblé 80+3'
France 2 – 3 Denmark
Butin 29'
Kitambala 68'		 Report Koné 24' (o.g.)
Bille 48', 73'
Referee: Abdel Ismail (Jordan)

Final[]

Ivory Coast 3 – 2 Denmark
Ouedraogo 19'
Gohou 39'
Sio 74'		 Report Nielsen 46'
Mortensen 80'
Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

2008 Summer Olympics[]

Ivory Coast- qualified for the 2008 Olympics. This African team representing Africa at the 2006 FIFA World Championships in Germany. It is one of the best teams in Africa. "We are one of the few African countries to have an organized youth league. Great players have always come out of the Ivory Coast; I'm thinking of Laurent Pokou in the 1970s; and Youssou Fofana in the 1980s. But now the footballing infrastructure is much better and so many youngsters are getting the right coaching", said Henri Michel (former coach of the Côte d'Ivoire national soccer team). Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations in 1992. Ivory Coast went far in the 2008 Olympics but stumbled at the last hurdle by losing to Nigeria 2-0 in quarter finals.

Group Stage Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
 Australia 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
 Serbia 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Ivory Coast 1 – 2 Argentina
Cissé 53' (Report) Messi 43'
Acosta 86'
Attendance: 43,266
Serbia 2 – 4 Ivory Coast
Mrdaković 16'
Rakić 90'		 (Report) Cissé 3'
Rajković 24' (o.g.)
Kalou 70'
Gervinho 90+3'
Attendance: 38,320
Referee: (Panama)
Ivory Coast 1 – 0 Australia
Kalou 81' (Report)
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin
Attendance: 50,437

Quarterfinals[]

Nigeria 2 – 0 Ivory Coast
Odemwingie 44'
Obinna 82' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 28,944
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ivory Coast confirm Olympic squad". Kickoff. Retrieved 7 July 2021.


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