Ivory Coast national under-23 football team

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 the Round of 16 before being ousted by the United States.

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D Ivory Coast  2–1  Saudi Arabia Yokohama, Japan
20:30 UTC+9
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)

2023

21 November Friendly Iraq  v  Ivory Coast San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament held in France from 5 to 18 June 2023.[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 22 March 2023, after the match against Morocco.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mohamed Koné (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22) 1 0 France Le Havre
1GK Kombo Kouassi (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ivory Coast FC San Pédro
2DF Michel Diaz (2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Nantes
2DF Mohamed Ali Yabré (2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Ivory Coast SOA
2DF Eroine Agnikoi 0 0 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan
2DF Souleymane Assane 0 0 Ivory Coast FC San Pédro
2DF Kareen Samassi 0 0 Ivory Coast SOA
2DF Aboubacar Sylla (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Belgium Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2DF Luc Zogbe 0 0 Ivory Coast LYS Sassandra
3MF Jean N'Guessan (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0 France Nîmes
3MF Sidiki Camara (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Switzerland Servette
3MF Isaaé Cisse 0 0 Ivory Coast SOA
3MF Ibrahim Diabate 0 0 Ivory Coast SOL FC
3MF Arafat Doumbia (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ivory Coast SOA
3MF Ibrahim Fofana (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 21) 0 0 France Amiens
3MF Abdramane Konaté (2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Ivory Coast FC San Pédro
4FW David Datro Fofana (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 22) 1 0 England Chelsea
4FW Fernand Gouré (2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Hungary Újpest
4FW N'Dri Koffi (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 France Le Mans
4FW Yaya Sogodogo 0 0 Ivory Coast SOA
4FW Yassine Toure 0 0 England Leicester City

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Issa Fofana (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Sudan Al-Hilal v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
GK Franck Tolla Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast Bafing v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
DF Souleymane Coulibaly (2001-12-26) 26 December 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
DF Seniko Romeo Doua Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast SOA v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
DF Vayanga Doumbia Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
DF Dimitri Legbo (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Finland Inter Turku v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
DF Landry Zouzou Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
MF Arthur Bada Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
MF Dieudonné Gaucho Debohi (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 France Stade Malherbe Caen v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
MF Abdoulaye Djiré Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast RC Abidjan v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
MF Alpha Sidibé (2004-11-03) 3 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Ivory Coast San Pédro v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
MF Mohamed Zoungrana Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
FW Koro Coulibaly Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast SOL FC d'Abobo v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
FW Sinare Thiago Karamoko Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast Bafing v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
FW Sankara William Karamoko (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
FW Ben Guel Kouyate Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
FW Abdoulaye Sanogo Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast SOL FC d'Abobo v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
FW Yacabo Valentin Serebe Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast Zoman FC v.  Niger, 29 October 2022
FW Seydou Traoré Unknown 0 0 Ivory Coast RC Abidjan v.  Niger, 29 October 2022

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
Ivory Coast 1 – 0 Australia
Kalou 81' (Report)
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. ^ "Tournoi Maurice Ravello (Toulon Du 5 Au 18 Juin 2023): Voici La Liste Des Eléphanteaux Juniors" (in French). Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.