Ivory Coast vs Mozambique 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 35': Witi (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 0, Mozambique 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Côte d'Ivoire 0, Mozambique 0.
- 49': Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Mozambique 0. Amad Diallo (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franck Kessie with a headed pass.
- 55': Reinildo Mandava (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Mozambique. Faizal Bangal replaces Stanley Ratifo.
- 67': Substitution, Mozambique. Gildo Lourenço replaces Witi.
- 67': Substitution, Mozambique. Dominguês replaces Manuel Kambala.
- 67': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Vakoun Bayo replaces Wilfried Zaha.
- 68': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Seko Fofana replaces Jean Seri.
- 80': Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Amad Diallo.
- 84': Substitution, Mozambique. Infren Matola replaces Diogo Calila.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Côte d'Ivoire 1, Mozambique 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stade de Marrakech
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +1 | Cameroon | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| -1 | Gabon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| -1 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Statistics
MOZ |
CIV![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 404 | Accurate Passes | 486 |
| 455 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 16 | Clearances | 10 |
Ivory Coast (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 21 | Evan Ndicka |
| 7 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 17 | Guela Doué |
| 4 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 18 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 8 | Franck Kessié |
| 10 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 26 | Yan Diomande |
| 15 | Amad |
Mozambique (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ernani (GK) |
| 15 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 17 | Mexer |
| 6 | Manuel Kambala |
| 5 | Bruno Langa |
| 23 | Diogo Calila |
| 21 | Guima |
| 16 | Alfons Amade |
| 19 | Witi |
| 10 | Geny Catamo |
| 13 | Stanley Ratifo |
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