Christ Inao Ouli left his mark on the night with his effectiveness in the midfield in the Africa Cup of Nations Group F match, where Ivory Coast defeated Gabon 3-2. The young football player was chosen as the ‘best player of the match’ with his successful performance and statistics in his first match in the first 11 of the national team. Oulai, who served as the center’s dynamo, caught the ball 85 times and became the third most responsible player on the field in passing traffic. The young player achieved a 97 percent accuracy rate with 64/67 passes while making plays in short-medium distance. Oulai played a decisive role in transition games with 75 percent success in 3/4 long ball attempts, 2 critical pass breaks and 6 unclaimed balls. The successful player also showed his physical resilience by winning 7/12 bilateral matches.
According to Footmercato, Ivory Coast National Team Coach Emerse Fae stated that they saw Christ Inao Oulai as a unique profile in squad planning. While the experienced coach described the young midfielder as a type of player that they felt was missing in the team, he expressed his confidence in the player’s development by saying, “Oulai is a midfielder who can read the game before others, has the ball at his feet, and can score with passes and shots. He will be a valuable complementary piece for us.” This comment was interpreted as Oulai’s rising performance in Trabzonspor finding a strong response at the national team level as well.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM TRABZONSPOR TO OUALI
Trabzonspor congratulated its football player Christ Inao Ouli, who was selected as the player of the match in the Gabon-Ivory Coast match, with a post. The claret-blue team shared, “Our national player Christ Inao Oulai, who played for Ivory Coast in the African Nations Cup, was selected as the man of the match with his performance against Gabon. We congratulate our player.” He dropped his note.
𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐎𝐟𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 🌟 Our national player Christ Inao Oulai, who played for Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations, was chosen as the man of the match with his performance against Gabon. 💎 We congratulate our player. pic.twitter.com/Ctj2oaLF1G
— Trabzonspor (@Trabzonspor) January 1, 2026