Ivory Coast vs Ghana LIVE
Malick Yalcouye marked his international debut in style as Ivory Coast began their Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with victory over Ghana. The Brighton midfielder, who has already scored against Chelsea and Coventry in the Premier League this season following his summer transfer from Swedish club IFK Gothenburg, had a hand in both goals at the Stade de la Paix on Thursday evening.
Firstly, Yalcouye broke the deadlock shortly before half-time with an unstoppable effort that flew past Lawrence Ati Zigi as the 18-year-old was afforded far too much space - similar to his club team-mates Pascal Gross and Charalampos Kostoulas in the win over Arsenal last weekend. Then early in the second half, Yalcouye was brought down in the area by Abdul Fatawu, prompting referee Mustapha Ghorbal to point to the penalty spot.
Franck Kessie, the Cote D’Ivoire captain, stayed calm during a two-minute delay for the Ghana players protesting against the decision and sent Ati Zigi the wrong way to double the home side’s lead and secure all three points. Follow Ivory Coast vs Ghana back below with Standard Sport's dedicated match blog!
Ivory Coast vs Ghana latest news
- GOAL! Kessie doubles Ivory Coast's lead from the penalty spot
- GOAL! Yacoulye fires Ivory Coast ahead with superb strike
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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FULL-TIME!
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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90+4 min: Another chance!
To Ghana once again as Boakye fires wide in what will surely be the last big moment of the game.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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90 min: Into FIVE minutes of stoppage time as Gyan shoots wide from outside the box. That’s another chance for Ghana since conceding a second goal.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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89 min: Really poor execution from Fatawu after doing so well to create a yard of space for a shot. Ghana winger ends up firing his effort over the bar.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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88 min: WHAT A MISS!
Incredible stuff as Gyan somehow misses from six yards out! Ghana have saved their best football for when they went 2-0 down.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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87 min: Oulai is shown a yellow card for a foul on Boakye.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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86 min: Ivory Coast change sees Pepe make way for Toure.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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83 min: Diomande is desperate for a goal as he embarks on one of his mazy runs into the box. Never quite had the ball under full control and that makes it easy for Ghana to deal with the danger.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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81 min: Another chance for Ghana as Tetteh’s header is saved by Fofana. Visitors seem to have found another gear since going 2-0 down, but is it too little too late?
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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78 min: Ivory Coast fans are celebrating again, but it’s all premature as Zogbe’s effort hit the side-netting. Can understand the confusion for those far away.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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76 min: Fofana to the rescue for Ivory Coast as he makes a superb save to deny Yirenkyi a goal.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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72 min: Here comes the change Adjetey replaces Djiku.
Sulemana is also brought on for Ghana, taking the place of Oppong.
Sangare and Bonny make way for Oulai and Wahi for Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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70 min: Ghana captain Djiku’s night is over as he limps away. Adjetey will be his replacement when the ball next goes out of play. Ghana playing with 10 for the moment.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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67 min: Diomande tries to emulate the likes of Ronaldo and Ronaldinho with a ‘flip-flap’ near the byline, but he runs out of room. The Ivory Coast supporters certainly enjoyed the attempt.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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65 min: Triple Ghana change sees Gyan, Baah and Nuamah make way for Thomas-Asante, Tetteh and Boakye.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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61 min: Ivory Coast looking for a third as Diomande’s corner is kept alive but the attack breaks down as the offside flag is raised against Sangare.
Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana
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60 min: The delay had no impact on Kessie whatsover as he was always in control over that penalty. Long way back for Ghana you feel now, just depends on how ruthless Ivory Coast choose to be.
GOAL! Ivory Coast 2-0 Ghana | Franck Kessie ‘58
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58 min: GOALLLLLL
Kessie steps up and sends Ati-Zigi the wrong way!
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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56 min: Baah’s protests earn him a yellow card. Ghana players have to calm down, the referee is not going to change his mind, the penalty decision stands.
You do wonder what this delay will do to the Ivory Coast penalty taker though.
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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55 min: PENALTY TO IVORY COAST!
Fatawu adjudged to have fouled Yacoulye.
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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54 min: Not for the first time tonight, Yan Diomande skins his marker but his cross is not turned home.
