Maurice Revello Tournament: Ivory Coast and DR Congo to battle for bronze

The Elephants and Olympic Leopards eye third place on June 13 in Toulon

Africa Today at 19:46

Maurice Revello Tournament heads into its decisive stages after a fiercely contested group phase. While Tunisia will play in the final, the Ivory Coast U23s are set to face DR Congo for third place.

The Olympic Elephants, led by Mamadou Doumbia, finished second in Group B with 8 points, keeping their hopes alive until the very end. They had to wait for Portugal to slip up against Canada to dream of a final berth, but fate had other plans as the Portuguese stormed past Canada with a commanding 3-0 win in the last round.

✅ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗

Portugal 🇵🇹 will play the 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 🏆

Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 will play the 3rd place playoff 🥉#TMR2026 pic.twitter.com/axdZ7sG32i
— Tournoi Maurice Revello #TMR2026 (@TournoiMRevello) June 11, 2026

With this victory, Portugal topped Group B and booked a date with Tunisia in the final, dashing Ivory Coast's hopes of contesting the title.

Meanwhile, DR Congo finished strong with a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, June 10, securing second spot in Group A behind Tunisia.
That sets up an all-African third-place playoff between the two sides on June 13 in Toulon.

🇨🇩 Maurice Revello Tournament 2026: The Leopards qualify for the third-place match.

Unlike the 2025 edition, second-placed teams in each group did not advance to the semifinals this year. Group winners from A and B head directly to the final.

The teams... pic.twitter.com/dvVWfSKjB5
— Inside Foot 243 (@Inside_foot243) June 11, 2026