Ivory Coast name squad For Egypt showdown

ABIDJAN (GoPharaohs.com) – French manager Henri Michel named a 23-man squad on Friday for Ivory Coast’s June 19 World Cup qualifying showdown with Egypt.

Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Beveren, Belgium), Gerard Gnanhouan (Sochaux, France), Jean-Jacques Tizie (Esperance, Tunisia).
 
Defenders: Arthur Boka (Racing Strasbourg, France), Cyril Domoraud (Creteil, France), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal, England), Blaise Koffi Kouassi (En Avant Guingamp, France), Abdoulaye Meite (Olympique Marseille, France), Kolo Toure (Arsenal, England), Marc Zoro (Messina, Italy).

Midfielders: Guy Demel (Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Emerse Fae (Nantes, France), Tchiressoa Guel (Nancy, France), Bonaventure Kalou (AJ Auxerre, France), Arouna Kone (Roda JC Kerkrade, Netherlands), Siaka Tiene (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Gneri Yaya Toure (Metalurg Donetsk, Ukraine), Didier Zokora (St Etienne, South Africa).

Forwards: Kanga Akale (AJ Auxerre, France), Aruna Dindane (Anderlecht, Belgium), Didier Drogba (Chelsea, England), Bakari Kone (Lorient, France), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Nantes, France).