Ivory Coast head coach Henri Michel has unveiled his 23-man squad for the World Cup Finals in Germany.

The Frenchman has named most of the squad that were finalists at the last African Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue have both been called on in defence, with Chelsea’s Didier Drogba leading the attack with captain Bonaventure Kalou from Paris St. Germain.

Siaka Tiene, the Saint Etienne player who played in Egypt, was dropped, with the experienced striker Abdoul Kader Keita replacing him.

The Elephants make their debut at the World Cup and have been drawn alongside Argentina, Netherlands and Serbia and Montenegro in Group C, nicknamed the “Group of Death”.

Ivory Coast squad for World Cup Finals:

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), Abib Kolo Toure (Arsenal,England), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal/England, Marc Zoro (FC Messina, Italy);

Midfielders: Didier Zokora (St Etienne, France), Emerse Fae (Nantes, France), Kanga Gauthier Akale (Auxerre, France), 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/Netherlands), Bonaventure Kalou (Paris Saint-Germain, France), Abdoul Kader Keita (Lille, France), Aruna Dindane (Lens, France).

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