Wilfried Zaha: Crystal Palace forward recalled by Ivory Coast ahead of Africa Cup of Nations

The manager of the Ivoirian team said last month that the forward wanted to reflect on the rest of his international career.

Beaumelle said the Crystal Palace star "asked not to come" when he was not called up by the Elephants.

He denied his manager's claims that he was reconsidering his international future and that playing for the Elephants was an honour that he never takes for granted.

He explained that he had asked Beaumelle for permission to miss the games because of a "viral infection."

The return of Zaha will be a boost for the Elephants as they attempt to win the African Cup of Nations for the third time.

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The defending champion Algeria is in Group E with Sierra Leone, and other countries.

The squad includes a number of English players, including Manchester United's Eric Bailly, who is also from England.

There is no place for Amad Diallo.

Beaumelle wanted the 19-year-old to leave Old United on a loan to get more playing time.

Sky Sports will show all 52 matches of the Africa Cup of Nations in January and February.

Eric Bailly has been called up by the Ivoirian Coast, but there is no place for Amad Diallo.

The Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead as planned in October in Cameroon, says the Confederation of African Football president.

There was a meeting between the president of the country and the president of the country.

Africa's football showpiece, usually held every two years, was postponed last summer because of the coronaviruses.

After being left out of the squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, Hakim Ziyech will not be joining the team.

On January 7th, I'm going to be here and I'm going to watch football.

I'm going to watch the opening match on January 9. I'll be watching when the trophy is handed over.

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