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52 min: Really good defending from Ndicka as he slides in and takes the ball away from Thomas-Asante. That tackle garnered a massive roar from the home fans.
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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50 min: Opportunity for Ghana down the left, but Baah’s cross is really poor before Oppong gives away a free-kick for bringing down Yan Diomande.
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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48 min: Decent chance for Ivory Coast as Sangare heads over from a corner. Perhaps the midfielder should do better there, it was central and he just needed to keep his effort down.
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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46 min: No changes for either side at the break as Yan Diomande tries to spring the offside trap, but fails.
KICK-OFF!
21:07 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Back underway in Bouake.
Fan reaction: Pepe chances
21:01 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
If Nicolas Pepe had a right foot this match would be over already lol
— Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (@romelulukaku010) September 24, 2026
Fan thoughts: Goal debate
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The keeper should’ve done better with Yalcouye goal
— KING ₿$LLY (@washingtonbill1) September 24, 2026
Fan reaction: Brighton strike gold
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Brighton has absolutely struck gold with Malick Yalcouyé. Whoever is running their recruitment department deserves a massive amount of credit—they just don't miss!
— Tristan (@Tristan_Merik) September 24, 2026
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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HALF-TIME!
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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45+2 min: Yacoulye now has a yellow card to go with his debut goal. However, his foul leading to a Ghana free-kick comes to nothing as Fofana comes and collects under pressure.
Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana
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45 min: The Brighton midfielder was afforded far too much space and he unleashed and unstoppable effort from outside the box that flew past Ati-Zigi.
It’s no more than what Ivory Coast deserved.
GOAL! Ivory Coast 1-0 Ghana | Malick Yacoulye ‘44
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44 min: GOALLLLLLLLLL!
Malick Yacoulye marks his Ivory Coast debut with a stunning finish to break the deadlock on the stroke of half-time.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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42 min: PENALTY!?
No! Looked like the referee had pointed to the spot after Yacoulye went down in the area, but it’s just a goal kick.
Should be a yellow card for simulation, no?
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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41 min: Another chance falls to Pepe, and once again his attempt his blocked. It just is not happening for the Ivory Coast winger so far.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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39 min: Pepe’s floated free-kick is well defended by Ghana.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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37 min: Further concern for Ivory Coast and this time it’s the star man Diomande after coming off worse in an aerial duel. He is back on this feet and gives the thumbs up to the fans.
Yacoulye then wins a free-kick in a promising position.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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34 min: Corner comes to nothing but Thomas-Asante has talked himself into a yellow card it would seem. Fatawu had won a free-kick for Ghana but the forward was unhappy with something.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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33 min: Short delay for a drinks break and the action continues with Djiku conceding a corner to Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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32 min: Concern for Ivory Coast, only brief, as Sangare is back up on his feet after being wiped out.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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30 min: More superb Diomande wing play as he beats Oppong for pace and looks to pick out Bonny in the middle but Opoku puts off the Ivory Coast striker.
At the other end, Thomas-Asante races away but loses balance and control of the ball as he enters the box.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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28 min: Ghana come forward again and Nuamah does well to work space for a shot but his effort is blocked. He and Thomas-Asante are carrying a threat for the visitors.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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26 min: Pepe draws a foul from Mensah. Think that is the closest the Ghana left-back has been to the Ivory Coast winger all night.
Free-kick for the hosts, taken by Diomande and worked well for Pepe but he can’t cut the ball back into a dangerous area and Mensah ends up winning a foul for Ghana.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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23 min: After being under the cosh during the early stages, Ghana are slowly grabbing a foothold in this game. Sibo blasts a shot over the bar, but it’s encouraging signs from the Black Stars.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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21 min: CLOSE!
Ghana nearly hit Ivory Coast against the run of play as Nuamah spots Fofana off his line but can’t get his chipped effort right as the ball drifts wide of the post.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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19 min: CHANCES!
Oh Pepe so close to breaking the deadlock twice in a matter of seconds.
First his cheeky flick is easily saved by Ati-Zigi and then the former Arsenal winger curls an effort just wide.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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16 min: Rare Ghana chance from a free-kick but Fofana is not seriously tested and he tries to set Ivory Coast on the attack, only to end up conceding possession.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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13 min: CHANCE!
