
Six new players are making their appearance or reappearance compared to the team that played the final at the start of the year in Libreville. They are goalkeeper Ali Badra Sangare, midfielders Abdul Razak and Romaric, and attackers Lacina Traore and Arouna Kone.
The 23 Elephants :
Goalkeepers: Copa Barry (Lokeren/Belgium), Daniel Yeboah (without club), Badara Sangaré (Sewe San Pedro)
Defenders: Abib Kolo Touré (Manchester City/England), Souleyman Bamba (Trabzonspor/Turkey), Emmanuel Eboué (Galatasaray/Turkey), Siaka Tiéné (PSG/France), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart/Germany), Ismaël Traoré (Brest/France), Igor Lolo (FC Kuban/Russia)
Midfielders: Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor/Turkey), Cheik Tioté (Newcastle/England), Yaya Gnégnéri Touré (Manchester City/England), Max Gradel (Saint-Etienne/France), Romaric N’Dri (Saragosse/Spain), Abdul Razak (Manchester City/England), Didier Ya Konan (Hanovre/Germany)
Attackers: Salomon Kalou (Lille/France), Gervinho (Arsenal/England), Didier Drogba (Shanghaï Shenhua/China), Wilfried Bony (Vitesse Arnhem/Netherlands), Lacina Traoré (Anzhi Makhachkala/Russia), Arouna Koné (Wigan/England)