Somalia vs Ivory Coast, 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

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89': Yann Gboho
90'+5': Bazoumana Touré

About

Somalia are hosting Ivory Coast at Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, starting on . The match is a part of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying.

Match Commentary

44': Sak Hassan (Somalia) Yellow Card at 44'
45': Maxamuud Cali (Somalia) Substitution at 45'
65': Rayan Fofana (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 65'
65': Bazoumana Touré (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 65'
65': Zabi Gueu (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 65'
69': Ilyas Akram (Somalia) Substitution at 69'
79': Zabi Gueu (Ivory Coast) Yellow Card at 79'
83': Yann Gboho (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 83'
89': Yann Gboho (Ivory Coast) Goal at 89'
90'+5': Bazoumana Touré (Ivory Coast) Goal at 90'+5'

Statistics

CIV		SOM
15	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	3
9	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	4
77.7	Possession	22.3
23	SHOTS	1
6	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
591	Accurate Passes	122
651	Passes	192
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.6
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	11
15	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
2	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

Venue: Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast

AFCON Qualifying Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Ivory Coast	2	+4	6
2	Gambia	2	+3	6
3	Somalia	2	-3	0
4	Ghana	2	-4	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Somalia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Ibrahim Hussein (GK)
15	Ali Omar
3	Abel Gigli
19	Faisal Othman
2	Mohamed
14	Abdulrahman Sharif
10	Mukhtar Suleiman
6	Mohamed Osman
9	Bilal Njie
7	Sak Hassan
12	Issa Abatari

Somalia Substitutes:

Aleeley Saeed, Ilyas Akram, Mohamed Omar, Abdirahman Mohamud Jama, Moussa Nije, Osman Addo, Abdi Mohamed Sabriye, Maxamuud Ali, Ahmed Abdi, Abdiwali Walic.

Ivory Coast (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Yahia Fofana (GK)
21	Evan Ndicka
20	Emmanuel Agbadou
3	Ghislain Konan
15	Luc Zogbe
8	Franck Kessié
4	Christ Inao Oulaï
10	Yan Diomande
19	Nicolas Pépé
13	Malick Yalcouyé
12	Elye Wahi

Ivory Coast Substitutes:

Eddy Doué, Bazoumana Touré, Zabi Gueu, Mohamed Koné, Yann Gboho, Ibrahim Sangaré, Rayan Fofana, Christ Tapé, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Alban Lafont, Amadou Koné, Ousmane Diomande.

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