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AFRICA CUP 2015 QUALIFIERS GROUP D

Bamba appears to have paid for a below par performance in the 4:1 defeat in Cameroon in September.

Coach Herve Renard has recalled left-back Siaka Tiene, who has not been involved since the 2013 Nations Cup.

But fellow defenders Artur Boka (visa issues) and Constant Djakpa (injury) miss out for the Elephants.

Ivory Coast are third in Group D with three points after two matches, having won their opener 2:1 against Sierra Leone.

 

Squad

Goalkeepers: 

Gbohouo Sylvain 
(Sewe San Pedro/CIV)

Copa Barry 
(Lokeren /BEL)

Sayouba Mande 
(Stabaek /NOR)

Hillel Konaté 
(Sochaux/FRA)

Axel Kacou 
(St Etienne/FRA)


Defenders: 

Serge Aurier 
(PSG/FRA)

Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro 
(Toulouse/FRA)

Diarrassouba Ousmane Viera 
(Rizesport/TUR)

Brice Dja Djedje 
(OM/FRA)

Franck Kessie 
(Stella Abidjan/CIV)

Lamine Kone 
(Lorient/FRA)

Tiéné Siaka 
(Montpelier/FRA)

Wilfried Kanon 
(Ado/HOL)


Midfielders: 

Cheikh Tiote 
(Newcastle/ENG)

Roger Assale 
(Sewe San Pedro/CIV)

Yaya Toure 
(Manchester City/ENG)

Max-Alain Gradel 
(St Etienne/FRA)

Ismael Diomande 
(St Etienne/FRA)

Serey Die 
(Bale/SUI)

Gervinho 
(AS Rome/ITA)

Koffi Kouamé 
(Sewe San Pedro/CIV)

Jean-Mickael Seri 
(Pacos Ferrera/POR)

Fousseny Koulibaly 
(Espérance Tunis/TUN).


Strikers: 

Seydou Doumbia 
(CSKA Moscow/RUS)

Gadji Tallo 
(Bastia/FRA)

Wilfried Bony 
(Swansea/ENG)

Salomon Kalou 
(Hertha Berlin/GER)

Gohi Bi Cyriac 
(Anderlecht/BEL)

Thomas Touré 
(Bordeaux/FRA)

3 Oct 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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