Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha has been omitted from Cote d’Ivoire’s squad lined up ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Rwanda on 9 September.
The 25-year-old forward missed the Elephants friendlied in March due to injury.
Coach Kamara Ibrahim has not explained Zaha’s absence from the 23-man squad, however BBC reports un unnamed sources to say he was left out for personal reasons.
Zaha was part of the Ivory Coast squad at the 2017 Nations Cup and played in their final 2018 World Cup qualifier in November last year, which was a 2-0 loss to visiting Morocco.
Central African Republic and Guinea are the other teams in the Group.
Fellow Premier League players Eric Bailly (Manchester United) and Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur) have both been called up to the squad.
Cote d’Ivoire 23-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Sayouba Mandé (Odense BK, Denmark), Badra Ali Sangare (Free State, South Africa), Sylvain Gbohouo (TP Mazembe, DR Congo)
Defenders: Eric Bailly (Manchester United, England), Serge Aurier (Tottenham Hotspur, England), Mamadou Bagayoko (KV Mechelen, Belgium), Ghislain Konan (Reims, France), Adama Traore (Göztepe, Turkey),Kouadio-Yves Dabila (Lille, France), Lamine Kone (Strasbourg, France), Wilfried Kanon (Ado Den Haag, Holland)
Midfielders: Jean Michaël Seri (Fulham, England), Serey Dié (Basel, Switzerland), Jean-Eudes Aholou (Monaco, France), Franck Kessié (AC Milan, Italy), Cheick Doukouré (Levante, Spain), Serge N’Guessan (Nancy, France)
Forwards: Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa, England), Roger Assalé (Young Boys, Switzerland), Nicolas Pépé (Lille, France), Max-Alain Gradel (Toulouse, France), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Dunajská Streda, Slovakia), Maxwell Cornet (Lyon, France)
