CAN 2021: the 28 players selected by Ivory Coast with Zaha

Ivorian Wilfried Zaha, during CAN 2019. AFP - FADEL SENNA

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The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) unveiled on December 23, 2021 the list of 28 players selected by Patrice Beaumelle to play the next African Cup of Nations, scheduled from January 9 to February 6 in Cameroon.

Wilfried Zaha, who seemed cold with the French coach, was called up.

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Patrice Beaumelle, the coach of the Ivory Coast team, gave the list of the 28 players who will go to preparation for the next African Cup of Nations, scheduled for January 9 to February 6 in Cameroon.

The African Football Confederation (CAF) indeed authorizes the selections to bring up to 28 players to CAN 2021, because of the risks of positive cases of Covid-19.

Among those called up for the tournament, no surprise.

There was uncertainty about Wilfried Zaha, on the cold side with the French coach a few weeks ago.

But the Crystal Palace winger was finally called up.

On the other hand, midfielder Seko Fofana, sparkling with RC Lens, is not there.

He had asked to be left at the disposal of his club for the next few months ...

Note that three local players, Eliezer Ira Tape (FC San Pedro), Abdoul Karim Cissé (ASEC Mimosas) and Karim Konaté (ASEC Mimosas), will be part of the adventure.

The team led by Serge Aurier, Éric Bailly, Geoffroy Serey Die, Franck Kessié, Max-Alain Gradel or even Sébastien Haller will play against Equatorial Guinea (January 12), Sierra Leone (January 16) and Algeria (20 January), in group E of this CAN 2021.

CAN 2021: THE 28 OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Goalkeepers:

Sylvain Gbohouo (Wolkite City / Ethiopia), Badra Ali Sangaré (JDR Stars / South Africa), Eliezer Ira Tape (FC San Pedro / Ivory Coast), Abdoul Karim Cissé (ASEC Mimosas / Côted'Ivoire)

: Serge Aurier (Villarreal / Spain), Habib Maïga (FC Metz / France), Éric Bailly (Manchester United / England), Willy Boly (Wolverhampton / England), Wilfried Kanon (Pyramids FC / Egypt), Odilon Kossounou (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany), Simon Deli (Adana Demirspor / Turkey), Maxwel Cornet (Burnley / England), Ghislain Konan (Stade de Reims / France)

: Geoffroy Serey Die (FC Sion / Switzerland), Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven / Netherlands), Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (Lazio Rome / Italy), Franck Kessié (AC Milan / Italy), Hamed Junior Traorè (Sassuolo / Italy), Jean Michaël Seri (Fulham / England), Max-Alain Gradel (Sivasspor / Turkey)

: Jérémie Boga (Sassuolo / Italy), Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace / England), Jean Evrard Kouassi (Trabzonspor / Turkey), Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal / England), Sébastien Haller (Ajax Amsterdam / Netherlands), Christian Kouamé (Anderlecht / Belgium), Yohan Boli (Al Rayyan / Qatar), Karim Konaté (ASEC Mimosas / Ivory Coast)

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