The Ivorian football delegation traveling to Dar es Salaam for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers brought about a surprise with the inclusion of Jean-Jacques Gosso and Abdoul Razack. This decision raised eyebrows as the two players had been initially excluded from the team after engaging in a physical altercation during a public training session last Wednesday.
The surprise reintegration of Gosso and Razack into the delegation comes after they offered apologies on Ivorian television. It appears that their remorse led to a change of mind regarding their exclusion from the team.
However, this decision has not been received positively by observers of Ivorian football, especially considering the physical altercation that had occurred just days before. Additionally, on the day of departure, there were reported deviations by the president of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF), Sidy Diallo, prompting the Ministry of Sports representative to intervene.
The Ivorian national team, despite these off-field incidents, is scheduled to face Tanzania in the World Cup qualifiers on Sunday. The unexpected inclusion of Gosso and Razack adds an element of intrigue to the team dynamics as they aim for a positive result in the upcoming match.
