Gabon vs Ivory Coast Preview

 

Gabon face Ivory Coast at Stade de Marrakech on Wednesday 31st December 2025 for a 19:00 GMT African Cup of Nations knockout clash, with the Elephants arriving in far superior form. Ivory Coast’s most recent outing ended in a 1-0 win over Mozambique in the Africa Cup of Nations. Prior to that, they won 2-0 away at Oman in an international friendly. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 1-0 away at Saudi Arabia, beat Kenya 3-0 at home, and thrashed Seychelles 7-0 away in World Cup qualifying.

Gabon’s recent form tells a contrasting story. Their most recent match ended in a 1-0 loss to Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations. In their previous outing, they lost 4-1 against Nigeria in World Cup qualifying. Earlier fixtures saw them win 2-0 at home to Burundi, claim an impressive 4-3 victory away at Gambia, and draw 0-0 at home to Ivory Coast in September 2025. That recent meeting between these sides suggests a tight encounter could be on the cards.

The head-to-head record favours Ivory Coast, who have won three of the last five meetings, with one draw and one Gabon victory. Most recently, the sides drew 0-0 at Gabon in September 2025, while Ivory Coast claimed a 1-0 home win in June 2024. Gabon’s sole victory came with a 2-1 away win in September 2017, though Ivory Coast won at home (2-1 in 2016) and away (3-0 in 2017) in other recent encounters.

Fans in France can watch live on beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT and myCANAL, with kick-off at 20:00 local time. British and Irish viewers can tune in via Channel 4 and 4seven at 19:00 GMT. In the United States, the match is available on Fanatiz USA, beIN SPORTS and fuboTV. South African audiences can stream on SuperSport Máximo 3 and DStv App.

Gabon – Last Five Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Cameroon	1-0	Gabon	Africa Cup of Nations	Dec 24, 2025
L	Nigeria	4-1	Gabon	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Nov 13, 2025
W	Gabon	2-0	Burundi	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Oct 14, 2025
W	Gambia	3-4	Gabon	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Oct 10, 2025
D	Gabon	0-0	Ivory Coast	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Sep 9, 2025

Ivory Coast – Last Five Matches

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Ivory Coast	1-0	Mozambique	Africa Cup of Nations	Dec 24, 2025
W	Oman	0-2	Ivory Coast	International Friendly	Nov 18, 2025
L	Saudi Arabia	1-0	Ivory Coast	International Friendly	Nov 14, 2025
W	Ivory Coast	3-0	Kenya	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Oct 14, 2025
W	Seychelles	0-7	Ivory Coast	World Cup Qualifying – CAF	Oct 10, 2025

Head-to-Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Gabon	0-0	Ivory Coast	Sep 9, 2025	World Cup Qualifying – CAF
Ivory Coast	1-0	Gabon	Jun 7, 2024	World Cup Qualifying – CAF
Ivory Coast	1-2	Gabon	Sep 5, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – CAF
Gabon	0-3	Ivory Coast	Sep 2, 2017	World Cup Qualifying – CAF
Ivory Coast	2-1	Gabon	Jun 4, 2016	International Friendly

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
United Kingdom	Channel 4, 4seven
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, myCANAL
United States	Fanatiz USA, beIN SPORTS, fuboTV
South Africa	SuperSport Máximo 3, DStv App, SABC Plus
Canada	beIN Sports Canada, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, fuboTV Canada
Portugal	Sport TV3, Sport TV Multiscreen
Spain	Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones
Nigeria	SuperSport Máximo 3, DStv Now, Canal+ CAN
Australia	beIN SPORTS 2, beIN Sports Connect
Germany	Sportdigital FUSSBALL 2