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Nigeria\u2019s Group B opponent Cote d\u2019lvoire have announced a star studded squad for the U-23 AFCON<\/a> 2019 holding in Egypt this month, Completesports.com reports.<\/p>\n

The U-23 AFCON 2019 will take place in Egypt between November 8th and November 22nd in Egypt.<\/p>\n

The young Elephants have a very impressive selection of attacking players as Genoa\u2019s top goalscorer this season with five goals, Christian Kouame, is among the 21 players included in the squad. While Celtic\u2019s Vakoun Bayo also made the cut.<\/p>\n

Chelsea goalkeeper Tie Nicolas Basile was also called-up along with Toulouse FC midfielder Ibrahim Sangare.<\/p>\n

Their first game will be against Nigeria on November 9th at the Al Salam Stadium, Cairo.<\/p>\n

They will face South Africa on November 12th and finally Zambia on the 15th.<\/p>\n

The Olympic Elephants Full Squad For U-23 AFCON 2019<\/p>\n

GOALKEEPERS:
\nIra Tape Eliezer (FC San Pedro, ivory Coast)
\nTie Nicolas Basile (Chelsea FC, England)
\nNagoli Oupoh Maxime (FC SOL, Ivory Coast)<\/p>\n

DEFENDERS:
\nKouadio-Yves Dabila (Cercle Brugge, Belgium)
\nZie Mohammed Ouattara (Vitoria Guimaraes,
\nPortugal)
\nSilas Gnaka (KAS Eupen, Belgium)
\nIsmael Diallo (AC Ajaccio, France)
\nJonathan Ciss\u00e9 (Ironi Sport Hadera, Israel)
\nCheick Aymar Timit\u00e9 (Amiens SC, France)<\/p>\n

MIDFIELDERS:
\nAboubacar Keita (OH Leuven, Belgium)
\nKoffi Sebastien Dakoi (Correcaminos UAT,
\nMexico)
\nFranck Koffi Kouao (FC Vizela, Portugal)
\nIdrissa Doumbia (Sporting CP, Portugal)
\nJean Thierry Amani (KAS Eupen, Belgium)
\nlbrahim Sangare (Toulouse FC, France)
\nAnderson Niangbo (Wolfsberger AC, Austria)<\/p>\n

FORWARDS:
\nChristian Kouame (Genoa CFC, Italy)
\nJunior Hamed Traore (US Sassuolo, Italy)
\nYoussouf Dao (Sparta Praha, Czech Rep.)
\nAboubacar Doumbia (S.O.A, Ivory Coast)
\nVakoun Issouf Bayo (Celtic FC, Scotland)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigeria\u2019s Group B opponent Cote d\u2019lvoire have announced a star studded squad for the U-23 AFCON 2019 holding in Egypt this month, Completesports.com reports. The U-23 AFCON 2019 will take place in Egypt between November 8th and November 22nd in Egypt. 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