Jean-Louis Gasset has named his final 27-man squad for the 2023 AFCON.
Galatasaray forward Wilfred Zaha is excluded as red-hot Yanga midfielder Pacome Zouzoua also is missing.
Simon Adingra was confirmed to probably miss the tournament due to a hamstring injury yesterday by Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi in his pre-match conference but he’s surprisingly included.
Bonafide superstars like Frank Kessie, Ibrahim Sangare, Sebastien Haller, Seko Fofana and Nicolas Pepe are included alongside experienced players like Serge Aurier, Jean Michel Seri and Max Gradel.
Ivory Coast is placed in Group A with Guinea Bissau, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.
The list in full
Goalkeepers
Fofana Yahia, Charles Foli, Badra Ali
Defenders
Serge Aurier, Singo Wilfried, Ghislain Konan, Bolly Willy, Evan Ndicka, Diomande Ousmane, Kossounou Odilon, Dialo Ismael
Midfielders
Seko Fofana, Jean Michel Seri, Frank Kessie, Ibrahim Sangare, Amani Lazare, Doumbia Idrissa
Forward
Jonathan Bamba, Boga Jeremie, Diakite Oumar, Sebastien Haller, Konate Karim, Christian Kouame, Krasso Phillipe, Max Gradel, Nicholas Pepe, Simon Adingra