The ball almost falls kindly for Pepe but the winger can’t adjust his feet in the box to collect Diomande’s pass.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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11 min: It’s all Ivory Coast at the moment as Yacoulye has a shot from the edge of the box deflected behind for a corner. Once again, Diomande was at the heart of that attack.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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9 min: CHANCE!
Diomande does well down the left, cuts inside but shoots into the side-netting.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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8 min: It’s quite simple...Yan Diomande in possession and the Ivory Coast fans are on their feet cheering. The Real Madrid star nearly provides a moment to remember but his solo run is halted.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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6 min: Ivory Coast getting joy down their left as Yacoulye forces a corner which comes to nothing as the ball gets switched to the opposite flank but Pepe’s cross is too close to Ati-Zigi.
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana
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3 min: Huge cheers from the home supporters as Yan Diomande gets his first touches of the game. He has started out on the left, with Nicolas Pepe on the opposite flank.
KICK-OFF!
20:04 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Away we go!
As it stands
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The other two teams in Group C, Somalia and Gambia are in action tomorrow.
Not long now
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The national anthems have been observed, as have the pre-match pleasantries between both sets of players and officials.
Kick-off is next.
Carlos Queiroz speaks
19:59 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
This is what the Ghana head coach has said about tonight's showdown.
“I’m sure the first winners of the game tomorrow will be the fans. The fans will enjoy a lot to see great players on the pitch.
“We understand it’s a local derby when Ivory Coast plays against Ghana… with such potential and passion of players on the pitch, we expect a great match.”
HERE WE GO!
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The teams are out at the Stade de la Paix.
The national anthems are next.
Ghana fixtures
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24/09 - Ivory Coast (a)
29/09 - Gambia (h)
04/10 - Morocco (a)
Ivory Coast fixtures
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24/09 - Ghana (h)
29/09 - Somalia (a)
03/10 - Cameroon (h)
Team news reminder
19:50 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Here is how both teams will line-up tonight.
Ivory Coast XI: Fofana; Konan, Ndicka, Diomande, Zogbe; Sangare, Yacoulye, Kessie; Pepe, Bonny, Diomande
Substitutes: Lafont, Kone, Agbadou, Toure, Oulai, Tape, Gboho, Doue, Ouattara, Diaz, Kone, Fofana, Wahi, Zabi
Ghana XI: Ati-Zigi; Oppong, Opoku, Djiku, Mensah; Sibo, Yirenkyi; Bonsu, Nuamah, Fatawu; Thomas-Asante
Substitutes: Boakye, Asare, Tetteh, Annan, Gyan, Gadafi, Rahim, Sulemana, Adjetey, Anang, Yeboah, Donkor
Ghana team analysed
19:47 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
It could be a 4-4-2 or a 4-2-3-1 shape for Ghana tonight, but without Antoine Semenyo, Jordan Ayew and Mohammed Kudus, the onus will fall on Thomas-Asante and Nuamah.
Ivory Coast team analysed
19:46 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Make that four changes to the Ivory Coast side that started their last senior competitive match against Norway at the World Cup.
Ndicka, Diomande and Zogbe are brought into the defence, and there's a debut for Brighton midfielder Yacoulye.
Kick-off approaching in Bouake
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15 minutes to go until kick-off at the Stade de la Paix.
Ghana team in full
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Ghana XI: Ati-Zigi; Oppong, Opoku, Djiku, Mensah; Sibo, Yirenkyi; Bonsu, Nuamah, Fatawu; Thomas-Asante
Substitutes: Boakye, Asare, Tetteh, Annan, Gyan, Gadafi, Rahim, Sulemana, Adjetey, Anang, Yeboah, Donkor
Ivory Coast team in full
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Ivory Coast XI: Fofana; Konan, Ndicka, Diomande, Zogbe; Sangare, Yacoulye, Kessie; Pepe, Bonny, Diomande
Substitutes: Lafont, Kone, Agbadou, Toure, Oulai, Tape, Gboho, Doue, Ouattara, Diaz, Kone, Fofana, Wahi, Zabi
CONFIRMED GHANA TEAM NEWS
19:30 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Lining up for the visitors...
