Zaha omitted from Ivory Coast World Cup squad

Ivory Coast have named four Premier League players in their 26-man squad for this year's World Cup, 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 2025 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 the World Cup finals.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.Goalkeepers: Yahia Fofana (Rizespor), Mohamed Kone (Charleroi), Alban Lafont (Panathinaikos)Defenders: Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Clement Akpa (AJ Auxerre), Ousmane Diomande (Sporting), Guela Doue (Racing Strasbourg), Ghislain Konan (Gil Vicente), Odilon Kossonou (Atalanta), Evan Ndicka (AS Roma), Wilfried Singo (Galatasaray)Midfielders: Seko Fofana (Stade Rennais), Parfait Guiagon (Charleroi), Franck Kessie (Al Ahli), Christ Oulai (Trabzonspor), Ibrahim Sangare (Nottingham Forest), Jean-Michael Seri (NK Maribor)Forwards: Simon Adingra (AS Monaco), Ange-Yoan Bonny (Inter Milan), Amad Diallo (Manchester United), Oumar Diakite (Cercle Brugge), Yan Diomande (RB Leipzig), Evann Guessand (Aston Villa), Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal), Bazoumana Toure (Hoffenheim), Elye Wahi (Nice)