Nominated for the UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Month trophy for October, Stade de Reims midfielder Yaya Fofana has also been called up by Ivory Coast for the first time, for two matches against Gambia.
October was a productive month for Yaya Fofana. The Stade de Reims midfielder is one of the three nominees for the UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Month trophy, alongside Ilyes Housni (AS Nancy-Lorraine) and Nicolas Pays (Montpellier HSC), according to OneFootball/Foot National.
The award is not the only news of this early November. The Reims man has indeed been called up by Ivory Coast for the first time, for the matches against Gambia on 12 and 17 November 2026, according to Dailysports via Footafrica.net. Two pieces of news landing almost at the same time for the same player.
Three goals and two assists in October
The statistics accompanying the nomination are precise: three goals scored and two assists in four Ligue 2 matches in October alone, according to OneFootball/Foot National. Those figures place Yaya Fofana among the three players shortlisted by the UNFP for the Player of the Month trophy.
Voting is open until Sunday 15 November 2026. Yaya Fofana will therefore have to wait for the ballot to close to learn the outcome of the contest against Ilyes Housni and Nicolas Pays.
A slalom spotted by beIN Sports
Another point of note in recent weeks: beIN Sports included Yaya Fofana’s slalom through the Grenoble defence among the best goals of the weekend. An individual effort highlighted by the channel, which did not go unnoticed.
The Reims midfielder thus finds himself in the spotlight on two different fronts: that of Ligue 2 and, now, that of the Ivory Coast national team.
First call-up for the Elephants
Yaya Kader Fofana, a Stade de Reims midfielder, has been called up by Ivory Coast for the first time for the matches against Gambia on 12 and 17 November 2026, according to Dailysports via Footafrica.net. He joined the Elephants’ camp in Abidjan on Sunday 8 November.
The call-up comes at the very moment he is being recognised by the UNFP. His playing time against Gambia is not yet known.
The schedule is tight: the first match against Gambia takes place on 12 November, three days before the UNFP vote closes, and the second on 17 November.