African champions Ivory Coast held to draw by Benin
Oumar Diakite scored a second-half equaliser to spare the blushes of newly-crowned African champions Ivory Coast who were held to a 2-2 draw by Benin in a friendly in Amiens, France on Saturday.
International Friendly
FULL TIME
- Max Gradel 29'
- Oumar Diakité 69'
- Junior Olaitan 8'
- Junior Olaitan 51'
Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne · 4,100 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/3/26 | vs Cameroon | L 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 9/29/26 | @ Somalia | W 2-0 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying |
| 9/24/26 | vs Ghana | W 2-0 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying |
| 6/30/26 | vs Norway | L 1-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 6/25/26 | @ Curaçao | W 2-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 88'
Substitution, Benin. Mariano Ahouangbo replaces Dodo Dokou.
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Substitution 78'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Max Gradel.
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Substitution 78'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Idrissa Doumbia replaces Jean Seri.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Benin. Rachid Moumini replaces Youssouf Assogba.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Benin. Prince Dossou replaces Andréas Hountondji.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Benin. Mattéo Ahlinvi replaces Junior Olaïtan.
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Yellow Card 71'
Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 69'
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 2, Benin 2. Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Konaté.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Simon Adingra.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Karim Konaté replaces Wilfried Singo.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Guela Doué replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso.
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Goal 51'
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Benin 2. Junior Olaïtan (Benin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodo Dokou.
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Yellow Card 45'+1'
Mohamed Tijani (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 40'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Emmanuel Agbadou replaces Willy-Arnaud Boly.
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Goal 29'
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Benin 1. Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
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Goal 8'
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 0, Benin 1. Junior Olaïtan (Benin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
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Substitution 88'
Substitution, Benin. Mariano Ahouangbo replaces Dodo Dokou.
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Substitution 78'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Max Gradel.
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Substitution 78'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Idrissa Doumbia replaces Jean Seri.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Benin. Rachid Moumini replaces Youssouf Assogba.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Benin. Prince Dossou replaces Andréas Hountondji.
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Substitution 73'
Substitution, Benin. Mattéo Ahlinvi replaces Junior Olaïtan.
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Yellow Card 71'
Emmanuel Agbadou (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 69'
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 2, Benin 2. Oumar Diakité (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Konaté.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Simon Adingra.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Karim Konaté replaces Wilfried Singo.
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Substitution 63'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Guela Doué replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso.
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Goal 51'
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Benin 2. Junior Olaïtan (Benin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dodo Dokou.
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Yellow Card 45'+1'
Mohamed Tijani (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 40'
Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Emmanuel Agbadou replaces Willy-Arnaud Boly.
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Goal 29'
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Benin 1. Max Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
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Goal 8'
Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 0, Benin 1. Junior Olaïtan (Benin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
Showing the last 16 of 16 events.
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedCIV · 4-2-3-1
Yahia FofanaG1
Willy BolyCD-L12
Ousmane DiomandeCD-R2
Ismaël DialloLB26
Wilfried SingoRB5
Jérémie BogaAM13
Franck KessiéLM8
Jean Michaël SeriRM4
Jean-Phillipe KrassoF11
Simon AdingraAM-L24
Max GradelAM-R15
Substitutes
Emmanuel AgbadouSUB6
Ghislain KonanSUB3
Abdul KeitaSUB20
Oumar DiakitéSUB14
Odilon KossounouSUB7
Guela DouéSUB17
Mohamed KonéSUB23
Jonathan BambaSUB9
Pacome ZouzouaSUB18
Karim KonatéSUB10
Nicolas PépéSUB19
Issa FofanaSUB16
Idrissa DoumbiaSUB25
BEN · 4-4-2
Saturnin AllagbéG16
Cédric HountondjiCD-L4
Mohamed TijaniCD-R25
David KikiLB12
Youssouf AssogbaRB2
Dodo DokouCM-L19
Sessi D'AlmeidaCM-R15
Hassane ImouraneLM8
Junior OlaitanRM18
Steve MouniéCF-L9
Andreas HountondjiCF-R17
Substitutes
Marcel DandjinouSUB1
Lenny PirringuelSUB21
Charbel GomezSUB14
Prince DossouSUB24
Rabiou SankamaoSUB22
Melvyn DoremusSUB3
Matteo AhlinviSUB7
Mariano AhouangboSUB13
Serge ObassaSUB23
Brandon AgounonSUB6
Yohan RocheSUB5
Tosin AiyegunSUB10
Jodel DossouSUB20
Rachid MouminiSUB11
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