Ivory Coast: Oumar Solet, the big signing in Hervé Renard’s squad

Hervé Renard has named his Ivory Coast squad for the two matches against Gambia on November 12 and 17 in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Udinese centre-back Oumar Solet, 26, has chosen to represent Ivory Coast after playing for France’s youth teams, while Abdoul Ouattara, Abdoulaye Kanté and Yaya Kader Fofana also earn their first senior call-ups. Amad Diallo, Hassane Kamara and Martial Godo return, while several players, including Seko Fofana, Simon Adingra and Sébastien Haller, are absent; Guéla Doué, Odilon Kossounou and Ghislain Konan are injured. The Elephants opened qualifying with 2-0 wins over Ghana and Somalia and now face a Gambia side that also has six points.