He made his choice. We know the 11 football players chosen by Ivorian coach Émerse Faé to face Mozambique this Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) in Marrakech on the first day of Group F of the African Cup of Nations (CAN).
A tough group where Ivory Coast, title holders, will subsequently face Cameroon on December 28 and Gabon of Marseillais Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on December 31.
The composition of Ivory Coast:
Tofafa – Konad, Michael, a massou, Kedia, ZAA Dial, sangare, sangare, sangare, diacka.
Reduced by the withdrawal of Sébastien Haller (injured a few days before the CAN) and the ouster of Nicolas Pépé (disciplinary reason), the Elephants will therefore have to assert themselves to avoid putting a lot of pressure on themselves from the start.
To liven up its attack, Ivory Coast is once again banking on Wilfried Zaha (33 years old) despite his tumultuous history with the selection. He hasn’t played in orange for two years and had already skipped the selection from 2018 to 2021. But he shines in the United States, in Charlotte, in MLS.
Hopes rest on young prodigy Yan Diomandé, who is exploding at RB Leipzig, and winger Amad Diallo, starter at Manchester United.
