Ivory Coast national football team

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Ivory Coast
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
AssociationFédération Ivorienne de Football (FIF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachEmerse Faé (caretaker)
CaptainSerge Aurier
Most capsDidier Zokora (123)
Top scorerDidier Drogba (65)
Home stadiumStade Alassane Ouattara
FIFA codeCIV
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 39 Increase 10 (15 February 2024)[1]
Highest12 (February 2013, April–May 2013)
Lowest75 (March–May 2004)
First international
 Ivory Coast 3–2 Dahomey 
(Madagascar, 13 April 1960)
Biggest win
 Ivory Coast 11–0 Central African Republic 
(Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 5–0 Ivory Coast 
(Rotterdam, Netherlands; 4 June 2017)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006, 2010, 2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances25 (first in 1965)
Best resultChampions (1992, 2015, 2023)
African Nations Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2009)
Best resultThird place (2016)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1992)
Best resultFourth place (1992)
Websitefifciv.com

The Ivory Coast national football team (French: Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire, recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA[3]) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times, in 1992, 2015 and 2023, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

Ivory Coasts's home colours are all orange. Since 2020 their home games have been played at Alassane Ouattara Stadium, in Abidjan. Prior to this their home ground was Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, also in Abidjan. Didier Zokora holds the record for number of caps, with 123. The nation's leading goalscorer is Didier Drogba, who scored 65 goals for the Elephants in 105 Appearances.

History[edit]

1960s[edit]

The team played its first international match against Dahomey, now known as Benin, which they won 3–2 on 13 April 1960 in Madagascar.

The team took a large 11–0 victory against the Central African Republic. In 1961 the team made their first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations. After gaining independence from France, the team finished third in the 1963 and 1965 tournaments.

1970s[edit]

Ivory Coast's performances in the 1970s were mixed. In the 1970 African Cup of Nations, the team finished top of their group, but lost to Ghana – the powerhouses of African football at the time – in the semi-finals, and went on to finish 4th after losing the third-place play-off to the United Arab Republic (now Egypt). They failed to qualify for the 1972 edition, losing 4–3 to Congo-Brazzaville in the final qualifying round. They qualified in 1974 but finished bottom of their group with only a single point, then failed to qualify in 1976, again losing to Congo-Brazzaville (now simply known as the Congo) in the first round.

The team initially qualified for 1978, beating Mali 2–1 on aggregate, but were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the second leg. Mali were also disqualified, due to police and stadium security assaulting the match officials during the first leg, and so Upper Volta, who Ivory Coast had beaten in the first qualifying round, inherited their place.

1980s[edit]

In 1984, the team hosted the African Cup of Nations for the first time, but failed to get out of their group. In 1986, they narrowly qualified from their group on goals scored, and went on to finish third once more, beating Morocco 3–2 in the third-place play-off.

1990s[edit]

At the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast beat Algeria 3–0 and drew 0–0 with Congo to finish top of their group. An extra-time victory over Zambia and a penalty shoot-out win over Cameroon took them to the final for the first time, where they faced Ghana. The match again went to a penalty shoot-out, which became (at the time) the highest-scoring in international football; Ivory Coast eventually triumphed 11–10 to win the title for the first time. They were unable to defend their title in 1994, losing to Nigeria in the semi-finals.

The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon was defeated 12–11. In 2015, Ivory Coast once again defeated Ghana in the final of an 2015 African Cup of Nations with a 22-shot shoot-out, winning 9–8.

2000s and World Cup debut[edit]

In October 2005, Ivory Coast secured qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was to be their first-ever appearance at the tournament. Having been drawn into a "Group of Death" that also featured Cameroon and Egypt, Ivory Coast went into the final match second behind Cameroon, but qualified after beating Sudan 3–1 while Cameroon could only draw with Egypt.

In the tournament itself, Ivory Coast were drawn into another Group of Death, against Argentina, Holland, and Serbia and Montenegro. They lost 2–1 to Argentina – with Didier Drogba scoring the team's first-ever World Cup goal in the 82nd minute – and then 2–1 to the Netherlands, meaning they had already been eliminated by the time they played Serbia and Montenegro. Despite going 2–0 down after just 20 minutes, Ivory Coast came back to win 3–2, with Bonaventure Kalou scoring an 86th-minute penalty to give Ivory Coast their first-ever World Cup victory.

After Uli Stielike left before the 2008 African Cup of Nations, due to his son's health, co-trainer Gerard Gili took his position. To compensate of the lack of another co-coach, Didier Drogba acted as a player-coach. This was only the second time that a player had also acted as a coach at the tournament, after George Weah was both player and coach for Liberia during the 2002 tournament.

