Veteran striker Didier Drogba
was again left out of the Ivory Coast
squad when coach Sabri Lamouchi
unveiled his 26 players for next month's
World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and
Tanzania.
The 35-year-old Drogba led his country
at the Africa Cup of Nations in South
Africa this year but the team exited at
the quarter-finals stage.
Drogba
Drogba
As a result, the former Chelsea star was
axed from the squad for March's World
Cup qualifier against Gambia.
Despite Drogba's 96 caps and 60
international goals, Lamouchi has
resisted the urge to recall the
Galatasaray veteran.
Ivory Coast lead their World Cup
qualifying group by one point from
Tanzania. Morocco have two points
while Gambia prop up Group C with one
point.
Manchester City's Kolo Toure was also
overlooked.
Romaric N'Dri Koffi, who plays for Real
Zaragoza in Spain, and Jean-Jacques
Gosso, of Turkish side Mersin Idman
Yurdu, were recalled.
There are two new names in the squad
— defender Serge Aurier of Toulouse
and striker Mathis Bolly from Germany's
Fortuna Duesseldorf.
Ivory Coast will face Gambia away on
June 8 and Tanzania eight days later in
Dar Es Salaam.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren/
BEL), Ali Badra Sangare (Ivoire
Academie), Sylvain Gbohouo (Sewe San
Pedro)
Defenders: Souleymane Bamba
(Trazbonspor/TUR), Arthur Boka
(Stuttgart/GER), Benjamin Brou Angoua
(Valenciennes/FRA), Jean-Daniel Akpa
Akpro (Toulouse/FRA), Serge Aurier
(Toulouse/FRA), Jean-Jacques Gosso
(Mersin Idman Yurdu/TUR), Ousmane
Viera Diarrassouba (Pandurii/ROM), Brice
Dja Djadja (Evian-Thonon-Gaillard/FRA)
Midfielders: Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor/
TUR), Yaya Toure (Manchester City (ENG),
Didier Ya Konan (Hanover 96/GER), Abdul
Razak (Manchester City/ENG), Cheick
Ismael Tioté (Newcastle United/ENG),
Giovanni Sio (Sochaux/FRA), Geoffroy
Serey Die (Basel/SUI), Romaric N'Dri Koffi
(Real Zaragoza/ESP)
Attackers: Gervinho (Arsenal/ENG),
Salomon Kalou (Lille/FRA), Wilfried Bony
(Vitesse Arnhem/NED), Lacina Traore
(Anzhi Makhachkala/RUS), Arouna Kone
(Wigan Athletic/ENG), Seydou Doumbia
(CSKA Moscow/RUS), Mathis Bolly
(Fortuna Duesseldorf/GER)
was again left out of the Ivory Coast
squad when coach Sabri Lamouchi
unveiled his 26 players for next month's
World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and
Tanzania.
The 35-year-old Drogba led his country
at the Africa Cup of Nations in South
Africa this year but the team exited at
the quarter-finals stage.
Drogba
Drogba
As a result, the former Chelsea star was
axed from the squad for March's World
Cup qualifier against Gambia.
Despite Drogba's 96 caps and 60
international goals, Lamouchi has
resisted the urge to recall the
Galatasaray veteran.
Ivory Coast lead their World Cup
qualifying group by one point from
Tanzania. Morocco have two points
while Gambia prop up Group C with one
point.
Manchester City's Kolo Toure was also
overlooked.
Romaric N'Dri Koffi, who plays for Real
Zaragoza in Spain, and Jean-Jacques
Gosso, of Turkish side Mersin Idman
Yurdu, were recalled.
There are two new names in the squad
— defender Serge Aurier of Toulouse
and striker Mathis Bolly from Germany's
Fortuna Duesseldorf.
Ivory Coast will face Gambia away on
June 8 and Tanzania eight days later in
Dar Es Salaam.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren/
BEL), Ali Badra Sangare (Ivoire
Academie), Sylvain Gbohouo (Sewe San
Pedro)
Defenders: Souleymane Bamba
(Trazbonspor/TUR), Arthur Boka
(Stuttgart/GER), Benjamin Brou Angoua
(Valenciennes/FRA), Jean-Daniel Akpa
Akpro (Toulouse/FRA), Serge Aurier
(Toulouse/FRA), Jean-Jacques Gosso
(Mersin Idman Yurdu/TUR), Ousmane
Viera Diarrassouba (Pandurii/ROM), Brice
Dja Djadja (Evian-Thonon-Gaillard/FRA)
Midfielders: Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor/
TUR), Yaya Toure (Manchester City (ENG),
Didier Ya Konan (Hanover 96/GER), Abdul
Razak (Manchester City/ENG), Cheick
Ismael Tioté (Newcastle United/ENG),
Giovanni Sio (Sochaux/FRA), Geoffroy
Serey Die (Basel/SUI), Romaric N'Dri Koffi
(Real Zaragoza/ESP)
Attackers: Gervinho (Arsenal/ENG),
Salomon Kalou (Lille/FRA), Wilfried Bony
(Vitesse Arnhem/NED), Lacina Traore
(Anzhi Makhachkala/RUS), Arouna Kone
(Wigan Athletic/ENG), Seydou Doumbia
(CSKA Moscow/RUS), Mathis Bolly
(Fortuna Duesseldorf/GER)
Cyril 19 May, 2013
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