Cote d’Ivoire v Cameroon: all you need to know about the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara friendly

Cote d’Ivoire and Cameroon meet in a high-profile friendly at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara d’Ebimpe on Saturday, 3 October 2026, with both sides using the match to assess their progress before the end of the first international break.

Kick-off is scheduled for 19:00 GMT. The game will be broadcast by Canal+ Afrique and NCI.

Recent meetings

The friendly head-to-head record favours Cote d’Ivoire. The two nations have met three times in friendly matches, with the Elephants winning twice and the other encounter ending in a draw.

Across all official and friendly games since 1970, the overall record remains closely contested. Cote d’Ivoire have won 12 of the 24 meetings, compared with 10 victories for Cameroon, while there have been two draws. Cameroon have scored 30 goals in those matches, one more than Cote d’Ivoire’s total of 29.

Their most recent meeting ended level:

– 28 December 2025, Africa Cup of Nations: Cote d’Ivoire 1-1 Cameroon – 7 January 2023, friendly: Cote d’Ivoire 1-1 Cameroon – 16 November 2021, World Cup qualifying: Cameroon 1-0 Cote d’Ivoire – 6 September 2021, World Cup qualifying: Cote d’Ivoire 2-1 Cameroon – 30 January 2016, African Nations Championship: Cameroon 0-3 Cote d’Ivoire after extra time

Current form

Cote d’Ivoire arrive in strong form after completing a perfect run in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. At the end of September, they recorded successive 2-0 victories against Ghana and Somalia.

Earlier this summer, the team won 2-0 against Curacao at the World Cup, but also suffered defeats by Germany and Norway, both by a 2-1 scoreline.

Cameroon recently drew 1-1 with Congo before beating Comoros 3-1 in qualifying. Since the start of 2026, they have lost to Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations and to Australia in a friendly, while their other recent friendly ended in a 2-0 victory over China.

The expected rotation of both squads could reduce the intensity of the contest, but Cote d’Ivoire hold a slight psychological advantage through their collective organisation and home support at Ebimpe. Cameroon’s physical strength could nevertheless create problems for the hosts.

The match forecast is a 1-1 draw.

The published betting prices list Cote d’Ivoire at 1.98 to win, a draw at 2.80 and Cameroon at 2.21.