Zaha omitted from Ivory Coast World Cup squad

RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande, who has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League this summer, is among the forwards chosen, along with the uncapped Ange-Yoan Bonny of Inter Milan.

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Bonny, 22, completed a nationality transfer last week - having represented France Under-21s - and is following the same path as new national team-mate Elye Wahi, who won his first cap in March in the 1-0 win over Scotland.

Pepe, 30, is included having been omitted from this winter's AFCON squad, where the Ivorians were defending their title but went out at the quarter-final stage.

Forest's veteran defender Willy Boly and former West Ham striker Sebastien Haller, who scored the winning goal in the AFCON final in 2024, are also left out.

Ivory Coast are in Group E for their fourth World Cup, and will open their campaign on 14 June against Ecuador, before facing Germany and tournament debutants Curacao.

The World Cup, hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, runs from 11 June to 19 July.

Ivory Coast World Cup squad

Goalkeepers: Yahia Fofana (Rizespor), Mohamed Kone (Charleroi), Alban Lafont (Panathinaikos)

Defenders: Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Clement Akpa (AJ Auxerre), Ousmane Diomande (Sporting), Guela Doue (Racing Strasbourg), Ghislain Konan (Gil Vicente), Odilon Kossonou (Atalanta), Evan Ndicka (AS Roma), Wilfried Singo (Galatasaray)

Midfielders: Seko Fofana (Stade Rennais), Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), Franck Kessie (Al Ahli), Christ Oulai (Trabzonspor), Ibrahim Sangare (Nottingham Forest), Jean-Michael Seri (NK Maribor)

Forwards: Simon Adingra (AS Monaco), Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan), Amad Diallo (Manchester United), Oumar Diakite (Cercle Brugge), Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig), Evann Guessand (Aston Villa), Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), Bazoumana Toure (Hoffenheim), Elye Wahi (Nice)

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