Ivory Coast-Ghana: where and when to watch the 2027 AFCON qualifier?

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Find all the information about the match between Ivory Coast and Ghana counting towards the first matchday of Group C in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers: date, kick-off time, stadium, broadcasters and streaming platforms, as well as the history of meetings between the two national teams.

Ivory Coast will begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a clash against Ghana this Thursday, on the occasion of the first matchday in Group C.

The Elephants share this group with Ghana, Somalia and Gambia. They will host the Black Stars this Thursday at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké before facing Somalia on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at the same venue.

The match will also feature a battle on the sidelines between Carlos Queiroz and Hervé Renard. The two coaches will be looking to give their team an ideal start to these qualifiers.

The match will be officiated by an Algerian quartet. Mustapha Ghorbal will be the central referee, assisted by Mokran Gourari and Abbes Zerhouni. Lotfi Bekouassa will serve as the fourth official.

Ivory Coast reached the quarter-finals in the most recent edition of the AFCON, while Ghana missed the continental tournament after failing in the qualifiers.

Ivory Coast-Ghana: date and kick-off time

The match between Ivory Coast and Ghana will be played this Thursday, September 24, 2026, from 19:00 GMT at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké.

Ivory Coast-Ghana: broadcasters

Here are the broadcasters and platforms announced for the broadcast of this 2027 AFCON qualifying match:

Canal+ Sport

New World TV

beIN Sport

RTI

NCI

SuperSport

GTV Sports Plus

Max TV

Sportdigital

RTNC

Azam TV

TOD

beIN CONNECT

DStv

FuboTV

Fanatiz

ESPN Africa

Eurosport PlayerbeIN Sports

DAZN Deutsch ($/geo/R)

Ivory Coast-Ghana: head-to-head history

The meetings between the two national teams have remained very evenly matched, with a slight advantage for Ivory Coast. The Elephants have 16 wins, compared with 15 for Ghana and 12 draws in 43 matches.

The two teams have recorded several notable victories over the years. Ivory Coast won 3-0 in April 1970, while Ghana won the first meeting between the two nations in the Africa Cup of Nations, prevailing 4-1 in 1965.

The last meeting between the Elephants and the Black Stars dates back to June 2021. The two teams played out a goalless draw (0-0) in a friendly.

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