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Coach Ibrahim Kamara unveiled on Wednesday his preliminary selection for the continental tournament next month.
Gervinho, the Parma striker, will not participate in the 2019 Nations Cup of Nations, but Wilfried Bony has a chance to figure for the Elephants in Egypt after being named in the provisional team of 27 players.
Lille star Nicolas Pepe, Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha and Tottenham Hotspur defender Serge Aurier qualified.
The former star of Arsenal had a good start to the season with Parma, where he scored 11 goals in 30 Serie A matches.
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After scoring five goals in seven games for Al Arabi in the Qatar All Star League, Kamara added Wilfried Bony to his seven-man attack in hopes of building on his experience with Afcon.
Before traveling to Egypt to face South Africa, Morocco and Namibia in Group D, the Elephants took part in a friendly match against Comoros in the French coastal town of Boulogne-sur-Mer on June 7th. then in Uganda on June 15th. .
Full team:
Goalkeepers: Sylvain Gbohouo, Ali Badra, Ira Eliezer Band, Abdoul Karim Cisse.
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defenders Serge Aurier, Mamadou Bagayoko, Wonlo Coulibaly, Abdoulaye Bamba, Ismael Traore, Wilfried Kanon, Simon Deli, Cheick Comara.
Midfielders: Franck Kessie, Serey Die, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Michael Seri, Ibrahim Sangaré, Victorian Angban, Ismael Diomande.
Before: Jonathan Kodjia, Max Gradel, Nicolas Pepe, Wilfried Zaha, Maxwell Cornet, Wilfried Bony, Yohan Boli, Roger Assale.
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