Ivory Coast national under-23 football team

Ivory Coast U-23
Nickname(s)	Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
Association	Ivorian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
First colours	Second colours

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	Al-Amri 39' (o.g.) Kessié 66'	Report	Al-Dawsari 44'	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	Löwen 73'	Report	Henrichs 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

31 July Olympics QF	Spain	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast	Rifu, Japan
	Olmo 30' Mir 90+3', 117', 120+1' Oyarzabal 98' (pen.)	Report	Bailly 10' Gradel 90+1'	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.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Mohamed Koné	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Le Havre
1GK	Kombo Kouassi	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	FC San Pédro

2DF	Michel Diaz	(2003-07-23) 23 July 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Nantes
2DF	Mohamed Ali Yabré	(2004-10-30) 30 October 2004 (age 20)	1	0	SOA
2DF	Eroine Agnikoi		0	0	Stade d'Abidjan
2DF	Souleymane Assane		0	0	FC San Pédro
2DF	Kareen Samassi		0	0	SOA
2DF	Aboubacar Sylla	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2DF	Luc Zogbe		0	0	LYS Sassandra

3MF	Jean N'Guessan	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Nîmes
3MF	Sidiki Camara	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Servette
3MF	Isaaé Cisse		0	0	SOA
3MF	Ibrahim Diabate		0	0	SOL FC
3MF	Arafat Doumbia	(2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	SOA
3MF	Ibrahim Fofana	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Amiens
3MF	Abdramane Konaté	(2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	FC San Pédro

4FW	David Datro Fofana	(2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Chelsea
4FW	Fernand Gouré	(2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Újpest
4FW	N'Dri Koffi	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Le Mans
4FW	Yaya Sogodogo		0	0	SOA
4FW	Yassine Toure		0	0	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	Al-Hilal	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
GK	Franck Tolla	Unknown	0	0	Bafing	v. Niger, 29 October 2022

DF	Souleymane Coulibaly	(2001-12-26) 26 December 2001 (age 22)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
DF	Seniko Romeo Doua	Unknown	0	0	SOA	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
DF	Vayanga Doumbia	Unknown	0	0	Stade d'Abidjan	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
DF	Dimitri Legbo	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Inter Turku	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
DF	Landry Zouzou	Unknown	0	0	AFAD Djékanou	v. Niger, 29 October 2022

MF	Arthur Bada	Unknown	0	0	ASEC Mimosas	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
MF	Dieudonné Gaucho Debohi	(2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Stade Malherbe Caen	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
MF	Abdoulaye Djiré	Unknown	0	0	RC Abidjan	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
MF	Alpha Sidibé	(2004-11-03) 3 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	San Pédro	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
MF	Mohamed Zoungrana	Unknown	0	0	ASEC Mimosas	v. Niger, 29 October 2022

FW	Koro Coulibaly	Unknown	0	0	SOL FC d'Abobo	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
FW	Sinare Thiago Karamoko	Unknown	0	0	Bafing	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
FW	Sankara William Karamoko	(2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	ASEC Mimosas	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
FW	Ben Guel Kouyate	Unknown	0	0	Stade d'Abidjan	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
FW	Abdoulaye Sanogo	Unknown	0	0	SOL FC d'Abobo	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
FW	Yacabo Valentin Serebe	Unknown	0	0	Zoman FC	v. Niger, 29 October 2022
FW	Seydou Traoré	Unknown	0	0	RC Abidjan	v. Niger, 29 October 2022

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9
Ivory Coast	3	2	1	6	2	+4	6
Colombia	3	1	2	3	4	–1	3
Japan	3	0	3	1	10	–9	0

All times local (CEST)

2010-05-18

18:30 CEST

Ivory Coast	3 – 0	Japan
Boli 2' Déblé 26' (pen.) Sagbo 65'	Report

Stade du Ray, Nice

Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)

2010-05-18

20:45 CEST

France	2 – 0	Colombia
Schneiderlin 33' Kitambala 44'	Report

Stade du Ray, Nice

Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)

2010-05-20

18:00 CEST

Colombia	0 – 2	Ivory Coast
	Report	Goua Gohou 62', 66'

Stade Perruc, Hyères

Referee: Khamis Al-Mari (Qatar)

2010-05-20

20:00 CEST

France	4 – 1	Japan
Bourgeois 6' Gueye 33' (pen.) Butin 70' Brahimi 72'	Report	Suganuma 17'

Stade Perruc, Hyères

Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

2010-05-22

19:00 CEST

Japan	0 – 3	Colombia
	Report	Calle 13' Cardona 33' Muriel 35'

Le Grand Stade, Le Lavandou

Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)

2010-05-22

19:00 CEST

Ivory Coast	1 – 2	France
Saré 54'	Report	Nestor 46' Dossevi 60'

Stade de Lattre, Aubagne

Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

Semifinals

May 25, 2010

18:30 CEST

Chile	0 – 2	Ivory Coast
	Report	Sagbo 65' Déblé 80+3'

Stade Mayol, Toulon

Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)

May 25, 2010

21:00 CEST

France	2 – 3	Denmark
Butin 29' Kitambala 68'	Report	Koné 24' (o.g.) Bille 48', 73'

Stade Mayol, Toulon

Referee: Abdel Ismail (Jordan)

Final

May 27, 2010

21:00 CEST

Ivory Coast	3 – 2	Denmark
Ouedraogo 19' Gohou 39' Sio 74'	Report	Nielsen 46' Mortensen 80'

Stade Mayol, Toulon

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

2008-08-07

19:45

Ivory Coast	1 – 2	Argentina
Cissé 53'	(Report)	Messi 43' Acosta 86'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 43,266

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

2008-08-10

19:45

Serbia	2 – 4	Ivory Coast
Mrdaković 16' Rakić 90'	(Report)	Cissé 3' Rajković 24' (o.g.) Kalou 70' Gervinho 90+3'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 38,320

Referee: Roberto Moreno Salazar (Panama)

2008-08-13

19:45

Ivory Coast	1 – 0	Australia
Kalou 81'	(Report)

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 50,437

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Quarterfinals

2008-08-16

21:00

Nigeria	2 – 0	Ivory Coast
Odemwingie 44' Obinna 82' (pen.)	(Report)

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 28,944

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

References

^ "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.

[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.

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Ivory Coast national under-23 football team

Results and fixtures

2021

2023

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Honours

Competitive record

2010 Toulon Tournament

Group stage group A

Semifinals

Final

2008 Summer Olympics

Group stage group A

Quarterfinals

See also

References