Ivory Coast player Elye Wahi, who is currently featuring at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, was arrested on suspicion of fixing-related offences less than two weeks before the tournament.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Day 4 Highlights: Germany and Sweden registered huge victories while Cote d'Iviore grabbed a late winner and Japan held Netherlands to a thrilling draw.

But the 23-year-old Diallo, who had been introduced in place of Bazoumana Toure shortly before the hour mark, had other ideas as he finished first-time from a right-wing cross right just as the game was heading for injury time.

Full Schedule of FIFA World Cup 2026: A total of 72 group stage matches and 104 games in total will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

FIFA World Cup 2026, Group E Preview: Germany are the top favourites to go through to the next round, but with Ivory coast and Ecuador in the mix, surprises can't be ruled out.

FIFA World Cup 2026, Group E: Germany are aiming to return to their World Cup glory days, but face a stern challenge in the form of Ivory Coast, Ecuador and Curacao.

Amad Diallo scored a late winner as Ivory Coast stunned France 2-1 in a World Cup warm-up match in Nantes on Thursday.

Reigning champions Ivory Coast pipped Cameroon to top spot in their group after Algeria maintained their perfect record as the first round of the Africa Cup of Nations concluded on Wednesday.

Luca Zidane opted to represent Algeria, the country of his grandfather's birth, and kept a cleansheet in a 3-0 win over Sudan.

The decision by African football bosses to change the Africa Cup of Nations from a biennial competition to a tournament held every four years has been met with a mixed reaction on the continent with some seeing it as simply caving in to pressure from European clubs and FIFA.

Evan Guessand thrived in the 2024/25 campaign during which he netted 12 goals, helping Nice finish fourth in Ligue 1.

In 2024, football's uncertainty reached a height it hasn't scaled in many years.

Atalanta and Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman, who finished 14th in the Ballon d'Or rankings, is the favourite to pick up the award.

Substitute forward Kelechi Iheanacho and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali played key roles as Nigeria beat South Africa 4-2 on penalties on Wednesday in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller.

Oumar Diakite was the hero as hosts Ivory Coast staged another remarkable salvage operation on Saturday to reach the Africa cup of Nations semi-finals, and South Africa later joined them

The Ivory Coast crushed an abject Algeria 4-1 on Thursday with Nicolas Pepe among the scorers as the reigning champions crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the group stage.

In his final campaign with Manchester City, Yaya Toure's relationship with Pep Guardiola deteriorated and he made only one Premier League start.

Yaya Toure, who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League, made his international debut for Ivory Coast in 2004