FRIENDLY IVORY COAST-MEXICO: LAMOUCHI RECALLS DIDIER DROGBA, NOT KOLO AND EBOUÉ!

Ivory Coast national team coach Sabri Lamouchi has recalled Didier Drogba to the squad for a friendly match against Mexico on August 14. Drogba had been left out during the 2014 World Cup qualifiers but returns after impressive pre-season performances with Galatasaray. The squad also includes new Malaga player Bobley Anderson and Anderlecht’s Gohi Bi Cyriac. Notably absent from the selection are Kolo Touré and Emmanuel Eboué.

Complete list:

Goalkeepers

1. BARRY Boubacar (Lokeren, Belgium)
2. SANGARE Badra Ali (Ivoire Academie, CIV)

Defenders 3. AKPA-AKPRO Jean-Daniel (Toulouse, France)

4. ANGOUA Benjamin (Valenciennes, France)
5. AURIER Serge (Toulouse, France)
6. BAMBA Souleman (Trabzonspor, Turkey)
7. BOKA ARTHUR (Stuttgart, Germany)
8. DIARRASSOUBA Viera (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey)
9. DJA DJEDJE Brice (Evian, France)
10. ZOKORA Didier (Trabzonspor, Turkey)

Midfielders 11. ANDERSON Bobley (Malaga, Spain)

12. GOSSO-GOSSO Jean-Jacques (Gençlerbirligi SK, Turkey)
13. RAZAK Abdul (Manchester City, England)
14. SEREY DIE Geoffrey (Basel, Switzerland)
15. SIO Giovanni (Wolfsburg, Germany)
16. TIOTE Cheikh (Newcastle, England)
17. TOURE Yaya Gnégnéri (Manchester City, England)

Forwards 18. BOLLY Mathis (Fortuna Düsseldorf, Germany)

19. BONY Wilfried (Swansea City, England)
20. GERVINHO (AS Roma, Italy)
21. DROGBA Didier (Galatasaray, Turkey)
22. KALOU Salomon (Lille, France)
23. ZORO Cyriac Gohi Bi (Anderlecht, Belgium)