Ivory Coast national under-23 football team

Ivory Coast U-23Nickname(s)| Les Éléphants (The Elephants)

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Association| Ivorian Football Federation
Confederation| CAF (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

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Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

### 2021

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Ivory Coast v  Saudi Arabia 22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D|  Ivory Coast | 2–1|  Saudi Arabia | Yokohama, Japan

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20:30 UTC+9 |

* Al-Amri 39' (o.g.)
* Kessié 66'

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* Al-Dawsari 44'

| Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Brazil v  Ivory Coast 25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D|  Brazil | 0–0|  Ivory Coast | Yokohama, Japan

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17:30 UTC+9 |  | Report |  | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Germany v  Ivory Coast 28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group D|  Germany | 1–1|  Ivory Coast | Rifu, Japan

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17:00 UTC+9 |

* Löwen 73'

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* Henrichs 69' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Referee: Leodán González (Uruguay)

Spain v  Ivory Coast 31 July Olympics QF|  Spain | 5–2 (a.e.t.)|  Ivory Coast | Rifu, Japan

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* Olmo 30'
* Mir 90+3', 117', 120+1'
* Oyarzabal 98' (pen.)

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* Bailly 10'
* Gradel 90+1'

| Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela)

### 2023

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Iraq v  Ivory Coast 21 November Friendly|  Iraq | v|  Ivory Coast | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain

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## Players

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### Current squad

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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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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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

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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

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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

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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

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* 2010 Toulon Tournament (first title)

## Competitive record

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### 2010 Toulon Tournament

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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

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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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)

2010-05-18

18:30 CEST

Ivory Coast | 3 – 0|  Japan

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Boli 2'
Déblé 26' (pen.)
Sagbo 65' | Report |

Stade du Ray, Nice

Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)

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2010-05-18

20:45 CEST

France | 2 – 0|  Colombia

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Schneiderlin 33'
Kitambala 44' | Report |

Stade du Ray, Nice

Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)

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2010-05-20

18:00 CEST

Colombia | 0 – 2|  Ivory Coast

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| Report | Goua Gohou 62', 66'

Stade Perruc, Hyères

Referee: Khamis Al-Mari (Qatar)

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2010-05-20

20:00 CEST

France | 4 – 1|  Japan

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Bourgeois 6'
Gueye 33' (pen.)
Butin 70'
Brahimi 72' | Report | Suganuma 17'

Stade Perruc, Hyères

Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

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2010-05-22

19:00 CEST

Japan | 0 – 3|  Colombia

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| Report | Calle 13'
Cardona 33'
Muriel 35'

Le Grand Stade, Le Lavandou

Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)

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2010-05-22

19:00 CEST

Ivory Coast | 1 – 2|  France

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Saré 54' | Report | Nestor 46'
Dossevi 60'

Stade de Lattre, Aubagne

Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

#### Semifinals

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May 25, 2010

18:30 CEST

Chile | 0 – 2|  Ivory Coast

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| Report | Sagbo 65'
Déblé 80+3'

Stade Mayol, Toulon

Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)

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May 25, 2010

21:00 CEST

France | 2 – 3|  Denmark

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Butin 29'
Kitambala 68' | Report | Koné 24' (o.g.)
Bille 48', 73'

Stade Mayol, Toulon

Referee: Abdel Ismail (Jordan)

#### Final

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May 27, 2010

21:00 CEST

Ivory Coast | 3 – 2|  Denmark

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Ouedraogo 19'
Gohou 39'
Sio 74' | Report | Nielsen 46'
Mortensen 80'

Stade Mayol, Toulon

Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

### 2008 Summer Olympics

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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

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Team  |  Pld  |  W  |  D  |  L  |  GF  |  GA  |  GD  |  Pts

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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

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Cissé 53' | (Report) | Messi 43'
Acosta 86'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 43,266

Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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2008-08-10

19:45

Serbia | 2 – 4|  Ivory Coast

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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)

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2008-08-13

19:45

Ivory Coast | 1 – 0|  Australia

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Kalou 81' | (Report) |

Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin

Attendance: 50,437

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

#### Quarterfinals

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2008-08-16

21:00

Nigeria | 2 – 0|  Ivory Coast

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Odemwingie 44'
Obinna 82' (pen.) | (Report) |

Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 28,944

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

## See also

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* Sport in Ivory Coast
* Football in Ivory Coast
* Women's football in Ivory Coast
* Ivory Coast national football team
* Ivory Coast national under-20 football team
* Ivory Coast national under-17 football team
* Ivory Coast women's national football team

## References

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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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