Coach Emerse Faé will announce his squad for World Cup qualifiers. The Ivorian Football Federation set the press event for August 27. It will take place at 2:00 p.m. local time in Abidjan. The Elephants face Burundi on September 5 at home. They then travel to Franceville to meet Gabon on September 9. Both games are part of the 7th and 8th qualifying rounds.
Côte d’Ivoire leads Group F with 16 points so far. The team cannot afford mistakes in the race to 2026.