Gabon vs Ivory Coast match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Africa Cup of Nations · Group Stage - 3 · Grand Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech · Ref Omar Abdulkadir Artan, Somalia

Gabon stats & fixtures · Ivory Coast stats & fixtures

Gabon lost to Ivory Coast 2–3 in the Africa Cup of Nations (Group Stage - 3) on 31 December 2025. Ivory Coast had 67% of the ball.

Gabon vs Ivory Coast match statistics

GabonIvory Coast

33% Ball possession 67%
9 Total shots 21
3 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 10
1 Blocked shots 6
5 Shots inside the box 15
2 Corners 8
15 Fouls 19
0 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 2
292 Passes 570
75% Pass accuracy 92%
2 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

11' Goal G. Kanga Gabon
16' Yellow card Didier N'Dong Gabon
21' Goal D. Bouanga Gabon
44' Goal J. Krasso (assist W. Zaha) Ivory Coast
45+2' Yellow card A. Zohouri Ivory Coast
54' Yellow card O. Diakité Ivory Coast
84' Goal E. Guessand (assist C. Operi) Ivory Coast
90' Goal B. Touré (assist C. Operi) Ivory Coast

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Gabon

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Thierry Dieudonné Dieu Mouyouma

16 F. Bekale

19 J. Ekomié 13 M. Onfia 4 A. Moucketou-Moussounda 21 J. Oyono

18 M. Lemina 22 Didier N'Dong

27 T. Averlant 12 G. Kanga 17 A. Biyogo Poko

20 D. Bouanga

Bench C. Loufilou , A. Ngoubi Demba , J. Do Marcolino , Y. M'Bemba , Bruno Ecuele Manga , S. Babicka , A. Appindangoye , L. Mbaba , R. Openda , S. Nze , M. Evouna , E. Matouti , E. Bocoum , Johann Obiang , A. Oyono

Ivory Coast

Confirmed 4-3-3 Émerse Faé

23 Alban Lafont

13 C. Operi 20 E. Agbadou 2 O. Diomande 5 A. Zohouri

19 C. Inao OulaÃ¯ 4 J. Seri 8 F. Kessie

10 W. Zaha 11 J. Krasso 14 O. Diakité

Bench Yahia Fofana , G. Konan , S. Fofana , O. Kossounou , Willy Boly , A. Diallo , Mohamed Koné , G. Doue , I. Sangare , E. Ndicka , E. Guessand , B. Touré , Jean-Philippe Gbamin , Y. Diomande

Form guide

Gabon at home

2–0–2 in 4 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 4
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

Based on 4 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Ivory Coast away

8–0–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.1 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Gabon vs Ivory Coast head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
9 Sep 25	Gabon v Ivory Coast	0–0
7 Jun 24	Ivory Coast v Gabon	1–0
5 Sep 17	Ivory Coast v Gabon	1–2
2 Sep 17	Gabon v Ivory Coast	0–3

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Gabon vs Ivory Coast head-to-head record