Ivory Coast national football team
Nickname(s) | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) | ||
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Association | Fédération Ivorienne de Football (FIF) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Jean-Louis Gasset | ||
Captain | Max Gradel | ||
Most caps | Didier Zokora (123) | ||
Top scorer | Didier Drogba (65) | ||
Home stadium | Stade Alassane Ouattara | ||
FIFA code | CIV | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 40 7 (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 12 (February 2013, April–May 2013) | ||
Lowest | 75 (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 | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2006, 2010, 2014) | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 25 (first in 1965) | ||
Best result | Champions (1992, 2015) | ||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Third place (2016) | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (1992) | ||
Website | fifciv.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). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in 2015, again defeating Ghana on penalties in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The team had their best run between 2006 and 2015 when they qualified for three consecutive FIFA World Cups and won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
History
1960s
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
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
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
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 water, 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
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
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.
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.
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.
Home stadium
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.[4]
Supporters
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
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
2022
24 September Friendly | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Togo | Rouen, France |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Robert Diochon Referee: Aurélien Petit (France) |
27 September Friendly | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Guinea | Amiens, France |
20:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Referee: Thomas Léonard (France) |
16 November Friendly | Ivory Coast | 4–0 | Burundi | Marrakesh, Morocco |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) |
19 November Friendly | Ivory Coast | 1–2 | Burkina Faso | Marrakesh, Morocco |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) |
2023
5 January Friendly | Ivory Coast A' | 1–0 | Libya A' | Tunis, Tunisia |
16:00 UTC+1 | Sankara 72' | Report | Stadium: Stade Chedly Zouiten |
7 January Friendly | Ivory Coast A' | 1–1 | Cameroon A' | Sousse, Tunisia |
15:00 UTC+1 | Badjo 90+3' | Report | Batto 65' (pen.) | Stadium: Mustapha Amara Stadium |
9 January Friendly | Ivory Coast A' | 0–3 | Mauritania A' | Tunis, Tunisia |
18:00 UTC+1 |
24 March 2023 AFCON qualification | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Comoros | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
17:00 UTC±0 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Bouaké Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania) |
28 March 2023 AFCON qualification | Comoros | 0–2 | Ivory Coast | Moroni, Comoros |
15:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
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) |
9 September 2023 AFCON qualification | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Lesotho | San-Pédro, Ivory Coast |
16:00 UTC±0 |
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Report | Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) |
14 October Friendly | Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Morocco | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
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Report |
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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) |
November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Gambia | v | Ivory Coast |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Jean-Louis Gasset |
Assistant coaches | Kolo Touré Maxime Gouamené |
Goalkeeping coach | Fabrice Grange |
Coaching history
- Paul Gévaudan [fr] (1960)
- Alphonse Bissouma Tapé (1965)
- Paul Gévaudan [fr] (1967–68)
- Peter Schnittger (1968–70)
- Jean Tokpa [de] (1970–72)
- Santa Rosa (1972–74)
- Gérard Gabo [fr] (1976–80)
- Otto Pfister (1982–85)
- Davi Ferreira [pt] (1984)
- Pancho Gonzales (1986)
- Yeo Martial (1987–88)
- Kaé Oulaï (1989)
- Radivoje Ognjanović (1989–92)
- Yeo Martial (1992)
- Philippe Troussier (1993)
- Henryk Kasperczak (1993–94)
- Pierre Pleimelding (1994–96)
- Robert Nouzaret (1996–98)
- Patrick Parizon (1999–00)
- Gbonke Tia (2000–01)
- Lama Bamba [fr] (2001)
- Robert Nouzaret (2002–04)
- Henri Michel (2004–07)
- Uli Stielike (2007–08)
- Gérard Gili (2008)
- Vahid Halilhodžić (2008–10)
- Georges Kouadio [fr] (2010)
- Sven-Göran Eriksson (2010)
- François Zahoui (2010–12)
- Sabri Lamouchi (2012–14)
- Hervé Renard (2014–15)
- Michel Dussuyer (2015–17)
- Marc Wilmots (2017)
- Ibrahim Kamara (2018–20)
- Patrice Beaumelle (2020–2022)
- Jean-Louis Gasset (2022–Pressent)
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the firendlies against Morocco and South Africa on 14 and 17 October 2023 respectively.[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 14 October 2023, after the match against South Africa.[6]
Recent call-ups
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 |
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GK | Ira Eliezer Tapé | 31 August 1997 | 2 | 0 | Bahir Dar Kenema | v. Zambia, 17 June 2023 |
GK | Issa Fofana | 30 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Hilal Omdurman | v. Burkina Faso, 19 November 2022 |
DF | Serge Aurier (captain) | 24 December 1992 | 85 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | v. Morocco, 14 October 2023INJ |
DF | Eric Bailly | 12 April 1994 | 49 | 2 | Beşiktaş | v. Zambia, 17 June 2023 |
