Ivory Coast: Sébastien Haller back in selection
Ivorian international striker Sébastien Haller during the Elephants' match against Algeria on January 20, 2022 in Douala during the CAN in Cameroon. AP - Themba Hadebe
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The Ivorian center forward Sébastien Haller, after several months of absence due to testicular cancer, has been summoned for the next two matches of the Elephants against the Comoros, according to the list published Wednesday, March 15 on the website of the federation.
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The 28-year-old striker, who arrived at Borussia Dortmund from Ajax Amsterdam last July, had only participated in a few training sessions before the cancer was diagnosed, a few days after his signature.
Operated twice, Sébastien Haller underwent four rounds of chemotherapy before resuming training in January, competing on January 22, and finding the net on February 4 against Freiburg. Haller (15 caps, 4 goals) returns to Jean-Louis Gasset's squad for a double header against Comoros on 24 and 28 March in Group H of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Côte d'Ivoire, the host country of the competition, is automatically qualified but still participates in the qualifications.
The 23 Ivorian players selected:
Goalkeepers (3): Charles Folly Ayayi (Asec Mimosas), Badra Ali Sangaré (Sekhukhune/RSA), Eliezer Tape Ira (Bahid Dar Kenema/ETH)
Defenders (7): Serge Aurier (Nottingham Forest/ENG), Eric Bailly (Marseille/FRA), Souleymane Doumbia (Angers/FRA), Ghislain Konan (Al Nassr/RSA), Odilon Kossonou (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Wilfried Singo, (Torino/ITA), Abakar Sylla (Club Brugge/BEL)
Midfielders (10): Simon Adingra (Union Saint-Gilles/BEL), Jean-Eudes Aholou (Strasbourg/FRA), Jonathan Bamba (Lille/FRA), Amad Diallo (Sunderland/ENG, D2), Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Trabzonspor/TUR), Max-Alain Gradel (Sivasspor/TUR), Franck Kessie (FC Barcelona/ESP), Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Jean-Michaël Seri (Hull City/ENG, D2), Hamed Junior Traoré (Bournemouth/ENG)
Attackers (3): Sébastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina/ITA), Jean-Philippe Krasso (Saint-Etienne/FRA, D2)
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