Drogba named in Ivory Coast friendly squad

Chelsea forward Didier Drogba was on Wednesday named in the Ivory Coast squad to face Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland in a November 17 friendly at Poznan, despite the skipper of the Elephants recently suffering from malaria.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Daniel Yeboah (ASEC Mimosas), Gerard Gnanhouan (Vannes OC/FRA)

Defenders: Kolo Toure (Manchester City/ENG), Souleman Bamba (Hibernian/SCO), Didier Zokora (FC Sevilla/ESP), Siaka Tiene (Paris SG/FRA), Benjamin Angouan Brou (Valenciennes/FRA), Guy Demel (Hamburg/GER)

Midfielders: Yaya Toure (Manchester City/ENG), Cheik Tiote (Newcastle/ENG), Romaric Ndri Koffi (FC Sevilla/ESP), Emerse Fae (Nice/FRA), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart/GER), Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal/ENG)

Strikers: Didier Drogba (Chelsea/ENG), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea/ENG), Gervinho (Lille/FRA), Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscou/RUS), Abdul Kader Keita (Al Sadd Sport/QAT), Wilfried Bony (Sparta Prague/CZE).