Gabon vs Ivory Coast Preview & Prediction | 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (CAF)
by Alex Lawes ·
Updated
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This is a crucial contest with three games to go as Gabon try and knock off African champions the Ivory Coast in the hunt for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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Key Stats
- Gabon are aiming to win five successive World Cup qualifying matches for only the second time. They previously did so in the 2010 edition.
- Gabon have won their last five World Cup qualifying matches in Gabon.
- Côte d'Ivoire have won ten of their last 12 World Cup qualifying matches (D1 L1). They are unbeaten in the current campaign with six wins and one draw.
- Côte d'Ivoire have not conceded a goal in their previous seven matches in the current World Cup qualifying campaign.
Gabon vs Ivory Coast Prediction
With three games in Group F in CAF qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Ivory Coast sit at the top with 19 points collected from seven matches, whilst the Gabonese sit a point behind, having suffered a defeat to Les Elephants earlier on in the campaign.
Gabon come into this one on the back of a 4-0 demolition of the Seychelles at National Sports Complex Pitch 1 the other day, with Denis Bouanga notching a hat-trick to make him top scorer in African qualifying for the tournament. The Ivorians, on the other hand, managed to edge past Burundi by a goal to nil in Abidjan, courtesy of a third minute winner scored by former Watford striker Vakoun Bayo.
The Ivorians, under the management of Emerse Fae, will be expecting to keep things tight here, and that should be enough to edge past Gabon in a likely low-scoring affair.
Gabon vs Ivory Coast Tip: Double chance – Ivory Coast to win & under 3.5 goals
