Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana 2-0 — Africa Cup of Nations Qual.

Africa Cup of Nations Qual.Africa Cup of Nations Qualification 2026

2–0

HT 1–0

Thu 24 Sep·13:00·Matchday 1·Group C·Côte d'Ivoire won

Period

Match statistics

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana match statistics, ft
Côte d'Ivoire	Statistic	Ghana
Overview
59	Ball possession	41
6	Corner kicks	1
2	Yellow cards	2
17	Fouls	16
12	Total shots	11
3	Shots on target	2
2	Offsides	0
23	Throw-ins	12
8	Goal kicks	9
16	Tackles	15
9	Dribbles	6
8	Interceptions	18
2	Goalkeeper saves	1
2	Big chances	0
510	Passes	352
15	Free kicks	17
448	Accurate passes	296
Attack
2	Offsides	0
1	Big chances missed	0
26	Touches in penalty area	15
3	Fouled in final third	2
Shots
4	Shots off target	7
5	Blocked shots	2
10	Shots inside box	6
2	Shots outside box	5
Passing
23	Throw-ins	12
4	Accurate crosses	3
25	Accurate long balls	19
49	Final third entries	46
Duels
49%	Duels won (%)	50%
8	Dispossessed	12
9	Dribbles	6
40%	Ground duels (%)	36%
6%	Aerial duels (%)	10%
Defending
11%	Tackles won (%)	11%
8	Interceptions	18
13	Clearances	17
45	Ball recoveries	38
Goalkeeping
2	Saves	1
8	Goal kicks	9
4	High claims	0
Non-penalty expected goals
0.4	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.2

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana match statistics, h1
Côte d'Ivoire	Statistic	Ghana
Overview
66	Ball possession	34
4	Corner kicks	1
1	Yellow cards	1
9	Fouls	8
9	Total shots	5
2	Shots on target	0
0	Offsides	0
9	Throw-ins	7
2	Goal kicks	3
10	Tackles	5
6	Dribbles	3
7	Interceptions	12
0	Goalkeeper saves	1
1	Big chances	0
280	Passes	146
8	Free kicks	9
245	Accurate passes	115
Attack
0	Offsides	0
1	Big chances missed	0
2	Fouled in final third	1
Shots
2	Shots off target	3
5	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside box	2
2	Shots outside box	3
Passing
9	Throw-ins	7
3	Accurate crosses	1
13	Accurate long balls	5
26	Final third entries	24
Duels
57%	Duels won (%)	43%
2	Dispossessed	7
6	Dribbles	3
24%	Ground duels (%)	15%
3%	Aerial duels (%)	5%
Defending
6%	Tackles won (%)	3%
7	Interceptions	12
4	Clearances	12
27	Ball recoveries	21
Goalkeeping
0	Saves	1
2	Goal kicks	3
Non-penalty expected goals
0.4	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.1

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana match statistics, h2
Côte d'Ivoire	Statistic	Ghana
Overview
53	Ball possession	47
2	Corner kicks	0
1	Yellow cards	1
8	Fouls	8
3	Total shots	6
1	Shots on target	2
2	Offsides	0
14	Throw-ins	5
6	Goal kicks	6
6	Tackles	10
3	Dribbles	3
1	Interceptions	6
2	Goalkeeper saves	0
1	Big chances	0
230	Passes	206
7	Free kicks	8
203	Accurate passes	181
Attack
2	Offsides	0
0	Big chances missed	0
1	Fouled in final third	1
Shots
2	Shots off target	4
0	Blocked shots	0
3	Shots inside box	4
0	Shots outside box	2
Passing
14	Throw-ins	5
1	Accurate crosses	2
12	Accurate long balls	14
23	Final third entries	22
Duels
41%	Duels won (%)	58%
6	Dispossessed	5
3	Dribbles	3
16%	Ground duels (%)	21%
3%	Aerial duels (%)	5%
Defending
5%	Tackles won (%)	8%
1	Interceptions	6
9	Clearances	5
18	Ball recoveries	17
Goalkeeping
2	Saves	0
6	Goal kicks	6
Non-penalty expected goals
0.0	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.1

79 recorded · 15 key

Bench

Bench

Côte d'Ivoire12 shots · 3 on target · 2 goals · 1.12 xG

Ghana11 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 0.19 xG

Côte d'Ivoire14 rated

Ghana16 rated

Côte d'Ivoire

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
Malick YalcouyéMidfielder	90′	8.8	1		2	31/34		8/14	2
Franck KessiéMidfielder	90′	8.2	1	1	1	54/58	2	2/3	2
Yan DiomandeForward	90′	7.8			1	43/47	3	9/17	1
Yahia FofanaGoalkeeper	90′	7.4				28/34				2
Ousmane DiomandeDefender	90′	7.4				55/60		2/6	1
Evan NdickaDefender	90′	7.1				78/86	1	2/5
Ghislain KonanDefender	90′	7.1				56/61	1	8/13	5
Luc ZogbéDefender	90′	6.8			1	25/33		1/8	1
Nicolas PépéForward	86′	7.4			4	23/27	1	3/4	2
Ange-Yoan BonnyForward	72′	6.3			2	7/9		3/5	1
Ibrahim SangaréMidfielder	72′	6.3			1	35/43	2	4/8	1
Christ Inao OulaïMidfielder	18′	6.6				11/14		1/5
Elye WahiForward	18′	6.3				1/1		1/2
Bazoumana TouréForward	9′	6.8				1/3		2/3
Alban LafontGoalkeeper	—	—
Amadou KonéMidfielder	—	—
Christ TapéDefender	—	—
Emmanuel AgbadouDefender	—	—
Mohamed KonéGoalkeeper	—	—
Patrick ZabiMidfielder	—	—
Yann GbohoForward	—	—

Ghana

Player	Min	Rtg	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
Jerome OpokuDefender	90′	7.4	1	45/51		6/10
Gideon MensahDefender	90′	6.8		41/48	1	6/9	3
Kwasi SiboMidfielder	90′	6.8	1	27/28	1	0/3
Abdul Fatawu IssahakuMidfielder	90′	6.3	1	13/21		7/19	2
Caleb YirenkyiMidfielder	90′	6.3	1	35/39	3	1/4	1
Lawrence Ati ZigiGoalkeeper	90′	6.0		24/33				1
Alexander DjikuDefender	71′	6.8		31/37		3/5	2
Kojo Peprah OppongDefender	71′	6.6		12/16		6/11	4
Brandon Thomas-AsanteForward	64′	6.8		3/5	1	4/6
Ernest NuamahForward	64′	6.6	3	12/13	1	1/3
Christopher BaahMidfielder	64′	6.3		15/16		3/5	1
Felix Afena-GyanForward	26′	6.6	2	10/10		2/3
Augustine BoakyeMidfielder	26′	6.4	1	8/8	1	2/3	1
Benjamin TettehForward	26′	6.3	1	0/4		3/5
Ibrahim SulemanaMidfielder	19′	6.8		10/12		1/3
Jonas Adjei AdjeteyDefender	19′	6.4		10/11		1/3	1
Benjamin AsareGoalkeeper	—	—
Ebenezer AnnanDefender	—	—
Joseph AnangGoalkeeper	—	—
Mohammed FuseiniForward	—	—
Rahim IbrahimMidfielder	—	—
Rockson YeboahDefender	—	—
Ronald DonkorMidfielder	—	—