african qualifying

Barcelona's Toure back in Ivory Coast squad

May 19, 2009

Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure has been recalled to the Ivory Coast squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Guinea and Burkina Faso after missing their last match through injury.

Toure was included on a list of 31 players called up by coach Vahid Halilhodzic for the Group E encounter, the Ivorian Football Federation said on Tuesday.

There is also a return for Aruna Dindane, who has helped Lens to promotion in France at the weekend.

Goalkeepers: Boubacar Barry (Lokeren), Ibrahim Kone (Boulogne sur Mer), Badra Ali Sangare (Olympique Charleroi), Aristide Benoit Zogbo (FC Shorta)

Defenders: Souleymane Bamba (Hibernian), Benjamin Angoua Brou (Honved), Guy Demel (Hamburg SV), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal), Steve Gohouri (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Igor Lolo (Monaco), Abdoulaye Meite (West Bromwich Albion), Kolo Toure (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Kanga Akale (Recreativo Huelva), Kafoumba Coulibaly (Nice), Emerse Fae (Nice), Jean-Jacques Gosso Gosso (Monaco), Emmanuel Kone (CFR Cluj), Gervais Yao Kouassi (Le Mans), Ndri Romaric (Sevilla), Siaka Tiene (Valenciennes), Cheik Ismael Tiote (Twente Enschede), Yaya Toure (Barcelona), Didier Zokora (Tottenham Hotspur)

Strikers: Sekou Cisse (Roda JC Kerkrade), Aruna Dindane (Racing Lens), Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea), Abdelkader Keita (Olympique Lyon), Arouna Kone (Sevilla), Bakary Kone (Olympique Marseille), Boubacar Sanogo (Hoffenheim).