The head coach of the Ivory Coast U23 team, Sébastien Barnier, has selected 32 local players for the second training camp ahead of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) qualifiers. This gathering will take place from November 2 to 5, 2026, at the Lycée Technique de Cocody in Abidjan.
The list includes four goalkeepers, fifteen defenders, nine midfielders, and eight forwards. Several clubs from the Ivorian league are represented, including FC San Pedro, AFAD, CO Korhogo, Stella Club d'Adjamé, and Mouna FC.
This camp aims to allow the technical staff to continue preparing the Ivorian team for the upcoming qualifying stages for the U23 CAN.
The 32 selected players
Goalkeepers
1. Zigui Yoro (Stella Club d’Adjamé)
2. Kombo Ulrich (FC San Pedro)
3. Brito Mardochée (ISCA)
4. Kouassi Christ (OFC Adiaké)
Defenders
1. Fofana Bangali (FC San Pedro)
2. Tiekom an Frejus (JAC Angré)
3. Diarrasouba Cheick Tidiane (FC San Pedro)
4. Diaby Ismail Ramadan (CO Korhogo)
5. Dione Papa (FC Yamoussoukro)
6. Karamoko Mamoudou (FC San Pedro)
7. Touré Yomi Joress (AFAD)
8. Sidibé Ibrahim (SOA)
9. Zoro Karl Zouma (SOL FC)
10. Koicou Jean Marc (AFAD)
11. Issiaka Kader Bamba (AFAD)
Midfielders
1. Sandani Adje Laurent (CO Korhogo)
2. Bohu Tresor Ulrich (Mouna FC)
3. Koffi Wilfried (FC San Pedro)
4. Yeo Abdramane (Stella Club d’Adjamé)
5. Aby Kassi Theodore (FC San Pedro)
6. Traoré Sidiki (AFAD)
7. Tiemoko Junior Lagoué (AFAD)
8. Coulibaly Hamed (FC San Pedro)
9. Souhalio Bamba (ASEC Mimosas)
Forwards
1. Aka Jean David (Mouna FC)
2. Karamoko Alpha (FC San Pedro)
3. N’Kan Ibrahim Sanou (ISCA)
4. Doumbia Mory (FC Yamoussoukro)
5. Koffi Yao Junior (FC Bouaké)
6. Touré Lamine (Mouna FC)
7. Coulibaly Namory (CO Korhogo)
8. N’Guessan Michel (SOL FC)
