Tried and tested for Michel
15 May 2006 - 14:34:50
Ivory Coast coach Henri Michel has stuck with tried and tested players for his World Cup finals squad.
The bulk of his 23-man party also travelled to the African Cup of Nations in Egypt in January, when the Elephants lost a penalty shootout to the hosts in the final.
The one notable absentee from the squad to take on Argentina, the Holland and Serbia Montenegro in Group C is St Etienne's Siaka Tiene, who has been overlooked in favour of Lille striker Abdoul Kader Keita.
Ivory Coast squad:
Goalkeepers: Jean-Jacques Tizie (Esperance Tunis, Tunisia), Boubacar Barry Copa (KSK Beveren, Belgium), Gerard Gnanhouan (Montpellier, France).
Defenders: Cyrille Domoraud (Creteil, France), Blaise Kouassi (ES Troyes, France), Abdoulaye Meite (Marseille, France), Etienne Arthur Boka (Strasbourg, France), Kolo Toure (Arsenal, England), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal, England), Marc Zoro (Messina, Italy).
Midfielders: Didier Zokora (St Etienne, France), Emerse Fae (Nantes, France), Kanga Gauthier Akale (Auxerre, France), AS Romaric Ndri Koffi (Le Mans, France), Gnegneri Yaya Toure (Olympiakos,Greece), Gilles Yapi Yapo (Young Boys, Switzerland), Guy Roland Demel (Hamburg, Germany).
Strikers: Bakari Kone (Nice, France), Didier Drogba (Chelsea, England), Arouna Kone (PSV Eindhoven, Holland), Bonaventure Kalou (Paris St-Germain, France), Abdoul Kader Keita (Lille, France), Aruna Dindane (Lens, France).