Côte D'Ivoire: A potential newcomers ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026

A cousin as 'Gifted' as Guéla and Désiré
He has a different surname, but Yann Gboho is the cousin of Guéla and Désiré Doué who evolve respectively in Strasbourg and at Paris Saint-Germain. If the two brothers very quickly attracted the light, Yann took time. Nevertheless, this fine dribbler remains no less talented.

At 25 years old, Yann Gboho has reached the age of maturity, which is also seen through his game that has experienced a logical progression. Two years after his arrival in Toulouse, the Ivorian winger has definitely found his feet and taken off.

Right-handed, Gboho has this ease to insert himself inside the game to open a shot angle or find a relay to then hit. Its speed is also an exceptional asset in acceleration and overflow.
Technically, it’s a real poison for the opponents, as he is able to play in small spaces but also by attacking the depth. He is a winger who is not afraid of the duel and who is constantly in provocation in the one against one.

Most decisive player of Toulouse
Moreover, Yann Gboho is the best dribbler in Ligue 1 this season (64 successes – via Foot Mercato) with an average of 2.6 per match. It is logically the player who suffers the most fouls in Ligue 1 this season (60).

In Toulouse, Yann Gboho has developed his versatility and can also play on the right, as on the palette of his first goal against Metz last weekend. But his preferred position remains the left side from which his magnificent winding started for his double against the Grenats on Sunday.

This season, Yann Gboho has scored 10 goals and 2 assists in 29 matches in all competitions combined. Figures that make him the most decisive player in TéFéCé, far ahead of Santiago Hidalgo and his 6 goals (4 assists).

The selection in focus
Last January, Yann Gboho, born in Man in the north-west of Côte d'Ivoire, but having grown up in France, said he was open to playing for the Elephants at the international level, having only stopped with the U18 of the French team.

Two months later, his performances place him in an ideal position to make his entry into Emerse Faé’s group. The list of Elephants will be published this Wednesday for the friendly matches against South Korea (28 March) and Scotland (31 March) and everything suggests that the Toulouse native should be included.

Guéla Doué and Yann Gboho soon to be selected?
If this were to be confirmed, he would thus join his cousin Guéla Doué who is in a tough competition with Wilfried Singo on the right corridor of the Elephant Defense. What to extend the family’s legacy in the history of Ivorian football which also knew Noumandiez Désiré Doué as a referee. Today retired, he served as CAF’s Director of Arbitration (2022 - 2025) and remains a respected FIFA instructor across the continent and beyond.

However, Yann Gboho will then have to deal with the competition from Yann Diomandé who seems untouchable in this position, but also that of Martial Godo who is also on fire in Alsace with Strasbourg and should also be included in the list.