In the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations Wilfried Zaha has been left out From Ivory Coast squad.
In Africa Cup of Nations Wilfried Zaha the 31-year-old Galatasaray forward with 31 appearances and five goals for the Elephants, won’t feature in the Ivory Coast squad for the impending Africa Cup of Nations.
Despite his limited national team appearances this year—just two matches—his absence was notable as head coach Jean-Louis Gasset finalized the 23-man roster.
Among the squad members, several players based in England have made the cut, including Nottingham Forest’s Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangare, and Serge Aurier. Additionally, Brighton and Hove Albion forward Simon Adingra and Hull City’s Jean Michael Seri are part of the roster. Set in Group A for AFCON, Ivory Coast is slated to clash with Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea during the tournament.
Complete Squad
Goalkeepers: Yahia Fofana from SCO Angers, Badra Ali representing Sekhukhune United, and Ayayi Folly of ASEC Mimos.
Defenders: Willy Boly from Nottingham, Chester Diallo of Hadjuk, Ousmande Diomande from Sporting, Odilon Kossounou representing Leverkusen, Evan Ndicka of Roma, Ghislain Konan from Al-Fayha, Serge Aurier also from Nottingham, and Wilfried Singo of Monaco.
Midfielders: Ibrahim Sangare from Nottingham, Doumbia Idrissa of Ah Ahli, Franck Kessie representing Al-Ahli, Jean Michael Seri from Hull, Seko Fofana of Al Nassr, and Lazare Amani from Union SG.
Forwards: Sebastien Haller from Dortmund, Karim Konate of Salzburg, Jean-Philippe Krasso representing Etoile Rouge, Max-Alain Gradel from Gaziantep, Christian Kouame of Fiorentina, Jonathan Bamba from Celta Vigo, Oumar Diakite representing Reims, Jeremie Boga from OGC Nice, Nicolas Pepe of Trabzonspor, and Simon Adingra from Brighton.
