Ivory Coast national under-23 football team

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Ivory Coast U-23
Nickname(s)Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
AssociationIvorian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)

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 Round of 16 before being ousted by the United States.

Honours

Les Petit Éléphants at the 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 A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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)

Ivory Coast 3 – 0 Japan
Boli 2'
Déblé 26' (pen.)
Sagbo 65'		 Report
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
France 2 – 0 Colombia
Schneiderlin 33'
Kitambala 44'		 Report
Colombia 0 – 2 Ivory Coast
Report Goua Gohou 62', 66'
Referee: Khamis Al-Mari (Qatar)
France 4 – 1 Japan
Bourgeois 6'
Gueye 33' (pen.)
Butin 70'
Brahimi 72'		 Report Suganuma 17'
Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)
Japan 0 – 3 Colombia
Report Calle 13'
Cardona 33'
Muriel 35'
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Ivory Coast 1 – 2 France
Saré 54' Report Nestor 46'
Dossevi 60'
Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

Semifinals

Chile 0 – 2 Ivory Coast
Report Sagbo 65'
Déblé 80+3'
France 2 – 3 Denmark
Butin 29'
Kitambala 68'		 Report Koné 24' (o.g.)
Bille 48', 73'
Referee: Abdel Ismail (Jordan)

Final

Ivory Coast 3 – 2 Denmark
Ouedraogo 19'
Gohou 39'
Sio 74'		 Report Nielsen 46'
Mortensen 80'
Referee: Jorge Osorio Reyes (Chile)

Football at the 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 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
Ivory Coast 1 – 2 Argentina
Cissé 53' (Report) Messi 43'
Acosta 86'
Attendance: 43,266
Serbia 2 – 4 Ivory Coast
Mrdaković 16'
Rakić 90'		 (Report) Cissé 3'
Rajković 24' (o.g.)
Kalou 70'
Gervinho 90+3'
Attendance: 38,320
Ivory Coast 1 – 0 Australia
Kalou 81' (Report)
Attendance: 50,437

Quarterfinals

Nigeria 2 – 0 Ivory Coast
Odemwingie 44'
Obinna 82' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 28,944
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Current squad

 Ivory Coast

Squad from 2011 CAF U-23 Championship.

Coach: Ivory Coast Alain Gouaméné

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ibrahim Koné (1989-12-05)December 5, 1989 (aged 21) France US Boulogne
2 2DF Mahan Marc Goua (1989-11-02)November 2, 1989 (aged 22) Ivory Coast Séwé Sports de San Pedro
3 2DF Konan Ruffin Ngouan (1990-05-15)May 15, 1990 (aged 21) Ivory Coast Africa Sports National
4 2DF Troh César Hougnonhon (1990-09-13)September 13, 1990 (aged 21) Bahrain East Riffa Club
5 2DF Didier Kadio (1990-04-05)April 5, 1990 (aged 21) Armenia Shirak FC
6 3MF Yacoub Meité (1990-02-10)February 10, 1990 (aged 21) France Tours FC
7 2DF Konan Joel Kouadio (1993-10-20)October 20, 1993 (aged 18) Ivory Coast AFAD
8 3MF Laglais Xavier Kouassi (1989-12-28)December 28, 1989 (aged 21) Switzerland Servette FC
9 3MF Moussa Koné (1990-02-12)February 12, 1990 (aged 21) Italy Delfino Pescara 1936
10 4FW Serge Deble (1989-10-01)October 1, 1989 (aged 22) 6 1 Armenia Shirak FC
11 4FW Lacina Traoré (1990-05-20)May 20, 1990 (aged 21) Russia FC Kuban Krasnodar
12 4FW Wakalible Júnior Lago (1990-12-31)December 31, 1990 (aged 20) Spain CD Numancia
13 2DF Aubin Kouakou (1991-06-01)June 1, 1991 (aged 20) Tunisia Stade Tunisien
14 3MF Jean Michael Seri (1991-07-19)July 19, 1991 (aged 20) Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
15 4FW Krahire Yannick Zakri (1991-03-26)March 26, 1991 (aged 20) Ivory Coast AFAD
16 1GK Gnagnélé Clovis Tahourou (1989-12-25)December 25, 1989 (aged 21) Ivory Coast AFAD
17 4FW Georges Griffiths (1990-02-24)February 24, 1990 (aged 21) Hungary Lombard-Pápa TFC
18 4FW Vamouti Diomande (1991-01-20)January 20, 1991 (aged 20) Norway Hønefoss BK
19 3MF Kouassi Martial Yao (1989-10-04)October 4, 1989 (aged 22) Tunisia Stade Tunisien
20 4FW Bossé Kévin Beugre (1992-08-23)August 23, 1992 (aged 19) Norway Hønefoss BK
21 1GK Ousmane Gnada (1990-03-24)March 24, 1990 (aged 21) Ivory Coast AFAD
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