Gabon vs Ivory Coast

CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Group Stage 31 Dec 2025, 19:00
Gabon
Gabon
2–3
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
🏟 Stade de Marrakech Round 3

Match report

Ivory Coast edged past Gabon 3-2 in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Group Stage on 31 December 2025.

Ivory Coast had 21 shots to Gabon's 9.

The match was played at Stade de Marrakech.

Half-time 2-1 Shots 9 - 21 On target 3 - 5 Corners 2 - 8 Fouls 16 - 19 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Denis Bouanga
Gabon · 1 goal
8 Bazoumana Touré 1 goal
8 Evann Guessand 1 goal
7 Guélor Kanga 1 goal
7 Jean-Philippe Krasso 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–11 3–10
Shots On Goal 3–3 0–2
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 0–6 2–2
Attacks 23–70 28–63
Match statistics
2 Corners 8
5 Substitution 5
51 Attacks 133
21 Dangerous Attacks 56
3 On Target 5
6 Off Target 16
9 Shots Total 21
3 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 10
1 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 15
4 Shots Outside Box 6
16 Fouls 19
2 Corners 8
0 Offsides 3
33% Ball Possession 67%
1 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 1
288 Passes Total 566
216 Passes Accurate 517
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Gabon · 4-2-3-1
16 F. Bekale
21 J. Oyono 4 A. Moucketou-Moussounda 13 M. Onfia 19 J. Ekomie
22 D. N'Dong 18 M. Lemina
17 A. Poko 12 G. Kanga 27 T. Averlant
20 D. Bouanga
Ivory Coast · 4-3-3
23 A. Lafont
5 A. Zohouri 2 O. Diomande 20 E. Agbadou 13 C. Operi
8 F. Kessié 4 J. Seri 19 C. Oulaï
14 O. Diakité 11 J. Krasso 10 W. Zaha
Gabon
Coach
Thierry Dieudonné Dieu Mouyouma
Substitutes
  • 8 Clench Loufilou
  • 24 Arsene Jonathan Do Marcolino
  • 28 Royce Openda
  • 15 Samake Nze Bagnama
  • 7 Malick Evouna
  • 23 Loyce Mbaba
  • 1 Anse Ngoubi Demba
  • 25 Yannis M'Bemba
  • 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
  • 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
  • 6 Johann Obiang
  • 3 Anthony Oyono
  • 10 Shavy Warren Babicka
  • 26 Edlin Essang-Matouti
  • 14 Eric Bocoum Baboue
Ivory Coast
Coach
Émerse Faé
Substitutes
  • 24 Bazoumana Touré
  • 22 Evann Guessand
  • 17 Guéla Doué
  • 15 Amad Diallo
  • 26 Yan Diomande
  • 1 Yahia Fofana
  • 16 Mohamed Koné
  • 7 Odilon Kossounou
  • 21 Evan Ndicka
  • 3 Ghislain Konan
  • 12 Willy Boly
  • 18 Ibrahim Sangaré
  • 6 Seko Fofana
  • 25 Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ C. Loufilou ↓ D. Ndong Gabon
  • 68' ↑ E. Guessand ↓ W. Zaha Ivory Coast
  • 68' ↑ B. Toure ↓ F. Kessie Ivory Coast
  • 76' ↑ A. Diallo ↓ O. Diakite Ivory Coast
  • 76' ↑ G. Doue ↓ A. Zohouri Ivory Coast
  • 78' ↑ J. Do Marcolino ↓ J. Oyono Gabon
  • 78' ↑ R. Openda ↓ M. Onfia Gabon
  • 82' ↑ Y. Diomande ↓ J. Krasso Ivory Coast
  • 84' ↑ S. Nze ↓ T. Averlant Gabon
  • 90+3' ↑ M. Evouna ↓ D. Bouanga Gabon
Cards
  • 16' D. Ndong Gabon
  • 45+2' D. Bouanga Gabon
  • 54' O. Diakite Ivory Coast
Head-to-head
Gabon 0 1 draws 2 Ivory Coast
2025-12-31 Gabon vs Ivory Coast 2 - 3
2025-09-09 Gabon vs Côte d'Ivoire 0 - 0
2024-06-07 Côte d'Ivoire vs Gabon 1 - 0
Recent form
Gabon L L D W D
Ivory Coast D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Gabon vs Ivory Coast?
Gabon lost 2-3 against Ivory Coast on 31 December 2025.
Who won Gabon vs Ivory Coast?
Ivory Coast won the match 3-2.
Where was Gabon vs Ivory Coast played?
The match was played at Stade de Marrakech.