Ivory Coast coach Halilhodzic names squad

ABIDJAN - Didier Drogba will lead a strong Côte d’Ivoire squad at next month’s CAF African Cup of Nations after being named in the final 23-man squad by coach Vahid Halilhodzic. The Chelsea striker is one of five English Premier League players in the list - the others being Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal), Kolo Toure (Manchester City), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea) and Aruna Dindane (Portsmouth) - while there are also places for La Liga pair Yaya Toure and Didier Zokora.