Former Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha is left out of Ivory Coast's World Cup squad, but four current Premier League players are included.
Ivory Coast have named four Premier League players in their 26-man squad for the World Cup this summer, but there is no room for former Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha.
Wolves defender Emmanuel Agbadou, Nottingham Forest midfielder Ibrahim Sangare and forwards Amad Diallo and Evann Guessand, of Manchester United and Aston Villa respectively, have been named in the travelling party. Zaha, 33, was selected for the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this season, but the 36-cap winger, currently on loan with Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer from Galatasaray, has not made the cut for this summer's competition.
Seko Fofana, Jean Michael Seri, Simon Adingra and Nicolas Pepe, all of whom have English top-flight experience, have been selected by head coach Emerse Fae. RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande, who has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League this summer, is among the forwards chosen, along with the uncapped Ange-Yoan Bonny of Inter Milan.
Bonny, 22, completed a nationality transfer last week - having represented France Under-21s - and is following the same path as new national team-mate Elye Wahi, who won his first cap in March in thePepe, 30, is included having been omitted from this winter's AFCON squad, where the Ivorians were defending their title but went out at the quarter-final stage. Ivory Coast are in Group E for their fourth World Cup, and will open their campaign on 14 June against Ecuador, before facing Germany and tournament debutants Curacao.
Emmanuel Agbadou , Clement Akpa , Ousmane Diomande , Guela Doue , Ghislain Konan , Odilon Kossonou , Evan Ndicka , Wilfried Singo Seko Fofana , Parfait Guiagon , Franck Kessie , Christ Oulai , Ibrahim Sangare , Jean-Michael Seri Simon Adingra , Ange-Yoan Bonny , Amad Diallo , Oumar Diakite , Yan Diomande , Evann Guessand , Nicolas Pepe , Bazoumana Toure , Elye Wahi
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