Eliminated in the round of 16 by Egypt on penalties (0-0 4 tab 5) during the last edition in 2021, Ivory Coast has revenge to take. 15 days before the launch of the 2024 African Cup of Nations in his country (January 13 – February 11), coach Jean-Louis Gasset announced the list of 27 players who will compete in the competition under his command. Four of them are currently playing in France.
Goalkeeper Yahia Fofana (Angers), defender Wilfried Singo (Monaco) as well as attackers Oumar Diakité (Reims) and Jérémie Boga (Nice) will represent the Elephants in front of their home crowd. Former Nice player Jean-Michael Seri (Hull City) and former Lens player Seko Fofana (Al-Nassr) will be present, as will Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest), who played for Toulouse and especially PSG. Despite his good performances, Galatasaray striker Wilfried Zaha is suffering from behavioral problems in the selection and will not play in this African Cup of Nations.
In the group stages, Jean-Louis Gasset’s players will challenge Guinea-Bissau on 01/13, Nigeria on 01/18 and Equatorial Guinea on 01/22. Opponents who should be within reach of the double African champion (1992, 2015).
The list :
Guardians: Yahia Fofana, Badra Ali, Ayayi Folly
Defenders: Willy Boly, Chester Diallo, Ousmane Diomandé, Odilon Kossounou, Evan Ndicka, Ghislain Konan, Serge Aurier, Wilfried Singo
Midfielders: Ibrahim Sangare, Doumbia Idrissa, Franck Kessie, Jean Michael Seri, Seko Fofana and Lazare Amani
Forwards: Sébastien Haller, Karim Konaté, Jean-Philippe Krasso, Max-Alain Gradel, Christian Kouamé, Jonathan Bamba, Oumar Diakité, Jérémie Boga, Nicolas Pepe, Simon Adingra
