Jean François Kébé, Nisré Zouzoua, Dominique Diomandé, Bali Coulibaly and Willy Kouassi, enrolled in the wide range, were finally made available to their club by Dejan Prokic. If Nisré Zouzoua owes his absence to his still-damaged physical form, the other 4 are Dejan Prokic’s choice.

The Slovenian coach, in his “firm desire to highlight the national championship”, maintains his faith in the 3 ambassadors of N1 Hommes (Samba Dieng, Jonathan Laworé, Yann Bilet Nohonin) in the race to take a place in the 12 national .

“I want to promote new players, younger ones… Because having 2, 3 young players in the team increases the intensity of the work in practice and keeps the more experienced players in a better position. It’s motivation “,

stated Dejan Prokic when announcing the preliminary list of 20 players.

Dejan Prokic is supported in his approach by the technical director of the FIBB with whom he works perfectly.

“The best players who represent the values ​​of competitiveness, dedication to the Elephants jersey, performance and progression in the game, both in the national championship and abroad, are all likely to be selected. The FIBB is determined to put the national championship in the spotlight and the Ivorian selection is in permanent construction.”

he specified.

“This is part of the vision to avoid the weaknesses seen in many national teams at the end of the generation and to have a serene transfer of talents. We want every Ivorian player to be inspired and motivated by the opportunity to wear the national jersey Access by merit,

explained Anicet Lavodrama, National Technical Director

It is under qualified status that the Ivory Coast will participate in Window 5 of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers. A final Window to open in Angola from 24 to 26 February 2023. The elephants of Ivory Coast compete against Nigeria, Uganda and Cape Verde.

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