Cote d'Ivoire call on experienced trio for African Qualifiers
ABIDJAN (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers) - Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday announced a 17-man preliminary squad for next month's FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers in Maputo,
ABIDJAN (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers) - Cote d'Ivoire on Wednesday announced a 17-man preliminary squad for next month's FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers in Maputo, Mozambique.
Among the pre-selected players is a trio of players who last featured for the 'Elephants' five years ago.
Charles Abouo, Edi Guy Landry, and Frejus Zerbo helped Cote d'Ivoire claim a Fourth-Place finish as hosts of the FIBA AfroBasket 2013, but they have missed the following two editions of the African championship.
| Cote d'Ivoire's 17-player preliminary squad for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers | |||
| Charles Abouo | Tiege Bamba | Adjehi Baru | Mike Benhamed |
| Souleyman Diabate | Samuel Diomande | Ahmed Doumbia | Vafessa Fofana |
| Seydou Hima | Desire Kone | Moussa Kone | Edi Guy Landry |
| Bryan Pamba | Amadou Sidibe | Fode Traore | Willy Kouassi |
| Frejus Zerbo | |||
According to the local media, the former African champions will hold a training camp in the coming days before heading to Maputo, where they will play the first-leg of Group D of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers against Mozambique, Senegal and the Central African Republic.
Currently ranked as No. 6 team in Africa in the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, Cote d'Ivoire last played at FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2010 in Turkey.
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