Rankings:
Caf: 1
Fifa: 15
Fancied to win the 2012 Afcon tournament against Zambia, Côte d’Ivoire failed to rise to the occasion, and succumbed to the more-determined Zambian team. It was the same story when they reached the final in 2006 and yet again they failed to emerge victorious.
The star-studded Ivorian team, which boast big names in the likes of Diedier Drogba, Emmanuel Eboué, Kolo Touré, Didier Zokora, and Siaka Tiéné, will hope to reach the final and lift the trophy this time around.
Ranked Number 1 in Africa, Côte d’Ivoire team is under pressure to set their hands on the trophy they last won in 1992.
Full squad: Goalkeepers: Boubacar Copa Barry (Lokeren, Belgium), Daniel Yeboah (Dijon, France), Badra Ali Sangaré (l’Ivoire Académie)
Defenders: Souleymane Bamba (Leicester City, England), Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart, Germany), Emmanuel Eboué (Galatasaray, Turkey), Igor Lolo (FC Kuban Krasnodar, Russia), Siaka Tiéné (PSG, France), Kolo Touré (Manchester City, England), Ismael Traoré (Brest, France)
Midfielders: Abdul Razak (Manchester City, England), Romaric (Real Saragosse, Spain), Max-Alain Gradel (Saint-Etienne, France), Cheik Tioté (Newcastle, England), Yaya Touré (Manchester City, England), Didier Ya Konan (Hanovre 96, Germany), Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor, Turkey)
Forwards: Didier Drogba (Shanghai Shenhua, China), Salomon Kalou (Lille, France), Arouna Koné (Wigan, England), Lacina Traoré (Anzhi Makhachkala, Russia), Wilfried Bony (Vitesse Arnhem, Holland), Gervinho (Arsenal, England)
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