ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure are expected to lead Ivory Coast's challenge at the World Cup next month after being included in a provisional squad of 28 players.
Striker Drogba and midfielder Toure will likely form the spine for Africa's top-ranked team when it plays Japan, Colombia and Greece in Group C in Brazil.
Toure's brother Kolo, the Liverpool defender, was also on the list released Tuesday by coach Sabri Lamouchi, along with strikers Wilfried Bony of Swansea and Gervinho of Roma.
Ivory Coast has its best chance of going far at the World Cup after being drawn in a relatively manageable group. Drogba, one of Africa's best-ever strikers, is 36 and almost certainly heading for his last World Cup appearance.
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