Ivory Coast national under-23 football team
The Ivorian national under-23 football team represents Ivory Coast in international under-23 tournaments.
| Nickname(s) | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) | ||
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| Association | Ivorian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
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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 | Report |
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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 |
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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 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches.[1]
- Match dates: 22 and 29 October 2022
- Opposition:
Niger - Caps and goals correct as of: 21 October 2022
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Issa Fofana | 30 January 2004 | 0 | 0 |  Al-Hilal | |
| GK | Mohamed Koné | 7 March 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Le Havre | |
| GK | Franck Tolla | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Bafing | |
| DF | Souleymane Coulibaly | 26 December 2001 | 0 | 0 | ASEC Mimosas | |
| DF | Seniko Romeo Doua | Unknown | 0 | 0 | SOA | |
| DF | Vayanga Doumbia | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Stade d'Abidjan | |
| DF | Christian Dimitri Legbo | 30 August 2001 | 0 | 0 |  Ararat Yerevan | |
| DF | Aboubacar Kalhil Sylla | 31 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Oud-Heverlee Leuven | |
| DF | Luc Tolikpaley | Unknown | 0 | 0 | LYS Sassandra | |
| DF | Mohamed Yabre | Unknown | 0 | 0 | SOA | |
| DF | Landry Zouzou | Unknown | 0 | 0 | AFAD Djékanou | |
| MF | Arthur Bada | Unknown | 0 | 0 | ASEC Mimosas | |
| MF | Dieudonne Debohi | 15 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | Stade Malherbe Caen | |
| MF | Abdoulaye Djiré | Unknown | 0 | 0 | RC Abidjan | |
| MF | Arafat Doumbia | 16 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | SOA | |
| MF | Alpha Sidibé | 3 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | San Pédro | |
| MF | Yaya Sogodogo | Unknown | 0 | 0 | SOA | |
| MF | Mohamed Zoungrana | Unknown | 0 | 0 | ASEC Mimosas | |
| FW | Koro Coulibaly | Unknown | 0 | 0 | SOL FC d'Abobo | |
| FW | Sinare Thiago Karamoko | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Bafing | |
| FW | Sankara William Karamoko | 9 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | ASEC Mimosas | |
| FW | Ben Guel Kouyate | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Stade d'Abidjan | |
| FW | Abdoulaye Sanogo | Unknown | 0 | 0 | SOL FC d'Abobo | |
| FW | Yacabo Valentin Serebe | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Zoman FC | |
| FW | Seydou Traoré | Unknown | 0 | 0 | RC Abidjan | |
Recent call-ups
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Nicolas Tié | 13 February 2001 | 0 | 0 |  Vitória de Guimarães | |
| GK | Eliezer Ira Tape | 31 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | San Pedro | |
| GK | Maxime Nagoli | 20 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | SOL FC | |
| GK | Seck Diabagate | 13 August 1996 | 0 | 0 |  Saint-Éloi Lupopo | |
| DF | Odilon Kossounou | 4 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | Royal Mouscron | |
| DF | Kouadio-Yves Dabila | 1 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Club Brugge | |
| DF | Sinaly Diomandé | 9 April 2001 | 0 | 0 | Lyon | |
| DF | Zié Ouattara | 9 January 2000 | 0 | 0 | Vitória de Guimarães | |
| DF | Jonathan Cisse | 18 May 1997 | 0 | 0 |  Hapoel Hadera | |
| DF | Ismaël Diallo | 29 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Ajaccio | |
| DF | Koffi Kouao | 20 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | Vizela | |
| DF | Silas Gnaka | 18 December 1998 | 0 | 0 | KAS Eupen | |
| DF | Vigori Gbe | 10 February 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Ilves | |
| DF | Kalpi Ouattara | 29 December 1998 | 0 | 0 |  Östersund | |
| DF | Idrissa Doumbia | 14 April 1998 | 0 | 0 | Huesca | |
| DF | Ibrahim Diabate | 17 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | Atlético Madrid B | |
| MF | Habib Maïga | 1 June 1996 | 0 | 0 | Metz | |
| MF | Jérémie Boga | 3 January 1997 | 0 | 0 |  Sassuolo | |
| MF | Hamed Traorè | 16 February 2000 | 0 | 0 | Sassuolo | |
| MF | Mohamed Doumbia | 25 December 1998 | 0 | 0 |  Dukla Prague | |
| MF | Franck Kessié | 19 December 1996 | 0 | 0 | Milan | |
| MF | Ibrahim Sangaré | 2 December 1997 | 0 | 0 |  PSV | |
| MF | Aboubakar Keita | 5 November 1997 | 0 | 0 | OHL | |
| MF | Jean Thierry Lazare | 7 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Estoril | |
| MF | Koffi Dakoi | 26 August 1999 | 0 | 0 | SC Gagnoa | |
| MF | Cheick Timité | 20 November 1997 | 0 | 0 | Amiens | |
| FW | Amad Diallo | 11 July 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Manchester United | |
| FW | Maxwel Cornet | 27 September 1996 | 0 | 0 | Lyon | |
| FW | Christian Kouamé | 6 December 1997 | 0 | 0 | Fiorentina | |
| FW | Datro Fofana | 22 December 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Molde | |
| FW | Anderson Niangbo | 6 October 1999 | 0 | 0 | Gent | |
| FW | Baba Lamine Traore | 16 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | Sparta Prague B | |
| FW | Youssouf Dao | 5 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Sparta Prague B | |
| FW | Aboubacar Doumbia | 10 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya | |
| FW | Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 10 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Toulouse | |
Honours
- 2010 Toulon Tournament (first title)
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 |
Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)
| Colombia | 0 – 2 | Ivory Coast |
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| Report | Goua Gohou 62', 66' |
Referee: Khamis Al-Mari (Qatar)
| France | 4 – 1 | Japan |
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| 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' |
Le Grand Stade, Le Lavandou
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Final
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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
 Serbia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| Serbia | 2 – 4 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Mrdaković 16' Rakić 90' |
(Report) | Cissé 3' Rajković 24' (o.g.)Kalou 70'Gervinho 90+3' |
| Ivory Coast | 1 – 0 | Australia |
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| Kalou 81' |
(Report) |
Quarterfinals
Nigeria  | 2 – 0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Odemwingie 44' Obinna 82' (pen.) |
(Report) |
Attendance: 28,944
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
See also
References
- "Elim. CAN U23 (Niger-Côte D'Ivoire): Le Sélectionneur Emerse Faé A Fait Confiance À 25 Joueurs" (in French). Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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