Pépé, Fofana, Haller… Ivory Coast with its stars at home

2023-12-29 15:13:18

Ivory Coast will be able to count on its star players during the African Cup of Nations which it will host from January 13 to February 11, according to the list unveiled Thursday in Abidjan.

Published on: 12/29/2023 – 2:13 p.m.

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All the lights are green for Ivory Coast. The organizing country of the next African Cup of Nations will be able to count on its star players during CAN-2024, according to the list unveiled on Thursday, December 28, in Abidjan.

Attackers Sébastien Haller (Dortmund) and Nicolas Pépé (Trabzonspor), defender Wilfried Singo (AS Monaco) as well as midfielders Seko Fofana (Al-Nassr), Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) and Franck Kessié (Al-Ahli) are part of from the list of Elephants announced at a press conference by the coach, Frenchman Jean-Louis Gasset.

However, Galatasaray striker Wilfried Zaha and Besiktas central defender Eric Bailly were not called up.

Ivory Coast is part of Group A, in which it will challenge Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.

The selection of Ivory Coast

Goalkeepers : Yahia Fofana (Angers/FRA/D2), Charles Folly (Asec Mimosas), Badra Ali (Sekhukhune United/RSA)

Defenders: Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest/ENG), Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest/ENG), Ismaël Diallo (Hajduk Split/CRO), Ousmane Diomandé (Sporting Portugal/POR), Ghislain Konan (Al-Feiha/KSA), Evans N’dicka (AS Rome/ITA), Odilon Kossonou (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Wilfried Singo (Monaco/FRA)

Midfielders: Jean-Thierry Amani Lazare (Union Saint-Gilloise/BEL), Idrissa Doumbia (Alanyaspor/TUR), Seko Fofana (Al Nassr/KSA), Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest/ENG), Franck Kessié (Al-Ahli/KSA), Jean-Michaël Séri (Hull/ENG/D2)

Attackers: Simon Adingra (Brighton/ENG), Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo, ESP), Jérémie Boga (Nice/FRA), Sébastien Haller (Dortmund/GER), Karim Konaté (Red Bull Salzburg/AUT), Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina/ITA) , Jean-Philippe Krasso (Red Star Belgrade/SRB), Max-Alain Gradel (Gaziantep/TUR), Oumar Diakité (Reims/FRA), Nicolas Pépé (Trabzonspor/TUR)