The Ivory Coast – Cote d’Ivoire – have selected their 23 man squad to travel to South Africa for this summer’s 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Coach Sven Goran Eriksson has selected a squad which features a number of European based players and only one, Daniel Yeboah, who plays his football in the Cote D’Ivoire.
Didier Drogba – though currently an injury worry – is undoubtedly the Ivory Coast star man as the Chelsea player has had a phenomenal season winning a domestic double in the UK, where he was the Barclays Premier League Golden Boot for 2009/2010 too. His fitness for the tournament may well be the key to his nation’s success or failure.
The Ivory Coast have a tricky group in Group G, which features powerhouses Brazil and Portugal as well as the relatively unknown quantity of North Korea (Korea DPR).
Ivory Coast 23 Man Squad – FIFA World Cup 2010
Nr. | Name | D.O.B | Pos | Club | Ht |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boubacar BARRY | 30/12/1979 | GK | Lokeren (BEL) | 180 |
2 | Brou ANGOUA | 28/11/1986 | DF | Valenciennes (FRA) | 178 |
3 | Arthur BOKA | 02/04/1983 | DF | VfB Stuttgart (GER) | 166 |
4 | Kolo TOURE | 19/03/1981 | DF | Manchester City (ENG) | 183 |
5 | Didier ZOKORA | 14/12/1980 | MF | Sevilla FC (ESP) | 183 |
6 | Steve GOHOURI | 08/02/1981 | DF | Wigan (ENG) | 187 |
7 | Seydou DOUMBIA | 31/12/1987 | FW | Young Boys (SUI) | 183 |
8 | Salomon KALOU | 05/08/1985 | FW | Chelsea (ENG) | 175 |
9 | Ismael TIOTE | 21/06/1986 | MF | Twente Enschede (NED) | 175 |
10 | GERVINHO | 27/05/1987 | FW | Lille (FRA) | 179 |
11 | Didier DROGBA | 11/03/1978 | FW | Chelsea (ENG) | 180 |
12 | Jean Jacques GOSSO | 15/03/1983 | MF | Monaco (FRA) | 177 |
13 | ROMARIC | 04/06/1983 | MF | Sevilla FC (ESP) | 187 |
14 | Emmanuel KONE | 31/12/1986 | MF | International (ROU) | 177 |
15 | Aruna DINDANE | 26/11/1980 | FW | Portsmouth (ENG) | 174 |
16 | Aristide ZOGBO | 30/12/1981 | GK | Maccabi Netanya (ISR) | 183 |
17 | Siaka TIENE | 22/02/1982 | DF | Valenciennes (FRA) | 176 |
18 | Kader KEITA | 06/08/1981 | FW | Lyon (FRA) | 184 |
19 | Yaya TOURE | 13/05/1983 | MF | Barcelona (ESP) | 189 |
20 | Guy DEMEL | 13/06/1981 | DF | Hamburger SV (GER) | 191 |
21 | Emmanuel EBOUE | 04/06/1983 | DF | Arsenal (ENG) | 178 |
22 | Souleymane BAMBA | 13/01/1985 | DF | Hibernian (SCO) | 190 |
23 | Daniel YEBOAH | 13/11/1984 | GK | ASEC Mimosas (CIV) | 187 |
Well yet again Ivory Coast found them selves in the group of death but i think they performed poor in these finals :/