2010s[edit]

Ivory Coast national team lineup before a match against Poland in 2010

Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and were again drawn in a "Group of Death", against five-time champions Brazil, Portugal, and North Korea. Having managed a 0–0 draw against Portugal, a 3–1 defeat to Brazil meant that in order to qualify from their group, they would have to beat North Korea, Brazil needed to beat Portugal, and (thanks to Portugal's 7–0 win over North Korea) there needed to be a substantial swing in goal difference. Ivory Coast won 3–0, but Portugal held Brazil to a 0–0 draw and Ivory Coast were once again eliminated in the group stages.

Logo until 2014

The team made a third appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where they were drawn in Group C against Colombia, Greece, and Japan. After coming from behind to beat Japan 2–1, Ivory Coast then lost 2–1 to Colombia, leaving their qualification in the balance. In their final match against Greece, the score was 1–1 going into stoppage time, and with Japan losing 4–1 to Colombia, Ivory Coast looked set to qualify. However, in the 93rd minute, Giovanni Sio gave away a penalty which Georgios Samaras converted, giving Greece both the victory and the place in the last 16; Ivory Coast, meanwhile, went out in the group stage for the third tournament in a row.

In 2015, the national team won the Africa Cup of Nations for a second time in Equatorial Guinea, defeating Ghana in a penalty shoot-out after a scoreless game.

The team's streak of World Cup qualifications came to an end at the 2018 tournament. Needing a win in their final match against Morocco, they instead lost 2–0, meaning Morocco qualified instead.

2020s[edit]

In early 2024, Ivory Coast hosted the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time.[4] Following a 4–0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea and third-placed finish in the group stage, coach Jean-Louis Gasset was dismissed, and assistant coach Emerse Faé was hired as caretaker in the knockout stages, as the national team qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Later on, Ivory Coast managed to defeat the defending champions Senegal in the penalty shoot-outs, Mali after extra-time, and DR Congo in the semi-finals.[5] They eventually won the title, defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final, marking their third victory.[6]

Home stadium[edit]

From 1964 to 2020, Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, a 50,000-seater stadium in Abidjan was the main venue used to host home matches. In 2020, the 60,000-seat Alassane Ouattara Stadium, also in Abidjan, was opened ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup Of Nations.[7]

Supporters[edit]

Supporters of the Elephants are known to be among the most colorful in Africa. At Ivory Coast matches, the Elephants supporter sections typically include a percussion band that mimics the sounds of an elephant traveling through a forest.

Results and fixtures[edit]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023[edit]

24 March 2023 AFCON qualification Ivory Coast  3–1  Comoros Bouaké, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Bouaké
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
17 June 2023 AFCON qualification Zambia  3–0  Ivory Coast Ndola, Zambia
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
14 October Friendly Ivory Coast  1–1  Morocco Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
17 October Friendly Ivory Coast  1–1  South Africa Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Report Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Referee: Benoit Badot (Burkina Faso)

2024[edit]

6 January Friendly Ivory Coast  5–1  Sierra Leone San Pedro, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0}
Report
Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
Referee: Dedjinnanchi Ahomlanto (Benin)
13 January 2023 AFCON GS Ivory Coast  2–0  Guinea-Bissau Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 36,858
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
18 January 2023 AFCON GS Ivory Coast  0–1  Nigeria Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 49,517[8]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
22 January 2023 AFCON GS Equatorial Guinea  4–0  Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00
Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
3 February 2023 AFCON QF Mali  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast Bouaké, Ivory Coast
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Paix
Attendance: 39,836[10]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
7 February 2023 AFCON SF Ivory Coast  1–0  DR Congo Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Report Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Attendance: 51,020[11]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
11 February 2023 AFCON F Nigeria  1–2  Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast
20:00 Troost-Ekong 38' Report
Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
June 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ivory Coast  v  Gabon TBD, Ivory Coast

2025[edit]

March 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ivory Coast  v  Gambia TBD, Ivory Coast
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ivory Coast  v  Burundi TBD, Ivory Coast
September 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Gabon  v  Ivory Coast TBD, Gabon
October 2026 FIFA WC Qualifier Ivory Coast  v  Kenya TBD, Ivory Coast

Coaching staff[edit]

