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Yaya shouldn't be anywhere near the Ivory Coast now. They've won the AFCON and he's old. Keep him at home.
 
Yaya shouldn't be anywhere near the Ivory Coast now. They've won the AFCON and he's old. Keep him at home.
http://www.worldfootball.net/news/_n1709483_/toure-less-ivory-coast-launch-title-defence/


An Ivory Coast team lacking superstar Yaya Toure launches this weekend what they hope will be a 10-match climb back to the pinnacle of African football.

The Cup of Nations title-holders have a Group I date with fellow-west Africans Sierra Leone in a fixture switched from Freetown to Nigerian commercial capital Lagos because of the Ebola epidemic.

It will be the first of four qualifying games for the 'Elephants' as they seek to top the table and secure a place at the 2017 tournament in Gabon.

Ivory Coast had a matchday 1 bye last June in a three-team mini-league completed by Sudan.

New France-born Ivory Coast coach Michel Dussuyer must do without Manchester City stars Toure and Wilfried Bony plus Newcastle United midfield enforcer Cheick Tiote.

National team captain Toure, voted African Footballer of the Year a record four consecutive times since 2011, asked to be excluded while he considers his international future.
 
With Zaba and Clichy injured I'm preying that Sagna and Kolarov come back fit and well for Palace.
Who else in our squad could fill in at fullback?
KDB and Dzeko to score tonight?
 
With Zaba and Clichy injured I'm preying that Sagna and Kolarov come back fit and well for Palace.
Who else in our squad could fill in at fullback?
KDB and Dzeko to score tonight?

Otamendi (if cleared for visa) can play right back, Mangala left back. Navas could play right back at a push.
 

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