Ivory Coast star Drogba confirmed in friendly squad

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

ABIDJAN (AFP) — Crack striker Didier Drogba will don the Ivory Coast shirt Wednesday when his compatriots play Guinea near Paris in a friendly international after coach Vahid Halilhodzic named the Chelsea hitman in a 22-man squad.

A knee injury forced the dreadlocked Chelsea star to miss an Ivorian tour of Japan last May and four 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifiers the following month.

Drogba, who had knee surgery last year, returns along with fit-again Barcelona 'enforcer' Yaya Toure for the 'Elephants'.

Halilhodzic sprung a surprise by selecting Spain-based Felix Djah, who won the last of three caps seven years ago, and Aruna Dindane, Arouna Kone and Bakary Kone are also back in the squad.

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