Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi has named his final 23-man squad for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil and has opted for the experience of the country’s ‘Golden Generation’ who have their last shot at World Cup glory.
The five unlucky individuals to be cut from the provisional 28-man squad were Lacina Traore (Monaco), Badra Ali (ASEC Mimosas), Benjamin Angoua (Valenciennes), Brice Dja Djedje (Olympique Marseille) and Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow).
Here are the 23 selected players:
Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren), Sylvain Gbohouo (Sewe Sport), Sayouba Sande (Stabaek).
Defenders: Kolo Toure (Liverpool), Sol Bamba (Trabzonspor), Didier Zokora (Trabzonspor), Serge Aurier (Toulouse), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart), Ousmane Viera (Caykur Rizespor), Constant Djakpa (Eintracht Frankfurt), Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (Toulouse).
Midfielders: Yaya Toure (Manchester City), Cheik Tiote (Newcastle), Serey Die (Basel), Max Gradel (Saint Etienne), Diomande Ismael (St Etienne), Didier Ya Konan (Hannover), Mathis Bolly (Fortuna Dusseldorf).
Forwards: Gervinho (Roma), Didier Drogba (Galatasaray), Salomon Kalou (Lille), Wilfried Bony (Swansea), Giovanni Sio (FC Basel).