👥 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 📋
— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) September 24, 2026
🇬🇭 Here’s how we line up for the AFCON qualifier Group C opener against Côte d’Ivoire. 💪🏾#BlackStars | #AFCON2027Q pic.twitter.com/vc3DZaDmgF
CONFIRMED IVORY COAST TEAM NEWS
19:25 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Here is the Ivory Coast team selected to face Ghana...
🚨 OFFICIEL : La composition de la Côte d’Ivoire face au Ghana ! 🇨🇮⚔️🇬🇭
— Séléphanto Football 🇨🇮 (@Selephanto) September 24, 2026
Qu’en pensez-vous ? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/cw3PU6cWBv
Ghana make new Eddie Nketiah approach
19:20 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Crystal Palace striker Eddie Nketiah has been approached about potentially switching his international allegiance from England to Ghana.
Standard Sport understands that Ghana have a long-standing interest in former Arsenal forward Nketiah and have made another approach to try and get him to play for the Black Stars.
The 27-year-old is considering his options and has yet to make a final decision on whether to represent the country of his parents’ birth.
Semenyo omission explained
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"Antoine [Semenyo] and the coach [Carlos Queiroz] spoke," Ghana Football Association president Kurt Okraku has said on Asempa FM.
"He told the coach, 'If you need me, I will come down for the medical team to re-examine me, but the truth is that my leg is swollen, and we need to treat it.'
"As a leader, if you want to know your players, and in this particular case, we know the players and how honest they are when it comes to situations like this, you'd have to ask yourself whether you'd allow Antoine to continue with his recovery and be ready for Man City and for Ghana during the next window, or have Antoine fly down to Ghana to undergo an MRI and then ask him to go back because he can't play, his leg is swollen."
Diomande up for Ballon d'Or award
19:10 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Ivory Coast forward Yan Diomande been nominated for the 2026 Men's Young Talent of the Year award.
Nominated for the 2026 Men's Young Talent of the Year ⬇️
— Ballon d'Or (@ballondor) September 8, 2026
Yan Diomandé@RBLeipzig@realmadrid@equipenatciv#ballondor pic.twitter.com/eM0fNzrbgU
Why Kudus is not in the Ghana squad
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"As national team coach, we can't control the decisions of the other coaches. In our observations and conversations, it looked like Kudus was moving in the right direction," Carlos Queiroz said of the Tottenham forward stepping down from international duty.
"I had to make the decision on Wednesday or Thursday with the matches, that I was able to scout and make the right observations but later on other information about the status of the player after he played 70 something minutes, unfortunately the news was that they were not progressing in the direction that we expect.
"In my final conversation with Kudus, we realised that the best decision was to protect his progress and recovery process and keep the hope that in this period with more training and more games in the legs, in the next round, Kudus will be ready to be with us."
Ghana training session
19:00 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Footage from yesterday's session as the Ghana squad are put through their paces.
— 🇬🇭 Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) September 24, 2026
Ivory Coast vs Ghana LIVE - team news imminent
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The lineups will be announced shortly!
Stay tuned...
Potential Ivory Coast debutants
18:55 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Eight players are in line to win their first senior caps for the Ivory Coast national team.
We could be witnessing the beginning of a new era tonight.
Un rêve devenu réalité … 🙏🏾🇨🇮❤️
— Équipe Nationale de Football Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮🐘 (@equipenatciv) September 16, 2026
Celui de porter fièrement le maillot orange, blanc et vert, et de servir son pays.
Akwaba à nos pépites !#Akwaba #AllezLesElephants pic.twitter.com/uIz7Ad9pzh
Predicted Ghana XI
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Mohammed Kudus' absence is particularly understandable given his recent injury history. The midfielder has only recently returned from a lengthy hamstring problem which kept him out for much of the second half of the 2025-26 season and ultimately ruled him out of the World Cup, and opted to withdraw from international duty.
There is some positive news for the Black Stars, with Alexander Djiku, Nathaniel Adjei, Ibrahim Sulemana, Felix Afena-Gyan and Ibrahim Osman returning to the squad.
