AFCON 2023: Zaha, Bailly Dropped As Pepe, Haller, Make Cte dIvoires Final Squad

Hosts of next years Africa Cup of Nations Elephant of Cte dIvoire on Thursday, 28 December unveiled their final 27-man squad.

Cte dIvoires head coach Jean-Louis Gasset included Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller, former Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe and Nottingham Forest Serge Aurier.

Also included are former Barcelona midfielder Franck Kessi, Max-Alain Gradel and Forest midfielder Ibrahim Sangar.

However, there is no place for former Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha and erstwhile Manchester United defender Eric Bailly.

The AFCON 2023 will begin on January 13 and end February 11, 2024.

Cte dIvoire are in Group A alongside Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Equitorial Guinea.

Cte dIvoire final 27-man squad for AFCON 2023:

Goalkeepers:

Yahia Fofana (Angers/FRA), Charles Folly (Asec Mimosas), Badra Ali (Sekhukhune United/RSA)

Defenders:

Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest/ENG), Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest/ENG), Ismael Diallo (Hajduk Split,/CRO), Ousmane Diomand (Sporting Lisbon/POR), Ghislain Konan (Al-Feiha/KSA), Evans Ndicka (Roma/ITA), Odilon Kossonou (Bayer Leverkusen/GER) Wilfried Singo (Monaco/FRA)

Midfielders:

Jean-Thierry Amani Lazare (Union Saint-Gilloise/BEL), Idrissa Doumbia (Alanyaspor/TUR), Seko Fofana (Al Nassr/KSA), Ibrahim Sangar (Nottingham Forest/ENG), Franck Kessi (Al-Ahli/KSA), Jean-Michael Seri (Hull/ENG)

Forwards:

Simon Adingra (Brighton/ENG), Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo/ESP), Jrmie Boga (Nice/FRA), Sbastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Karim Konat (RB Salzburg/AUT), Christian Kouam (Fiorentina/ITA), Jean-Philippe Krasso (Red Star Belgrade/SRB), Max-Alain Gradel (Gaziantep/TUR), Oumar Diakit (Reims/FRA), Nicolas Pp (Trabzonspor/TUR)

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