DF | Simon Deli | 27 October 1991 | 27 | 0 | Adana Demirspor | v. Zambia, 17 June 2023 |
DF | Emmanuel Agbadou | 7 June 1997 | 4 | 0 | Reims | v. Zambia, 17 June 2023 |
DF | Souleyman Doumbia | 24 September 1996 | 8 | 1 | Angers | v. Comoros, 28 March 2023 |
DF | Sinaly Diomandé | 9 April 2001 | 10 | 0 | Lyon | v. Burkina Faso, 19 November 2022 |
MF | Idrissa Doumbia | 14 April 1998 | 1 | 0 | Alanyaspor | v. Lesotho, 9 September 2023 |
MF | Jean-Philippe Gbamin | 25 December 1995 | 16 | 0 | Everton | v. Comoros, 28 March 2023 |
MF | Jérémie Boga | 3 January 1997 | 12 | 1 | Nice | v. Comoros, 28 March 2023 |
MF | Jean-Eudes Aholou | 20 March 1994 | 4 | 0 | Strasbourg | v. Comoros, 28 March 2023 |
MF | Amad Diallo | 11 July 2002 | 4 | 1 | Manchester United | v. Comoros, 28 March 2023 |
MF | Jean Thierry Lazare | 7 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | Union Saint-Gilloise | v. Burkina Faso, 19 November 2022 |
FW | Maxwel Cornet | 27 September 1996 | 31 | 6 | West Ham United | v. Lesotho, 9 September 2023 |
FW | Jean Evrard Kouassi | 25 September 1994 | 13 | 1 | Zhejiang | v. Zambia, 17 June 2023 |
FW | Nicolas Pépé | 20 May 1995 | 37 | 10 | Trabzonspor | v. Burkina Faso, 19 November 2022 |
FW | David Datro Fofana | 22 December 2002 | 3 | 0 | Union Berlin | v. Burkina Faso, 19 November 2022 |
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Records
- As of 28 March 2023[7]
- Players in bold are still active with Ivory Coast.
Most capped players
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Didier Zokora | 123 | 1 | 2000–2014 |
2 | Kolo Touré | 120 | 7 | 2000–2015 |
3 | Max Gradel | 106 | 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 | Abdoulaye Traoré | 90 | 49 | 1984–1996 |
9 | Arthur Boka | 88 | 1 | 2004–2015 |
10 | Gervinho | 86 | 23 | 2007–2021 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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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 | 106 | 0.16 | 2011–present |
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1930 | Part of France | Part of France | ||||||||||||||||
1934 | ||||||||||||||||||
1938 | ||||||||||||||||||
1950 | ||||||||||||||||||
1954 | ||||||||||||||||||
1958 | ||||||||||||||||||
1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
1966 | ||||||||||||||||||
1970 | ||||||||||||||||||
1974 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||
1978 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||||
1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
1986 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
1990 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1994 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||||||
1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2002 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | ||||||||||||
2006 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | |||
2010 | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 6 | ||||
2014 | 21st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | ||||
2018 | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||
2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 3/22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | − | 86 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 155 | 72 |
Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1957 | Part of France | |||||||
1959 | ||||||||
1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||
1963 | ||||||||
1965 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
1968 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
1970 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
1972 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1974 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1978 | Banned | |||||||
1980 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1982 | Did not enter | |||||||
1984 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
1986 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
1988 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1990 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
1992 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1994 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
1996 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1998 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
2000 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2002 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
2004 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2008 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
2010 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2013 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
2015 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
2017 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2019 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
2021 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
2023 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
2027 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 2 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
African Nations Championship record | ||||||||
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Appearances: 5 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2009 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2011 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2016 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
2018 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2022 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Total | Third place | 5/7 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 18 |
FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1992 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
1995 to 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | Fourth place | 1/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | – |
African Games
African Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1965 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1987 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CECAFA Cup
Honours
- FIFA Confederations Cup:
- Fourth-place: 1992
See also
References
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