RC Celta winger Jonathan Bamba was summoned by the coach of Ivory Coast, Jean-Louis Gasset, to compete in the 2024 Africa Cup to be held between January 13 and February 11 in his country.
The summoning of the former footballer to Lille represents a problem for the coach Rafael Benitezwho lost one of his regulars in the starting team in a month in which his team risked part of its future in the highest category of national football.
Although the coach hopes to have Bamba in the first game of 2024 against Legsthe African footballer will not rejoin training with Celta until the end of his participation in the African Cup.
Therefore, The Ivorian winger could miss up to six LaLiga games (Betis, Mallorca, Real Sociedad, Girona, Osasuna and Getafe), in addition to the round of 32 tie of Copa del Rey against Amorebieta.
Source: La Verdad

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