# Ivory Coast national football team roster challenges

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ivory-coast-national-football-team-roster-challenges
> Updated: 2026-09-19T20:42:58.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

The Ivory Coast national football team is navigating roster difficulties ahead of scheduled matches against Ghana, Somalia, and Cameroon. Coach Hervé Renard has faced challenges with the recruitment of dual-national players, as several individuals including midfielder Issa Doumbia, defender Eddy Kouadio, and forward Mohamed Ali Zoma have opted to represent Italy instead.

Further complicating preparations are injury setbacks involving Odilon Kossounou and Guéla Doué, both of whom are unavailable for the upcoming FIFA window. To address these absences, the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has called up Junior Diaz and Luck Zogbé to reinforce the squad.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-19: Ivory Coast football squad faces player losses and injuries

Ivory Coast faces roster shifts as dual-national players Issa Doumbia, Eddy Kouadio, and Mohamed Ali Zoma choose Italy, while injuries to Kossounou and Doué lead to new call-ups for Diaz and Zogbé.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ivory-coast-football-squad-faces-player-losses-and-injuries

### 2026-09-19: Inter Milan tactical shifts and Andy Diouf's France call-up

Inter Milan faces tactical decisions ahead of their match against Roma, while Andy Diouf earns a France call-up from Zinedine Zidane to potentially play as a left-back.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/inter-milan-tactical-shifts-and-andy-dioufs-france-call-up

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