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Zambia vs Côte d'Ivoire Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–01 – 0

Kennedy Musonda 43′2nd

1st

Table · 10 v 9 pts
2nd → 1st1st → 2nd

Africa Cup of Nations QualificationsMatchday 5Levy Mwanawasa StadiumRef C. Cartan

Events

ZAM 1–0 CIV
  1. Full time 1–0
  2. Golden Mafwentafor Joseph Sabobo
  3. Frankie Musondafor Kennedy Musonda
  4. Karim Konatéfor Jean-Eudes Aholou
  5. Hamed Junior Traorèfor Seko Fofana
  6. Vakoun Issouf Bayofor Jean-Philippe Krasso
  7. Oumar Diakitéfor Evann Guessand
  8. Clatous Chamafor Kelvin Kampamba
  9. Jérémie Bogafor Simon Adingra
  10. Half-time 1–0
  11. Kennedy Musonda1–0Goal · right foot · assist Joseph Sabobo

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
  1. 2-2D23 Mar
  2. 2-1W26 Mar
  3. 1-2L7 Jun
  4. 0-1L11 Jun
  5. 0-2L27 Jun
  6. 0-1L2 Jul
  7. 0-2L6 Sep
  8. 3-2W10 Sep
  9. 0-0D11 Oct
  10. 1-0W15 Oct

3-2-5goals 9:131.10pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-0W7 Feb
  2. 2-1W11 Feb
  3. 2-2D23 Mar
  4. 2-1W26 Mar
  5. 1-0W7 Jun
  6. 0-0D11 Jun
  7. 2-0W6 Sep
  8. 2-0W10 Sep
  9. 4-1W11 Oct
  10. 0-1L15 Oct

7-2-1goals 16:62.30pts/game

  1. AChad1–0
  2. HChad0–0
  3. HSierra Leone3–2
  4. ACôte d'Ivoire0–2
  5. AComoros0–1

latest 5

  1. ASierra Leone0–1
  2. HSierra Leone4–1
  3. AChad2–0
  4. HZambia2–0
  5. AKenya0–0
Show older matches
  1. HKenya0–2
  2. HTanzania0–1
  3. AMorocco1–2
  4. HMalawi2–1
  5. HZimbabwe2–2

older

  1. HGabon1–0
  2. HUruguay2–1
  3. HBenin2–2
  4. ANigeria2–1
  5. HCongo DR1–0

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Zambiaall competitionsCôte d'Ivoire
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.13Goals per game (both sides)2.27
  3. 67%Over 1.567%
  4. 33%Over 2.540%
  5. 13%Over 3.520%
  6. 53%Both teams scored40%
  7. 13%Clean sheets40%
  8. 40%Failed to score27%
  9. Zambia at home v Côte d'Ivoire away
  10. 9Played7
  11. 2Won3
  12. 4Drawn2
  13. 3Lost2
  14. 9-11Goals (for-against)7-8
  15. 1.11Points per game1.57
  16. 33%Over 2.543%
  17. 11%Clean sheets29%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 v 15 games
  19. 5-131st-half goals (for-against)6-5
  20. 6-52nd-half goals (for-against)15-8
  21. 55%Goals after half-time71%
  22. 71%Goal before half-time60%
  23. 0-8-6Half-time W-D-L4-8-3
How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 1stfrom 2nd

    Zambia moved from 2nd to 1st in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications table with this result.7 → 10 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 2ndfrom 1st

    Côte d'Ivoire moved from 1st to 2nd in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications table with this result.9 → 9 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Head-to-head

6 meetings on record since 2014

3-1-2Zambia W-D-L · goals 11:7

3 ZAM1 draws2 CIV
With Zambia at home
1-1-0 (4:1)
Goals per meeting
3
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Won by the host
50%
Last 5 (Zambia)
3W 0D 2L · 3.2 goals/game
  1. Côte d'Ivoire2–0ZambiaAfrica Cup of Nations Qualifications
  2. Zambia3–0Côte d'IvoireAfrica Cup of Nations Qualifications
  3. Côte d'Ivoire3–1ZambiaAfrica Cup of Nations Qualifications
  4. Côte d'Ivoire1–4ZambiaFriendly International
  5. Côte d'Ivoire0–2ZambiaAfrican Nations Championship
Show all 6 meetings
  1. Zambia1–1Côte d'IvoireFriendly International

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

21%Model · draw 26%53%

Projected goals
0.83 – 1.50total 2.33 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
0–1 14.6%1–1 12.1%0–2 11%
OutcomeModelHappened
Zambia win21%Yes
Draw26%No
Côte d'Ivoire win53%No
Over 1.5 goals68%No
Over 2.5 goals41%No
Over 3.5 goals21%No
Both teams to score44%No
Zambia clean sheet22%Yes
Côte d'Ivoire clean sheet44%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Matchday 5

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications · the other 10 games
  1. Namibia13:00Cameroon
  2. Liberia1–0Togo
  3. Chad1–1Sierra Leone
  4. Lesotho1–0Central African Republic
  5. Equatorial Guinea1–3Algeria
  6. South Sudan3–2Congo
  7. Burundi0–0Malawi
  8. Madagascar2–3Tunisia
  9. Rwanda0–1Libya
  10. Niger4–0Sudan
Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications fixtures and results →

Match info

Season
2025 · Matchday 5 of 6
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Capacity
49,800 · grass
Weather
19 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 77%
Referee
C. Cartan
ZAM coach
Avram Grant (1.51 PPG)
CIV coach
E. Fae

Match summary

Zambia beat Côte d'Ivoire 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, Group Stage.

Across 6 previous meetings on record, Zambia won 3 and Côte d'Ivoire won 2, with 1 draw (3 goals per game).

Kennedy Musonda (43') scored for Zambia.

Zambia — live results and scheduleCôte d'Ivoire — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs
Zambia3-4-2-1formation4-3-3Côte d'Ivoire
  1. 4Frankie MusondaDF · ↑89′
  2. 5Golden MafwentaMF · ↑90+2′
  3. 17Clatous ChamaMF · ↑54′
  4. 2Kebson KamangaDF
  5. 3Ricky BandaFW
  6. 8Chipyoka SongaFW
  7. 9Francisco MwepuFW
  8. 11Larry BwalyaMF
  9. 16Tresford Lawrence MulengaGK
  10. 18Charles KalumbaGK
  11. 21Dominic ChandaDF

SubstitutesCoaches: Avram Grant (1.51 PPG) · E. FaeG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 9Vakoun Issouf BayoFW · ↑68′
  2. 13Jérémie BogaFW · ↑54′
  3. 14Oumar DiakitéFW · ↑54′
  4. 19Karim KonatéFW · ↑86′
  5. 20Hamed Junior TraorèMF · ↑68′
  6. 3Mario DorgelesMF
  7. 4Sinaly DiomandéDF
  8. 7Hassane KamaraDF
  9. 15Jean Thierry LazareMF
  10. 17Guéla DouéDF
  11. 22Emmanuel AgbadouDF
  12. 23Badra Ali SangaréGK

Table after full time

Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications 2025
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Zambia53-1-15:4+1102nd ▲1
2Côte d'Ivoire53-0-28:3+591st ▼1
3Sierra Leone51-2-25:8-353rd
4Chad50-3-21:4-334th
Zambia
2nd → 1st7 → 10 pts
Côte d'Ivoire
1st → 2nd9 → 9 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Updated