Zaha omitted from Ivory Coast World Cup squad

Zaha omitted from Ivory Coast World Cup squadImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ivory Coast qualified for three successive World Cups between 2006-2014, but did not reach the past two tournamentsByMike PeterBBC Sport journalistPublished3 minutes agoIvory Coast have named four Premier League players in their 26-man squad for the World Cup this summer, but there is no room for former Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha.Wolves defender Emmanuel Agbadou, Nottingham Forest midfielder Ibrahim Sangare and forwards Amad Diallo and Evann Guessand, of Manchester United and Aston Villa respectively, have been named in the travelling party.Zaha, 33, was selected for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) earlier this season, but the 36-cap winger, currently on loan with Charlotte FC in Major League Soccer from Galatasaray, has not made the cut for this summer's competition.Seko Fofana, Jean Michael Seri, Simon Adingra and Nicolas Pepe, all of whom have English top-flight experience, have been selected by head coach Emerse Fae.RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande, who has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League this summer, is among the forwards chosen, along with the uncapped Ange-Yoan Bonny of Inter Milan.'Out of shape' Lukaku in Belgium World Cup squadPublished3 hours agoInjured Mitoma left out of Japan World Cup squadPublished10 hours agoBonny, 22, completed a nationality transfer last week - having represented France Under-21s - and is following the same path as new national team-mate Elye Wahi, who won his first cap in March in the 1-0 win over Scotland.Pepe, 30, is included having been omitted from this winter's AFCON squad, where the Ivorians were defending their title but went out at the quarter-final stage.Forest's veteran defender Willy Boly and former West Ham striker Sebastien Haller, who scored the winning goal in the AFCON final in 2024, are also left out.Ivory Coast are in Group E for their fourth World Cup, and will open their...