BASKETBALL: Ivory Coast Release 24 Man Provisional Roster For 2023 World Cup Qualifiers

Ivory Coast has commenced preparation for the first round, the second window of 2023 Basketball World qualifiers, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Ivory Coast will be the host venue of group C in Window 2 of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers, Africa Zone in slated for July 1st to 3rd, 2022.

With two months to the tipoff The Ivorian Coach Lezkano has pen down a pre-list of 28 players made up of 9 Guards 6 Forwards and 13 Centres.

The list involves the returns of Matthew Costello (Baskonia-Spain) and Nisré Zouzouav (AS Alsace-France) which are absent during Window 1 of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers.

In addition to captain Stéphane Konaté (ABC-Côte d’Ivoire), the Ivorian League Men’s championship have three players on this expanded list. They are Pape N’Diaye (JCA-Côte d’Ivoire), Zamba Camara (ABC-Côte d’Ivoire) and Siré Dieng (Azur-Côte d’Ivoire).

The 24 man list also have 7 newcomers, Bazoumana Koné (Torino-Italy), Ugo Doumbia (Chartres-France), Jean-Philippe Dally (Châlon Reims-France), Ismaël Sanogo ( Cremona-Italy), Sydney Hawwmond (Angers-France), Patrick Tapé (JCA-Ivory Coast) and Moussa Bamba (Bassano- Italy), Pohoulou Serge (Grombralia-unisia), Hima Seydou (Ourense-Spain) and Amadou Sidibé (Tours-France).

Ivory Coast is currently top of Group C winning all their games in the first window against Angola, Guinea and Central Africa Republic.

Full List

Guards

1- Souleyman Diabaté (US Monastir-Tunisia)

2- Jean Francois Kebe (Nantes-France)

3- Maxence Dadiet (Kaysersberg-France)

4- Assémian Moularé (Boulogne-Levallois-France)

5- Stéphane Konaté (ABC-Ivory Coast)

6- Nisré Zouzoua (AS Alsace-France)

7- Bazoumana Koné (Torino-Italy)

8- Ugo Doumbia (Chartres-France)

9- Sire Dieng (Azur-Ivory Coast)

Forwards

10- Charles Abouo (LePortel-France)

11- Jean Philippe Dally (Chalons Reims-France)

12- Guy-Landry Edi (Thor AK-Iceland)

13- Vafessa Fofana (Gravelines Dunkirk-France)

14- Joseph Mobio (Givova Scafati-Italy)

15- Lionel Nathan Kouadio (Ourense-Spain)

Centre Forwards

16- Cedric Bah (Vichy-Clermont-France)

17- Matthew Costello (Baskonia-Spain)

18- Willy Kouassi (Grombalia-Tunisia)

19- Ismaël Sanogo (Cremona-Italy)

20- Amadou Sidibe (Tours-France)

21- Bali Coulibaly (CEP Lorient-France)

22- Sydney Hawmmond (Angers-France)

23- Patrick Tapé (JCA-Ivory Coast)

24- Hima Seydou (Ourense-Spain)

25- Moussa Bamba (Bassano-Italy)

26- Serge Asselain Pohoulou (Grombalia-Tunisia)

27- Pape N’Diaye (JCA-Ivory Coast)

28- Zamba Camara (ABC-Ivory Coast)