Sabri Lamouchi initially had no plans for Romaric Koffi in the upcoming match of the 6th day of the penultimate qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup between Ivory Coast and Morocco on September 7 in Abidjan. However, Romaric’s outstanding performance and the decisive goal for Bastia against Toulouse changed the Ivorian coach’s mind, earning him a call-up.
Romaric Koffi will replace the injured Jean-Jacques Gosso, making it a total of six midfielders called up for the Ivory Coast squad: Cheikh Tioté (Newcastle/England), Abdul Razak (Anzhi Makhatchkala/Russia), Didier Ya Konan (Hanover 96/Germany), Bobley Anderson (Malaga/Spain), Geoffrey Serey Die (FC Basel/Switzerland), and Yaya Touré (Manchester City/England).
