Hervé Renard’s squad features several new call-ups
Seven players have been called up for the first time
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The Ivory Coast manager unveiled the squad on 16 September for the first two matchdays of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, as well as for the international friendly against Cameroon scheduled for October.
The squad features a number of first-time call-ups, with seven players being called up to the Elephants for the very first time. They are Kassoum Ouattara (Beşiktaş), Tapé Christ (Toulouse FC), Zabi Patrick (Paris FC), Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton), Eddy Doué (Estrela), Rayan Fofana (Le Havre AC) and Gboho Yann (Coventry).
These new players bolster the squad ahead of the matches against Ghana on Thursday 24 September and Somalia on 29 September, during the first two matchdays of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Sansima Soumari
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
