African Cup of Nations 2025

Gabon 2–3 Ivory Coast

Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 · Marrakesh, Morocco (neutral)

Gabon2–3Ivory Coast

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kanga Bouanga Krasso Guessand Touré

11′1–0Guélor Kanga Gabon
21′2–0Denis Bouanga Gabon
44′2–1Jean-Phillipe Krasso Ivory Coast
84′2–2Evann Guessand Ivory Coast
90′2–3Bazoumana Touré Ivory Coast

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Gabon

16François BekaleGK
4Alex MoussoundaDF
13Mick OnfiaDF ↓78′
19Jacques EkomieDF
21Jérémy OyonoDF ↓78′
12Guélor KangaMF●
17André Biyogo PokoMF
18Mario LeminaMF
22Didier N'DongMF ↓45′
27Teddy AverlantMF ↓84′
20Denis BouangaFW● ↓90′

Came on

8Clench Loufilou↑45′
24Jonathan Do Marcolino↑78′
28Royce Openda↑78′
15Samaké Nze↑84′
7Malick Evouna↑90′

Ivory Coast

Came on

22Evann Guessand●↑68′
24Bazoumana Touré●↑68′
17Guela Doué↑76′
15Amad Diallo↑76′
26Yan Diomande↑82′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Gabon: 1534 → 1522
Ivory Coast: 1733 → 1745

Expected score for Gabon: 24.1% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 20 of 20, 1967–2025.

Gabon wins: 5
Draws: 3
Ivory Coast wins: 12

Form either side

Gabon

Before

4–3 v Gambia 10 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
2–0 v Burundi 14 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
1–4 v Nigeria 13 Nov 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–1 v Cameroon 24 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
2–3 v Mozambique 28 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025

After

1–3 v Uzbekistan 27 Mar 2026 · FIFA Series 2026
2–2 v Trinidad and Tobago 30 Mar 2026 · FIFA Series 2026

Ivory Coast

Before

3–0 v Kenya 14 Oct 2025 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
0–1 v Saudi Arabia 14 Nov 2025 · Friendly
2–0 v Oman 18 Nov 2025 · Friendly
1–0 v Mozambique 24 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025
1–1 v Cameroon 28 Dec 2025 · African Cup of Nations 2025

After

3–0 v Burkina Faso 6 Jan 2026 · African Cup of Nations 2026
2–3 v Egypt 10 Jan 2026 · African Cup of Nations 2026
4–0 v South Korea 28 Mar 2026 · Friendly
1–0 v Scotland 31 Mar 2026 · Friendly
2–1 v France 4 Jun 2026 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Gabon

0–1 v Cameroon 24 Dec 2025
2–3 v Mozambique 28 Dec 2025
2–3 v Ivory Coast 31 Dec 2025

Ivory Coast

1–0 v Mozambique 24 Dec 2025
1–1 v Cameroon 28 Dec 2025
3–2 v Gabon 31 Dec 2025

Every Gabon v Ivory Coast match20

From Gabon's side.


31 Dec 2025	Ivory Coast	2–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2025	—
9 Sep 2025	Ivory Coast	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
7 Jun 2024	Ivory Coast	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
5 Sep 2017	Ivory Coast	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
2 Sep 2017	Ivory Coast	0–3	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
4 Jun 2016	Ivory Coast	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
14 Jun 2015	Ivory Coast	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
8 Sep 2007	Ivory Coast	0–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2007	—
8 Oct 2006	Ivory Coast	0–5	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2006	—
30 Oct 1999	Ivory Coast	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
26 May 1996	Ivory Coast	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
28 Nov 1995	Ivory Coast	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
8 Apr 1987	Ivory Coast	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
6 Apr 1980	Ivory Coast	1–4	Away	Friendly	—
8 Apr 1979	Ivory Coast	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
19 Apr 1976	Ivory Coast	3–1	Away	Friendly	—
28 Mar 1976	Ivory Coast	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
22 Nov 1970	Ivory Coast	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1970	—
8 Nov 1970	Ivory Coast	1–2	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1970	—
28 Mar 1967	Ivory Coast	0–3	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN