Ivory Coast national football team

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Ivory Coast
Nickname(s)	Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
Association	Fédération Ivoirienne de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Sabri Lamouchi
Captain	Didier Drogba
Most caps	Didier Zokora (118)
Top scorer	Didier Drogba (63)
Home Stadium	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
FIFA code	CIV
FIFA ranking	17 2
Highest FIFA ranking	12 (February, April 2013)
Lowest FIFA ranking	75 (March 2004)
Elo ranking	21
Highest Elo ranking	10 (2013)
Lowest Elo ranking	70 (1996)
World Cup appearances	2 (First in 2006)
Best result	Round 1: 2006, 2010
Africa Cup of Nations appearances	19 (First in 1965)
Best result	Winners: 1992

The Ivory Coast national football team is the national association football team of Ivory Coast and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF).

History

Main article:History of the Ivory Coast national football team

FIFA World Cup history

Main article:Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup history

Africa Cup of Nations

Main article:Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations history

Friendly matches 2013-14

Main article:Ivory Coast friendly match history

Current squad

Current squad

The following players have been called up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Caps and goals updated as of 4 June 2014.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Boubacar Barry	30 December 1979 (1979-12-30)	80	0	Lokeren
16	1GK	Sylvain Gbohouo	29 October 1988 (1988-10-29)	1	0	Séwé Sport
23	1GK	Sayouba Mandé	15 June 1993 (1993-06-15)	1	0	Stabæk
2	2DF	Ousmane Viera	21 December 1986 (1986-12-21)	3	0	Çaykur Rizespor
3	2DF	Arthur Boka	2 April 1983 (1983-04-02)	80	1	Stuttgart
4	2DF	Kolo Touré	19 March 1981 (1981-03-19)	108	6	Liverpool
5	2DF	Didier Zokora	14 December 1980 (1980-12-14)	119	1	Unattached
7	2DF	Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro	11 October 1992 (1992-10-11)	1	0	Toulouse
17	2DF	Serge Aurier	24 December 1992 (1992-12-24)	9	0	Toulouse
18	2DF	Constant Djakpa	17 October 1986 (1986-10-17)	5	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
22	2DF	Sol Bamba	13 January 1985 (1985-01-13)	44	2	Trabzonspor
6	3MF	Mathis Bolly	14 November 1990 (1990-11-14)	4	0	Fortuna Düsseldorf
9	3MF	Cheick Tioté	21 June 1986 (1986-06-21)	45	1	Newcastle United
13	3MF	Didier Ya Konan	25 February 1984 (1984-02-25)	26	8	Hannover 96
14	3MF	Ismaël Diomandé	28 August 1992 (1992-08-28)	2	0	Saint-Étienne
15	3MF	Max Gradel	30 November 1987 (1987-11-30)	26	3	Saint-Étienne
19	3MF	Yaya Touré	13 May 1983 (1983-05-13)	83	16	Manchester City
20	3MF	Serey Die	7 November 1984 (1984-11-07)	7	0	Basel
8	4FW	Salomon Kalou	5 August 1985 (1985-08-05)	64	23	Lille
10	4FW	Gervinho	27 May 1987 (1987-05-27)	54	14	Roma
11	4FW	Didier Drogba (Captain)	11 March 1978 (1978-03-11)	101	65	Galatasaray
12	4FW	Wilfried Bony	10 December 1988 (1988-12-10)	25	8	Swansea City
21	4FW	Giovanni Sio	31 March 1989 (1989-03-31)	7	0	Basel

