2028 Olympic Qualifiers: Elephants to Face Reigning African Champions Cameroon in Third Round

Côte d’Ivoire will face Cameroon in the third round of the African qualifiers for the women’s football tournament at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. After eliminating the Democratic Republic of the Congo by an aggregate score of 7-1, Reynald Pedros’s Elephants will play the first leg in Cameroon on February 23, 2027, before hosting the return match on March 6. Cameroon, coached by Valentine Nguele, reached this round after Guinea forfeited their second-round tie. The winners will advance to the fourth and final round of qualification for Africa’s Olympic places.