Ivory Coast have won the Africa Cup of Nations three times (1992, 2015, 2024). The team was founded in 1960.
Overview
The Ivory Coast national football team, known as the Elephants, represents the country in international association football and is governed by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football, founded in 1960. The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations on three occasions, in 1992, 2015, and 2024, establishing itself as one of the more successful sides in African football. They have also reached the final of that tournament on further occasions without winning it.
The squad currently includes goalkeepers Yahia Fofana, Mory Koné, and Alban Lafont, alongside defenders such as Emmanuel Agbadou, Odilon Kossounou, and Oumar Diomande, and the highly regarded midfielder Gradel Doué. The team qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with a fixture scheduled for 30 June 2026.
Ivory Coast produced a generation of internationally prominent players in the 2000s and 2010s, competing regularly at World Cup level and contributing players to major European club competitions throughout that period.
