This is the crisis in the Ivory Coast selection. For the second consecutive time, Didier Drogba is not summoned among the Elephants. The captain of elephants is not in the list of 26 players unveiled this Thursday by coach Sabri Lamouchi for the playoff games of the 2014 World Cup scheduled in June.
In last March, the explanations of the French technician had not convinced. The local press recently spoke of a conflict of interest between Drogba and the President of the IFF (Ivorian Football Federation), Sidy Diallo. The reaction of the fans of Séléphanto is eagerly awaited. Besides this major information Lamouchi convenes for the first time Mathis Bolly due to his first goal in the Bundesliga (forward, Fortuna Dusseldorf-Germany) and Aurier Serges (Forward, FC Toulouse-France), finally out of his reflection.
Note the return into selection of Seydou Doumbia. The CSKA Moscow striker returning from injury had been deprived of meeting with the Elephants in March by his club. Gosso Gosso who has finally found the service in Turkey is recalled. Geoffroy Sere Die that made a strong impression during his first call is also there. The rest is classic.
Complete List
GOALKEEPER
01-Barry Boubacar (LOKEREN, L1, BELGIUM)
02-GBOHOUO SYLVAIN (SEWE SPORTS SAN PEDRO, L1, VIC)
03 – SANGARE BADRA ALI (IVORY ACADEMY, L2, VIC)
DEFENDERS
04-BAMBA SOULEIMAN (TRAZBONSPOR, L1, TURKEY)
05-ARTHUR BOKA (STUTTGART, L1, GERMANY)
06-ANGOUAN Brou Benjamin (Valenciennes, L1, FRANCE)
07 – AKPA AKPRO J.Daniel (Toulouse FC, L1, FRANCE)
08-AURIER SERGE (Toulouse FC, L2, FRANCE)
09-DIARASSOUBA OUSMANE VIERA (Pandurii, L1, ROMANIA)
10-Gosso Gosso JEAN-JACQUES (MERSIN İdmanyurdu, L1, TURKEY)
11-DJA DJEDJE BRICE (Evian TG, L1, FRANCE)
MEDLEFIELDERS
12-ZOKORA DIDIER (TRAZBONSPOR, L1, TURKEY)
13-ABDUL RAZACK (MANCHESTER CITY, P.LEAGUE, ENGLAND)
14-NDRI Koffi ROMARIC (ZARAGOZA, leagued, SPAIN)
15 – Tiote CHEICK ISMAEL (NEWCASTLE, P.LEAGUE, ENGLAND)
16 – Yaya Toure Gnégnéri (MANCHESTER CITY, P.LEAGUE, ENGLAND)
17 – SIO GIOVANNI (SOCHAUX, L1, FRANCE)
18 – DIDIER YA KONAN (HANNOVER 96, L1, GERMANY)
19 SEREY DIE Geoffroy (FC BASEL, L1, SWITZERLAND)
FORWARDS
20-DOUMBIA SEYDOU (CSKA MOSCOW, L1, RUSSIA)
21-SALOMON KALOU (LILLE, L1, FRANCE)
22 – Kone AROUNA (WIGAN, P.LEAGUE, ENGLAND)
23 – Traore LACINA (ANZHI MAKHACHKALA, L1, RUSSIA)
24-BOLLY MATHIS (FORTUNA DUSSELDORF, L1, GERMANY)
25-BONY WILFRIED (SPEED Arnhem, L1, NETHERLANDS)
26-Yao Kouassi Gervais (ARSENAL, P.LEAGUE, ENGLAND)