Amad misses out on Ivory Coast squad to face Ghana and Somalia in AFCON qualifiers

[p]Newly appointed head coach Herve Renard has named a 25-man squad for the September international window as he begins his second spell in charge of the Elephants.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/traore-amad/I5Rhq1WL/"]Diallo[/a] is among several notable absentees from the squad, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adingra-simon/6kgBNHG6/"]Simon Adingra[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/singo-wilfried/Ym8dZot0/"]Wilfried Singo[/a] also missing. Diallo and Singo are unavailable because of injury, while Adingra is also absent from the selection. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/godo-martial/GllB6ag5/"]Martial Godo[/a] is another player unavailable to Renard for the upcoming fixtures.[/p][embed guid="eb4181e2-739b-4bf9-8b75-ecd04a8716be" url="https://x.com/equipenatciv/status/2100233365794238525?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Diallo has been recovering from an ankle injury and had not returned to competitive action before the squad was announced. Adingra has also confirmed that he is continuing his rehabilitation.[/p][p]The squad also comes without experienced midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fofana-seko/f5FGGqhC/"]Seko Fofana[/a], who announced his retirement from international football on September 14th.[/p][p]Renard has responded to the absences by introducing several new faces as he starts to reshape the squad. Eight players have been handed opportunities in his first selection, including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zabi/88Av7t3m/"]Patrick Zabi[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doue-geuladan/jmn2qz5n/"]Eddy Doue[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amadou-kone/O8STqEAs/"]Amadou Kone[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yalcouye-malick/jq2xC9XI/"]Malick Yalcouye[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/christ-tape/K2jcA1Lk/"]Christ Tape[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ouattara-kassoum/x0We5RpI/"]Kassoum Ouattara[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gboho-yann/25Lm5dfs/"]Yann Gboho[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fofana-rayan/z9gPzOPu/"]Rayan Fofana[/a].[/p][embed guid="8e2db38b-5391-47ab-be46-829166b2c577" url="https://x.com/equipenatciv/status/2100291512747635188?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]There is still considerable experience in the squad, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kessie-franck/n7dQ4tBL/"]Franck Kessie[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sangare-ibrahim/0zOKXsla/"]Ibrahim Sangare[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/n-dicka-obite/0ORJzjri/"]Evan Ndicka[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diomande-ousmane/ngCb1gCI/"]Ousmane Diomande[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kossounou-odilon/SzDIipZ9/"]Odilon Kossounou[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/agbadou-emmanuel/fRbu2Opo/"]Emmanuel Agbadou[/a] among the players selected.[/p][p]Real Madrid youngster [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diomande-yan/0p2ORrJi/"]Yan Diomande[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pepe-nicolas/j3Hk0qEj/"]Nicolas Pepe[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wahi-sepe-elye/8jdHWf50/"]Elye Wahi[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bonny-ange-yoan/08MpRWg8/"]Ange-Yoan Bonny[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/toure-bazoumana/jqfhZBWt/"]Bazoumana Toure[/a] are also included in the attacking options.[/p][p]Renard returns to the Ivory Coast job more than a decade after his first spell. The Frenchman previously guided the Elephants to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations title and has returned to succeed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fae-emerse/n3qNGbzf/"]Emerse Fae[/a].[/p][p]His first competitive assignment of the second spell will be against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ghana/nNBjHale/"]Ghana[/a] in the opening round of the 2027 AFCON qualifiers.[/p][h2]Ivory Coast's upcoming fixtures[/h2][p]Côte d’Ivoire will host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ghana-nNBjHale/ivory-coast-G2FRjBgn/?mid=xzhK7LUO"]Ghana at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on September 24th[/a], with kick-off scheduled for 21:00 CET.[/p][embed guid="b4e193eb-99db-46c7-ad58-af5d10402484" url="https://x.com/equipenatciv/status/2097740418406395973?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Elephants will then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ivory-coast-G2FRjBgn/somalia-Aiu9mqIL/?mid=YwqqOtF5"]face Somalia on September 29th[/a] at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan in their second Group C qualifier.[/p][p]Ivory Coast will also play [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cameroon-zk1uVG2D/ivory-coast-G2FRjBgn/?mid=hhoqCmz2"]Cameroon in an international friendly on October 3rd[/a] as part of the extended international window.[/p][image alt="Owuraku Ampofo" id="345f5fd0-6a26-4f45-8078-6462582c5da7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="f43a8aa7-038e-4c52-b632-129e1627d762" original-width="1200" original-height="381" /]