Cote d'Ivoire call up 20 for Women's AfroBasket 2017 preparations
ABIDJAN (FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017) - Cote d'Ivoire are preparing their return to the FIBA Women's AfroBasket with a 20-player preliminary squad, the country's Basketball Federation announced.
After missing out qualification for the 2015 edition of the African Championship, the 'Elephants' beat Benin in May in a two-game series to qualify for next month's 12-team FIBA Women's AfroBasket in Bamako, Mali.
Although Kani Kouyate, who led the Ivoirians in scoring in Mozambique two years ago, is not part of the preliminary squad, head coach Guillou has called a number of new faces including eight players born in or after 1997.
| Cote d'Ivoire 20-player preliminary squad for FIBA Women's AfroBsket 2017 | |||
| Marie-Madaleine Apilyn | Salimata Berte | Irene Bognini | Mmiki Cisse |
| Kariata Diaby | Djefarima Diawara | Edwige Djedjemel | Marina Ehounou |
| Mariam Gnanou | Mariam Kamagate | Safiatou Kolga | Abiba Kone |
| Awa Adja Kone | Mariam Kone | Paule Kouakou | Mariam Kouyate |
| Stephanie Lago | Stella Lobognon | Florence Ouattara | Karidja Traore |
The African Championship will run from August 18-27 in Mali, and it serves as a qualifier for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2018 in Spain.
Cote d'Ivoire will take on Group A opponents Mali, Angola, Tunisia, Cameroon and the Central African Republic in a competition that will qualify two African representatives for Spain 2018.
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