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Badra Ali Sangaré 30 May 1986 (1986-05-30) 1 0 ASEC Mimosas 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby) GK Abdoul Karim Cissé 27 October 1985 (1985-10-27) 0 0 Africa Sports v. Senegal, 16 November 2013 DF Benjamin Angoua 28 November 1986 (1986-11-28) 18 1 Valenciennes 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby) DF Brice Dja Djédjé 23 December 1990 (1990-12-23) 4 0 Marseille 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby) DF Siaka Tiéné 22 February 1982 (1982-02-22) 87 2 Montpellier v. Belgium, 5 March 2014 MF Romaric 4 June 1983 (1983-06-04) 47 5 Bastia 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby) MF Jean-Jacques Gosso 15 March 1983 (1983-03-15) 23 0 Gençlerbirliği 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby) MF Jean Seri 19 July 1991 (1991-07-19) 0 0 Paços de Ferreira v. Belgium, 5 March 2014 MF Abdul Razak 11 November 1992 (1992-11-11) 5 0 West Ham United v. Senegal, 16 November 2013 MF Bobley Anderson 3 March 1992 (1992-03-03) 0 0 Zulte Waregem v. Senegal, 12 October 2013 FW Seydou Doumbia 31 December 1987 (1987-12-31) 21 2 CSKA Moscow 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby) FW Lacina Traoré 20 May 1990 (1990-05-20) 8 4 Everton 2014 FIFA World Cup (standby) FW Cyriac Gohi Bi 5 August 1990 (1990-08-05) 1 0 Anderlecht v. Mexico, 14 August 2013 FW Arouna Koné 11 November 1983 (1983-11-11) 39 9 Everton v. Tanzania, 16 June 2013 Current coaching staff Alumni Former players Main article:List of Ivory Coast international players Managers Main article:List of Ivory Coast international managers Honours Africa Cup of Nations: Winner – 1992 Runner-up – 2006, 2012 Third place – 1965, 1968, 1986, 1994 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Runner-up – 1993 CECAFA Cup Runner-up - 2010 CEDEAO Cup : Winner – 1983, 1987, 1991 Runner-up – 1985 Toulon Tournament Winner – 2010 External links Ivory Coast Ivory Coast competitions • Ivory Coast stadiums • Ivory Coast players • Ivory Coast clubs • Ivory Coast coaches Africa Cup of Nations winners 1959: United Arab Republic · 1962: Ethiopia · 1963: Ghana · 1965: Ghana · 1968: Congo-Kinshasa · 1970: Sudan · 1972: Congo · 1974: Zaire · 1976: Morocco · 1978: Ghana · 1980: Nigeria · 1982: Ghana · 1984: Cameroon · 1986: Egypt · 1988: Cameroon · 1990: Algeria · 1992: Ivory Coast · 1994: Nigeria · 1996: South Africa · 1998: Egypt · 2000: Cameroon · 2002: Cameroon · 2004: Tunisia · 2006: Egypt · 2008: Egypt · 2010: Egypt · 2012: Zambia · 2013: Nigeria · 2015: Ivory Coast · 2017: Cameroon · 2019: Algeria · 2021: Senegal · 2023: Ivory Coast · Ivory Coast – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Group stage (G) 1. Barry 2. Angoua 3. Boka 4. Kolo Touré 5. Zokora 6. Gohouri 7. Doumbia 8. Kalou 9. Tioté 10. Gervinho 11. Drogba 12. Gosso 13. Romaric 14. Koné 15. Dindane 16. Zogbo 17. Tiéné 18. Keïta 19. Touré Yaya 20. Demel 21. Eboué 22. Bamba 23. Yeboah Manager:   Sven-Göran Eriksson Ivory Coast – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Manager:   [[]] Ivory Coast – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage 1. Barry 2. Viera 3. Boka 4. K. Touré 5. Zokora 6. Bolly 7. Akpa-Akpro 8. Kalou 9. Tioté 10. Gervinho 11. Drogba (c) 12. Bony 13. Ya Konan 14. Diomandé 15. Gradel 16. Gbohouo 17. Aurier 18. Djakpa 19. Y. Touré 20. Die 21. Sio 22. Bamba 23. Mandé Manager:   Sabri Lamouchi Ivory Coast – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Manager:   [[]] Ivory Coast – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations 1. Mandé 2. Pépé 3. N'Guessan 4. Koné 5. Kanon 6. Seri 7. Angban 8. Kalou 9. Zaha 10. Doukouré 11. Kessié 12. Bony 13. Sio 14. Kodjia 15. Gradel 16. Gbohouo 17. Aurier 18. Traoré 19. Deli 20. Dié 21. Bailly 22. Bagayoko 23. Sangaré Manager:   Michel Dussuyer Ivory Coast – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations 1. Eliezer 2. Coulibaly 3. Doumbia 4. Gbamin 5. Kanon 6. Traoré 7. Angban 8. Kessié 9. Zaha 10. Seri 11. Cornet 12. Bony 13. Assalé 14. Kodjia 15. Gradel 16. Gbohouo 17. Aurier 18. Sangaré 19. Pépé 20. Dié 21. Comara 22. Bagayoko 23. Sangaré Manager:   Ibrahim Kamara Ivory Coast – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations 1. Eliezer 2. Konaté 3. Konan 4. Seri 5. Kanon 6. Boly 7. Kossounou 8. Kessié 9. Zaha 10. Kouassi 11. Cornet 12. Maïga 13. Boga 14. Deli 15. Gradel 16. Gbohouo 17. Aurier 18. I. Sangaré 19. Pépé 20. Dié 21. Bailly 22. Haller 23. B. Sangaré 24. Kouamé 25. Traorè 26. Cissé 27. Akpa Akpro 28. Boli 29. Edan Manager:   Patrice Beaumelle International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes Confederation Competitions AFC Asian Cup CAF Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF Gold Cup CONMEBOL Copa América OFC Nations Cup UEFA European Championship Non-FIFA N.F.-Board · Viva World Cup Confederation of African Football Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Djibouti · DR Congo · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Réunion† · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zanzibar† · Zimbabwe † Associate member - Not a member of FIFA