The Côte d’Ivoire team will challenge the South Africa team in a FIFA Matchday Friendly Match in Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. For streaming coverage of Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa, preview and how to watch it, see in this article.
The Ivory Coast vs South Africa meeting at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny was a friendly match held by FIFA. This event is a test step before the two teams will participate in the African Cup of Nations next year.
The home team will host the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 1984 and have begun preparations for the continent’s prestigious event. They drew 1-1 against Morocco in a friendly on Saturday, with Sebastien Haller scoring the opener late in the first half before their opponents equalized in the final 10 minutes of the game.
Ivory Coast are now looking to get back to winning ways at home this week and close the international break on a high.
South Africa will also participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after finishing top of their group in the qualifying rounds. They were in action on Friday and hosted Eswatini in a friendly at FNB Stadium which ended goalless despite Bafana Bafana dominating possession for most of the match.
South Africa will try to improve their performance in this away match and provide a challenge to the home team who are more favored.
Looking at the statistics of the two teams, there have been seven meetings between Ivory Coast and South Africa. The home team has won only one of those matches while the visiting team has won twice. There have been four draws between the two teams.
The last meeting between the two teams was in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations group stage match which the Elephants won 1-0, with former Aston Villa player Jonathan Kodija scoring the only goal of the match. South Africa have only managed to keep their net clean in one of their last four matches in this fixture.
In terms of strength, Ivory Coast is a stronger and more experienced team than South Africa. They have quality players who play at big European clubs. They also have the advantage of playing at home and having the support of their supporters. Therefore, Ivory Coast is expected to win this match.
Live Stream & How To Watch
Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa match at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan can be watched live streaming. Friendlies 2023 Friendly Match match broadcast on beIN SPORTS en Español starting 15:00 ET.
Match | Côte d’Ivoire vs. South Africa |
Competition | FIFA Matchday (2023) |
Match day | Friendly Match |
Venue | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan |
Date | Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
Kickoff | 15:00 ET |
Official TV | beIN SPORTS en Español |
Streaming Link | beIN SPORTS en Español |
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Interesting Statistics and Facts
Line-Up Forecast
Côte d’Ivoire (4-3-3) | South Africa (4-5-1) |
Y. Fofana | Williams |
Singo | Modiba |
Diomande | Xulu |
Ndicka | Sibisi |
Konan | Mako |
S. Fofana | Mokoena |
Kessie | Mdantsane |
Sangare | Mayo |
Adingra | Zwane |
Haller | Mthethwa |
Zaha | Foster |
5 H2H Latest Côte d’Ivoire – South Africa
- June 24, 2019 – Côte d’Ivoire [1 – 0] South Africa (CAF Africa Cup of Nations)
- November 30, 2014 – South Africa [2 – 0] Côte d’Ivoire (Friendlies)
- November 12, 2011 – South Africa [1 – 1] Côte d’Ivoire (Friendlies)
- February 12, 1998 – South Africa [1 – 1] Côte d’Ivoire (CAF Africa Cup of Nations)
Côte d’Ivoire – Last 5 Match Results
- March 24, 2023 – Côte d’Ivoire [3 – 1] Comoros (Africa Cup of Nations Qualification)
- March 29, 2023 – Comoros [0 – 2] Côte d’Ivoire (Africa Cup of Nations Qualification)
- June 17, 2023 – Zambia [3 – 0] Côte d’Ivoire (Africa Cup of Nations Qualification)
- September 09, 2023 – Côte d’Ivoire [1 – 0] Lesotho (Africa Cup of Nations Qualification)
- October 15, 2023 – Côte d’Ivoire [1 – 1] Morocco (Friendlies)
South Africa – Last 5 Match Results
- July 14, 2023 – South Africa [1 – 2] Zambia (Confederations Cup)
- July 16, 2023 – Malawi [0 – 0 P] South Africa (Confederations Cup)
- September 09, 2023 – South Africa [0 – 0] Namibia (Friendlies)
- September 12, 2023 – South Africa [1 – 0] Congo (Friendlies)
- October 13, 2023 – South Africa [0 – 0] Eswatini (Friendlies)