Ivory Coast defeated Gabon 3-2 in the African Cup of Nations 2025 group stage, Group F, matchday 3.
On 1 Jan 2026 GMT+7, the final Group F match of the African Cup of Nations 2025 took place at Marrakech Stadium in Morocco, featuring Gabon's national team against Ivory Coast, which included Ahmad Diallo from Manchester United, known as the "Red Devils."
Before the match, Gabon was already eliminated, playing only for pride after losing their first two matches. Meanwhile, defending champions Ivory Coast were still in contention with 4 points from 2 games, tied with Cameroon, while Mozambique in third place had 3 points from 2 matches, keeping all possibilities open.
The result saw Ivory Coast beat Gabon 3-2. Ivory Coast’s goals came at the 44th minute by Jean-Philippe Krasso, the 84th minute by Evann Guessand, and the 90+1st minute by Basumana Toure. Gabon scored earlier with goals from Guelor Kanga in the 11th minute and Denis Bouanga in the 21st minute. This victory brought Ivory Coast to 7 points from 3 matches, while Gabon lost all three games, ending with zero points and exiting the tournament.