Predicted Ghana XI: Asare; Oppong, Adjetey, Opoku, Mensah; Yirenkyi, Sibo, Donkor; Issahaku, Thomas-Asante, Nuamah.
Predicted Ivory Coast XI
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Yahia Fofana expected to start in goal, Ousmane Diomande anchoring the defence and Franck Kessie providing experience in midfield.
Yan Diomande is expected to lead the Ivory Coast attack as he looks to rediscover his best form after an indifferent start to life at Real Madrid.
Predicted Ivory Coast XI: Fofana; Doue, Koussounou, Diomande, Konan; Kessie, Sangare, Inao; Pepe, Bonny, Diomande.
When is AFCON 2027?
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The next edition of AFCON takes place in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda at the end of the season, rather than in the middle of the new Premier League campaign which was the case during 2025-26.
A statement reads: “The competition will begin on Saturday, 19 June 2027, with the opening match. The final will be played on Saturday, 17 July 2027.
“These dates give the tournament a clear one-month window and allow CAF, the hosts, teams, broadcasters and supporters to plan well in advance. The exact match schedule, venues and kick-off times will be announced later by CAF.”
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has described the 2027 tournament as an historic one as AFCON will return to East Africa for the first time since Ethiopia hosted the competition in 1976.
As things stand, only the three co-hosts, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, have guaranteed their spots at the tournament as qualification begins this month.
Tonight's settings
18:35 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
The Bouake Stadium hosts tonight's AFCON 2027 Group C qualifier between Ivory Coast and Ghana.
It is the second largest stadium in the country, after the capacity was increased from 25,000 to 40,000 ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ivory Coast vs Ghana latest match odds
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Ivory Coast to win: 8/13
Ghana to win: 7/2
Draw: 13/5
Odds via betting sites (subject to change).
Head to head (h2h) history and results
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This is the first meeting between the two nations since a friendly in June 2021 which finished goalless.
Ivory Coast wins: 16
Ghana wins: 15
Draws: 12
Score prediction
18:20 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
In his short spell as head coach, Carlos Queiroz has made Ghana a lot more difficult to beat. During the summer, they kept two clean sheets - one against England - and narrowly lost to Colombia in the round of 32.
Problem is, the Black Stars don't score much - netting just twice at the World Cup. The absences of Antoine Semenyo and Mohammed Kudus is unlikely to provide any optimism of that changing.
Ivory Coast, on the other hand, are blessed with attacking options and we think their firepower will prove decisive tonight.
Ivory Coast to win, 2-0.
Ghana team news: No Semenyo
18:15 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Antoine Semenyo has been forced to withdraw from the Ghana squad through injury, joining Mohammed Kudus on the sidelines.
Ivory Coast team news: Major omissions
18:10 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Evann Guessand and Omar Diakite are notable omissions from the 25-man Ivory Coast squad.
Manchester United winger Amad Diallo is also absent as he recovers from injury that has forced him to miss the start of the season.
Fenêtre FIFA Septembre 2026 : Les 25 Éléphants convoqués par le Sélectionneur Hervé Renard pour les matches contre le Ghana 🇬🇭 , la Somalie 🇸🇴 et le Cameroun 🇨🇲 pic.twitter.com/rikkt0kUIo
— Équipe Nationale de Football Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮🐘 (@equipenatciv) September 16, 2026
How to watch Ivory Coast vs Ghana
18:05 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
TV channel: No UK broadcaster has been announced for Ivory Coast vs Ghana, which kicks off at 8pm BST, which is 7pm local time.
Live stream: But have no fear. According to popular TV listings website LiveOnSat, the match is being shown on free-to-air channels GTV Sports+, based in Ghana, RTi La 3, which is an Ivory Coast outlet. You can watch La 3 live for free on their website, by clicking here.
GTV Sports+ is part of the GBC (Ghana Broadcasting Company), which broadcasts live coverage on their YouTube channel.
Ivory Coast vs Ghana LIVE
18:00 , Tashan Deniran-Alleyne
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Ivory Coast vs Ghana!
It's the second game from Group C for Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualification as the favourites to progress meet in a blockbuster showdown.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news right here ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm BST from the Bouake Stadium. Stick with us!
