Ivory Coast exclude Inter forward Ange-Yoan Bonny from squad with muscle injury

Ivory Coast have withdrawn Inter forward Ange-Yoan Bonny from their squad after he suffered a muscle injury while playing against Como.

The 23-year-old was ruled out of the national team’s plans following the injury sustained during his club’s match. Bonny will therefore miss Ivory Coast’s two meetings with Gambia in the qualifying campaign for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Elephants are scheduled to play Gambia in the third round of qualification on Thursday, 12 November. They will face the same opponents again in the fourth round on 17 November.

Ivory Coast currently lead their group with six points, level with second-placed Gambia. Somalia and Ghana occupy the remaining positions, with neither side having collected a point.

Bonny has made 14 appearances for Inter in all competitions this season, scoring three goals and providing no assists. The forward has played a total of 395 minutes for the club.