Ivory Coast, hosts and includes the former Barcelona player in the African Cup

Ivory Coast announced this Thursday its list for Africa Cupwhich he will host and will be held between January 13 and February 11. The Ivorian team will be able to count on its main stars for the big event.

In the squad announced by Jean-Louis Gasset, coach of the Ivory Coast, there are forwards Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) and Nicolas Pépé (Trabzonspor), defender Wilfried Singo (Monaco) and midfielders Seko Fofana (Al-Nassr), Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) and Franck Kessie (former Barcelona and now at Al-Ahli).

Wilfried Zaha (Galatasaray) and Eric Bailly (Besiktas) are not yet included in the list of the host team, which managed to become African champions on two occasions. Ivory Coast is in group A, where it will face Guinea-Bissau (January 13), Nigeria (January 18) and Equatorial Guinea (22).

List of 27 from Ivory Coast

Goalkeepers (3): Yahia Fofana (Angers/FRA), Charles Folly (Asec Mimosas), Badra Ali (Sekhukhune United/RSA).

Defenses (8): Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest/ING), Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest/ING), Ismaël Diallo (Hajduk Split/CRO), Ousmane Diomandé (Sporting Portugal/POR), Ghislain Konan (Al-Feiha/KSA), Evans N’dicka (Rome/ITA), Odilon Kossonou (Bayer Leverkusen/ALE), Wilfried Singo (Monaco/FRA).

Media (6): Jean-Thierry Amani Lazare (Union Saint-Gilloise/BEL), Idrissa Doumbia (Alanyaspor/TUR), Seko Fofana (Al Nassr/ARS), Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest/iNG), Franck Kessié (Al-Ahli/ARS), Jean-Michaël Séri (Hull/ING).

Forward (10): Simon Adingra (Brighton/ING), Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo, ESP), Jérémie Boga (Nice/FRA), Sébastien Haller (Dortmund/ALE), Karim Konaté (Red Bull Salzburg/AUS), Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina/ITA) , Jean-Philippe Krasso (Red Star Belgrade/SER), Max-Alain Gradel (Gaziantep/TUR), Oumar Diakité (Reims/FRA), Nicolas Pépé (Trabzonspor/TUR).