Position Name
Head coach Ivory Coast Emerse Faé (caretaker)
Assistant coaches Ivory Coast Guy Demel
Ivory Coast Ousmane Bakayoko
Goalkeeping coach Ivory Coast François Kouakou
Doctor Ivory Coast Rodrigue Kouassi
Physiotherapists Ivory Coast Aurélien Koffi
Ivory Coast Gervais Soumaré
Ivory Coast Bakary Mendy
Masseur Ivory Coast Patrice Ouattara
Ostheopath Ivory Coast Mahamadou Bakayoko
Team nutritionist Ivory Coast Elysée Sawadogo
Team cook Ivory Coast Aminata Sidibé
Ivory Coast Ezechiel Koné
Ivory Coast Yahia Diawara
Team coordinator Ivory Coast Alphonse Sangaré
Technical director Ivory Coast Boubacar Barry
Head of delegation Ivory Coast Didier Zokora

Coaching history[edit]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players have been selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024.[12]

Caps and goals updated as of 11 February 2024, after the match against Nigeria.[13]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yahia Fofana (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 23) 13 0 France Angers
16 1GK Charles Folly Ayayi (1990-12-29) 29 December 1990 (age 33) 2 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
23 1GK Badra Ali Sangaré (1986-05-30) 30 May 1986 (age 37) 31 0 South Africa Sekhukhune United

2 2DF Ousmane Diomande (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20) 6 1 Portugal Sporting CP
3 2DF Ghislain Konan (1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 28) 38 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha
5 2DF Wilfried Singo (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23) 18 0 France Monaco
7 2DF Odilon Kossounou (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23) 22 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 2DF Willy Boly (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33) 20 1 England Nottingham Forest
17 2DF Serge Aurier (captain) (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 31) 93 4 Turkey Galatasaray
21 2DF Evan Ndicka (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 24) 13 0 Italy Roma
26 2DF Ismaël Diallo (1997-01-29) 29 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Croatia Hajduk Split

4 3MF Jean Michaël Seri (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 32) 54 4 England Hull City
6 3MF Seko Fofana (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 28) 20 6 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
8 3MF Franck Kessié (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27) 76 11 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
9 3MF Jonathan Bamba (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 (age 27) 8 1 Spain Celta Vigo
13 3MF Jérémie Boga (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) 19 2 France Nice
14 3MF Oumar Diakité (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) 11 1 France Reims
15 3MF Max Gradel (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 (age 36) 112 17 Turkey Gaziantep
18 3MF Ibrahim Sangaré (1997-12-02) 2 December 1997 (age 26) 42 11 England Nottingham Forest
24 3MF Simon Adingra (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 10 2 England Brighton & Hove Albion
25 3MF Idrissa Doumbia (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Qatar Al Ahli
27 3MF Jean Thierry Lazare (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 (age 25) 4 1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise

10 4FW Karim Konaté (2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 19) 13 2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
11 4FW Jean-Philippe Krasso (1997-07-17) 17 July 1997 (age 26) 16 4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
19 4FW Nicolas Pépé (1995-05-29) 29 May 1995 (age 28) 43 10 Turkey Trabzonspor
20 4FW Christian Kouamé (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) 29 3 Italy Fiorentina
22 4FW Sébastien Haller (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994 (age 29) 25 10 Germany Borussia Dortmund

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and are still eligible to represent.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ira Eliezer Tapé (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 26) 2 0 Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema 2023 AFCON PRE
GK Issa Fofana (2004-01-30) 30 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Sudan Al-Hilal 2023 AFCON PRE
GK Mohamed Koné (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 21) 0 0 France Le Havre 2023 AFCON PRE

DF Eric Bailly (1994-04-12) 12 April 1994 (age 29) 49 2 Spain Villarreal 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Simon Deli (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991 (age 32) 27 0 Turkey Adana Demirspor 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Sinaly Diomandé (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 22) 11 0 France Lyon 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Hassane Kamara (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 29) 9 0 Italy Udinese 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Abakar Sylla (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21) 6 0 France Strasbourg 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Emmanuel Agbadou (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 26) 4 0 France Reims 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Koffi Kouao (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 25) 0 0 France Metz 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Bamo Meïté (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22) 0 0 France Marseille 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Christopher Opéri (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 26) 0 0 France Le Havre 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Anthony Tra Bi Tra (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Armel Zohouri (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 2023 AFCON PRE
DF Souleyman Doumbia (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 27) 8 1 France Angers v.  Comoros, 28 March 2023

MF Jean-Philippe Gbamin (1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 28) 16 0 France Dunkerque 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Hamed Traorè (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) 10 2 Italy Napoli 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Amad Diallo (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 21) 4 1 England Manchester United 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Paul Akouokou (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26) 4 0 France Lyon 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Peodoh Pacome Zouzoua (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 26) 4 0 Tanzania Young Africans 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Jean N'Guessan (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 20) 1 0 France Metz 2023 AFCON PRE
MF Jean-Eudes Aholou (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 29) 4 0 France Strasbourg v.  Comoros, 28 March 2023

FW Wilfried Zaha (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 31) 33 5 Turkey Galatasaray 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Maxwel Cornet (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 27) 31 6 England West Ham United 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Jean Evrard Kouassi (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 29) 13 1 China Zhejiang 2023 AFCON PRE
FW David Datro Fofana (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 21) 3 0 England Burnley 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Evann Guessand (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22) 0 0 France Nice 2023 AFCON PRE
FW Bénie Traoré (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21) 0 0 France Nantes 2023 AFCON PRE

  • DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary Squad.
  • SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records[edit]

As of 11 February 2024[14]
Players in bold are still active with Ivory Coast.

