Ivory Coast v Gambia

Ivory Coast v Gambia

Africa's World Cup playoffs - Will Nigeria and Cameroon's off-field dramas scupper their chances?

Payment boycott threatens Nigeria's crucial FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon

Nigeria recall goalkeeper Maduka Okoye for World Cup playoffs in wake of betting ban

Africa's World Cup playoffs - Will Nigeria and Cameroon's off-field dramas scupper their chances?

Payment boycott threatens Nigeria's crucial FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon

Nigeria recall goalkeeper Maduka Okoye for World Cup playoffs in wake of betting ban

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Standings

WCQ - CAF News

2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage

Ivory CoastIvory CoastCIV

5-1-0, 16 PTS

GambiaGambiaGAM

1-1-4, 4 PTS

Sébastien Haller - 15'

1
Fofana
7
Kamara
2
Diomande
4
Gbamin
5
Singo
8
Kessié
18
Sangaré
10
Adingra
15
Diomande
19
Pépé
22
Haller

No.Name
1Yahia Fofana
2Ousmane Diomande
4Jean-Philippe Gbamin
7Hassane Kamara 3Clément Akpa
5Wilfried Singo
15Mohammed Diomande 11Jean-Phillipe Krasso
8Franck Kessié
18Ibrahim Sangaré 6Emmanuel Agbadou
22Sébastien Haller
10Simon Adingra 14Oumar Diakité
19Nicolas Pépé 20Evann Guessand

Substitutes
12Willy Boly
13Jean-Eudes Aholou
23Badra Ali Sangaré
17Guela Doué
16Mohamed Koné
9Bayo Youssouf

1
Jarju
7
Fadera
5
Colley
12
Sinyan
6
Njie
15
Ceesay
10
Barrow
8
Adams
2
Bajo
20
Minteh
21
Ceesay

No.Name
1Ebrima Jarju
12Sheriff Sinyan
5Omar Colley
6Momodou Njie 23Alassana Jatta
7Alieu Fadera 11Abdoulie Sanyang
15Joseph Ceesay
8Ebrima Adams 16Alasana Manneh
2Mahmudu Bajo 19Abubakr Barry
10Musa Barrow
20Yankuba Minteh
21Abdoulie Ceesay 3Omar Gaye

Substitutes
17Ali Sowe
4Ebrima Darboe
14Dadi Dodou Gaye
18Musa Dibaga
9Gibril Sillah
22Sheikh Sibi
13Torai Sihao

Felix Houphouet-Boigny

3:00 PM, March 24, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Attendance: 19,471

Referees:
Ring Malong

Ahead of this week's African qualifying playoffs -- as Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo look to keep their World Cup hopes alive -- here's ESPN's bumper preview, with predictions.

Just two days before their important 2026 FIFA World Cup African playoff semi-final game against Gabon, the full Nigeria squad, including officials, decided to boycott training in Morocco because of unresolved money issues.

Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been recalled to the Nigeria squad ahead of this week's CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup Play-off Tournament in Morocco after serving a two-month suspension for his part in an illegal betting scheme.

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