It appears that Chelsea midfielder Angban Victorien will not be part of the Éléphanteaux delegation for the CAN 2013 cadet qualifiers against Senegal. The coach, Kamara Ibrahim, had initially summoned him, but Victorien will be absent due to administrative reasons. The details of these reasons have not been clarified, but according to sport-ivoire.ci, Chelsea had to refuse to release the player for the match, possibly due to the late receipt of the summons by the club.
Despite this setback, the Ivory Coast team will still have the experience of Angban Vincent De Paul, the brother of Chelsea midfielder Victorien, in the squad. Angban Vincent De Paul has a football background, having participated in the Junior African Cup of Nations in 2005 in Benin. He has also played as a goalkeeper for several clubs, including Rio-Sports d’Anyama, Sabé Sports de Bouna, and ASEC Abidjan. The Ivorian selection will head to Dakar for the match against Senegal, and Angban Vincent De Paul will contribute his experience to the team.