Most capped players[edit]

Didier Zokora, the all-time most capped player for Ivory Coast.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Didier Zokora 123 1 2000–2014
2 Kolo Touré 120 7 2000–2015
3 Max Gradel 112 17 2011–present
4 Didier Drogba 105 65 2002–2014
5 Yaya Touré 101 19 2004–2015
6 Siaka Tiéné 100 2 2000–2015
7 Salomon Kalou 96 27 2007–2017
8 Serge Aurier 93 4 2013–present
9 Abdoulaye Traoré 90 49 1984–1996
10 Arthur Boka 88 1 2004–2015

Top goalscorers[edit]

Didier Drogba, the all-time top goalscorer for Ivory Coast.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Didier Drogba (list) 65 105 0.62 2002–2014
2 Abdoulaye Traoré 49 90 0.54 1984–1996
3 Djohan Tiéhi 28 50 0.56 1985–1999
4 Salomon Kalou 27 96 0.28 2007–2017
5 Gervinho 23 86 0.27 2007–2021
6 Ibrahima Bakayoko 22 39 0.56 1996–2002
7 Laurent Pokou 21 30 0.7 1967–1980
8 Yaya Touré 19 101 0.19 2004–2015
9 Aruna Dindane 18 62 0.29 2000–2010
10 Wilfried Bony 17 58 0.29 2010–2019
Max Gradel 17 112 0.15 2011–present

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA World Cup[edit]

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  France Part of  France
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Did not enter Did not enter
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 6 3 2 1 8 7
Argentina 1978 6 3 2 1 11 10
Spain 1982 Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 5
Italy 1990 4 1 2 1 5 1
United States 1994 8 4 3 1 12 6
France 1998 2 0 1 1 1 2
South Korea Japan 2002 10 5 4 1 22 10
Germany 2006 Group stage 19th 3 1 0 2 5 6 Squad 10 7 1 2 20 7
South Africa 2010 17th 3 1 1 1 4 3 Squad 12 8 4 0 29 6
Brazil 2014 21st 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 8 5 3 0 19 7
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 11 5
Qatar 2022 6 4 1 1 10 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 2 2 0 0 11 0
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 3/22 9 3 1 5 13 14 88 47 26 15 166 72

Africa Cup of Nations[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Third place 3rd 3 2 0 1 5 4
Ethiopia 1968 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 9 6
Sudan 1970 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 11 9
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 5
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify
Ghana 1978 Banned
Nigeria 1980 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Libya 1982 Did not enter
Ivory Coast 1984 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 4
Egypt 1986 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 7 5
Morocco 1988 Group stage 6th 3 0 3 0 2 2
Algeria 1990 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5
Senegal 1992 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 4 0
Tunisia 1994 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 5
South Africa 1996 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 2 5
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 2 0 10 6
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4
Mali 2002 16th 3 0 1 2 1 4
Tunisia 2004 Did not qualify
Egypt 2006 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 6 5
Ghana 2008 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 16 9
Angola 2010 Quarter-finals 8th 3 1 1 1 5 4
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 9 0
South Africa 2013 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 8 5
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 4
Gabon 2017 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Egypt 2019 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 7 3
Cameroon 2021 Round of 16 10th 4 2 2 0 6 3
Ivory Coast 2023 Champions 1st 7 4 1 2 8 8
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027 To be determined
Total 3 Titles 25/36 99 44 29 26 144 103
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

African Nations Championship[edit]

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 5
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 4
Sudan 2011 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 2 4
South Africa 2014 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2016 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 10 4
Morocco 2018 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 3
Cameroon 2020 Did not qualify
Algeria 2022 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 3
Total Third place 5/7 19 6 3 10 15 18

FIFA Confederations Cup[edit]

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 2 9 Squad
Saudi Arabia 1995 to Russia 2017 Did not qualify
Total Fourth place 1/10 2 0 0 2 2 9

African Games[edit]

African Games record
Year Rank Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 1987 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

CECAFA Cup[edit]

Honours[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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