Ivory Coast’s coach, Sabri Lamouchi, has announced the squad for the play-offs against Senegal in the quest for a spot in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Notable inclusions are the return of Kolo Touré, who hasn’t played for the Elephants since CAN 2013, and key players like Didier Drogba, Yaya Touré, Lacina Traoré, Wilfried Bony, and Didier Zokora. In the event of qualification, the Ivory Coast will receive financial support of 365 million CFA francs from the Ivorian State.
List of selected players:
Goalkeepers:
- Barry Boubacar (Lokeren, Belgium)
- Gbohouo Sylvain (Séwé Sport, CIV)
- Cissé Abdoul Karim (Africa, CIV)
Defenders:
- Kolo Touré (Liverpool)
- Akpa Akpro Jean Daniel (Toulouse)
- Angoua Benjamin (Valenciennes, France)
- Aurier Serge (Toulouse, France)
- Bamba Souleman (Trabzonspor, Turkey)
- Boka Arthur (Stuttgart, Germany)
- Diarrassouba Viera (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey)
- Zokora Didier (Trabzonspor, Turkey)
Midfielders:
- Max Gradel (St-Etienne)
- N’dri Kofi Romaric (Bastia)
- Gosso-Gosso Jean-jacques (Glençlerbirligi SK, Turkey)
- Tioté Cheikh (Newcastle, England)
- Ya Konan Didier (Hanover, Germany)
- Serey Dié Geoffrey (Basel, Switzerland)
- Touré Yaya Gnégnéri (Manchester City, England)
Forwards:
- Traoré Lacina (Anzhi, Russia)
- Bony Wilfried (Swansea, England)
- Yao Kouassi Gervais (AS Roma, Italy)
- Drogba Didier (Galatasaray, Turkey)
- Kalou Salomon (Lille, France)
- Sio Giovanni (Wolfsburg, Germany)
