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Namibia: Ivory Coast recall Zaha for Afcon title defence – Sport

Namibia: Ivory Coast recall Zaha for Afcon title defence – Sport

Africa Links 24 with AFP
Published on 2025-12-09 19:33:08

Defending champions Ivory Coast have recalled 33-year-old former Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

Zaha, who now plays for Major League Soccer club Charlotte, was included in a 26-man squad that will face Mozambique, Cameroon and Gabon in Group F.

He was excluded from the Elephants squad last year when hosts Ivory Coast squeezed into the knockout stage, then went on to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final in Abidjan.

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