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ABIDJAN - Factfile for 2024 Africa Cup of Nations Group A contenders Ivory Coast:

Qualifying results: Zambia 3-1 0-3, Lesotho 1-0 0-0, Comoros 3-1 2-0

Scorers: 3 - Ibrahim Sangare; 2 - Christian Kouame; 1 - Serge Aurier, Sebastien Haller, Franck Kessie, Jean Philippe Krasso

Rankings: 8 Africa, 49 world

Key player: Ibrahim Sangare

Coach: Jean-Louis Gasset (FRA)

Previous appearances: 24

Best placing: Champions 1992, 2015

Nickname: Elephants

Squad (figure indicates shirt number)

Goalkeepers: 1-Yahia Fofana (Angers/FRA), 16-Charles Folly (ASEC Mimosas), 23-Badra Ali Sangare (Sekhukhune Utd/RSA)

Defenders: 17-Serge Aurier, 12-Willy Boly (both Nottingham Forest/ENG), 26-Ismael Diallo (Hajduk Split/CRO), 2-Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon/POR), 3-Ghislain Konan (Al Fayha/KSA), 7-Odilon Kossounou (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), 21-Evan Ndicka (Roma/ITA), 5-Wilfried Singo (Monaco/FRA)

Midfielders: 27-Jean-Thierry Lazare Amani (Union Saint-Gilloise/BEL), 25-Idrissa Doumbia (Al Ahli/QAT), 6-Seko Fofana (Al Nassr/KSA), 8-Franck Kessie (Al Ahly/KSA), 18-Ibrahim Sangare (Nottingham Forest/ENG), 4-Jean-Michael Seri (Hull City/ENG)

Forwards: 24-Simon Adingra (Brighton/ENG), 9-Jonathan Bamba (Celta Vigo/ESP), 13-Jeremie Boga (Nice/FRA), 14-Oumar Diakite (Reims/FRA), 15-Max-Alain Gradel (Gaziantep/TUR), 22-Sebastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund/GER), 10-Karim Konate (Salzburg/AUT), 20-Christian Kouame (Fiorentina/ITA), 11-Jean Philippe Krasso (Red Star/SRB), 19-Nicolas Pepe (Trabzonspor/TUR)

Note: Ivory Coast was guaranteed a place at finals as hosts, but took part in qualifying to gain competitive match practice