The Ivory Coast national football team is facing a crisis as Didier Drogba has not been called up for the second consecutive time by coach Sabri Lamouchi. Drogba, the captain of the team, is notably absent from the list of 26 players announced for the 2014 World Cup qualifying matches scheduled for June. Speculations about a conflict of interest between Drogba and the president of the Ivorian Football Federation have circulated in the local press. The news has raised questions and anticipation among fans, while Lamouchi has included new faces like Mathis Bolly and Serge Aurier, and Seydou Doumbia makes a return after recovering from injury.
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