The Ivory Coast national team coach, Sabri Lamouchi, has announced his squad of 27 players to face Belgium in a FIFA Day match on March 5. The list includes several key players, with notable absences such as Lacina Traoré, who was not called up.
Here is the list of the selected Elephants:
Goalkeepers:
- Barry Boubacar (Lokeren, Belgium)
- Gbohouo Sylvain (Séwé Sport, Ivory Coast)
- Mandé Sayouba (Stabaek, Norway)
Defenders: 4. Akpa Akpro (Valencienne, France)
- Aurier Serge (Toulouse, France)
- Boka Arthur (Stuttgart, Germany)
- Diarrassouba Viera (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey)
- Dja Djédjé Brice (Marseille, France)
- Djakpa Constant (Frankfurt, Germany)
- Tiené Siaka (Montpellier, France)
- Touré Kolo Abib (Liverpool, England)
- Zokora Didier (Trabzonspor, Turkey)
Midfielders: 13. Dé Geoffroy Serey (Basel, Switzerland)
- Diomandé Ismaël (AS Saint-Etienne, France)
- Gosso Gosso Jean-Jacques (Glenclerbirligi, Turkey)
- Gradel Max (AS Saint-Etienne, France)
- N’Dri Koffi Romaric (Bastia, France)
- Seri Jean-Mikael (Pacos De Ferreira, Portugal)
- Tiote Cheick Ismaël (Newcastle, England)
- Touré Yaya Gnegneri (Manchester City, England)
Forwards: 21. Bolly Mathis (Düsseldorf, Germany)
- Bony Wilfried (Swansea, England)
- Didier Drogba (Galatasaray, Turkey)
- Doumbia Seydou (CSKA Moscow, Russia)
- Salomon Kalou (Lille, France)
- Sio Giovanni (Basel, Switzerland)
- Yao Kouassi Gervais (AS Roma, Italy)
The squad represents a mix of experienced players and promising talents, aiming to deliver a strong performance against Belgium.
