Barry Boubacar
Currently playing for Belgian side Beveren, Boubacar has 5 caps for his country (as at January 2006).
Date of birth: December 30, 1979
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Boubacar made an appearance as a substitute in the ivory Coast's group game against Egypt at the 2006 African Cup of Nations.

Gerard Gnanhouan
Currently playing for French side Montpellier, Gnanhouan has won 6 caps for Ivory Coast (as at January 2006).
Date of birth: July 22, 1971
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10 in)
Fact: Formerly the Ivory Coast's number one 'keeper, Gnanhouan lost his spot between the posts to Tizie following a series of blunders during the 3-2 defeat by Cameroon in a World Cup qualifying match in September 2005.

Jean-Jacques Tizie
Made his international debut in a friendly in 1995. Currently playing for Tunisian side Esperance Tunis, Tizie has 20 caps for his country (as at January 2006).
Date of birth: September 7, 1972
Height: 1.81m (5ft 11in)
Fact: In February 2005, Tizie was involved in a horrific on-pitch collision while playing in the Tunisian league; he spent two days in intensive care and lost a testicle following the clash with Etoile Sahel striker Ogochukwu Obiakor.

Defenders

Kolo Toure,
Made his debut for Ivory Coast in April 2000, against Rwanda, aged 19. Currently playing for Arsenal, Toure has won 33 caps for Ivory Coast and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: March 19, 1981
Height: 1.81m (6ft 0 in)
Fact: Toure was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year Award in 2004, and achieved third place, behind England internationals Scott Parker and Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Emmanuel Eboue
Made his debut for Ivory Coast on September 5, 2004, against Sudan, aged 21. Currently playing for Arsenal, Eboue has won 7 caps for Ivory Coast and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at March 1, 2006).
Date of birth: June 4, 1983
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10 in)
Fact: Like fellow club and country defender Kolo Toure, Eboue began his footballing career at the Asec Academy in Abidjan.

Marc Andre Zoro
Made his international debut in February 2003, against Cameroon, aged 19. Currently playing for Italian side Messina, Zoro has won 12 caps for Ivory Coast and scored 0 goals (as at January 2006).
Date of birth: December 27, 1983
Height: 1.82m (5ft 11in)
Fact: In November 2005, Zoro hit the headlines for threatening to leave the pitch during Messina's Serie A match against Inter Milan after being racially abused by fans.

Abdoulaye Méïté
Made his international debut in September 2003, against Tunisia, aged 22. Currently playing for French side Olympique Marseille, Méïté has won 14 caps for Ivory Coast and scored 0 goals (as at January 2006).
Date of birth: October 6, 1980
Height: 1.85m (6ft 1in)
Fact: Paris-born Méïté has spent his entire professional career in France, and played in the final of the UEFA Cup in 2004, when his side Olympique Marseille lost 2-0 to Spanish club Valencia.

Cyril Domoraud
Currently playing for French side Creteil, Domoraud has won 47 caps for Ivory Coast and scored 0 goals (as at January 2006).
Date of birth: February 12, 1979
Height: 1.80m (5ft 10in)
Fact: This is Domoraud's second spell with Creteil; he previously enjoyed spells at Bordeaux, Marseille, Inter Milan, Monaco, and Espanyol.

Arthur Boka
Currently playing for French side Strasbourg, Boka has won 18 caps for Ivory Coast and scored 1 goal (as at January 2006).
Date of birth: April 2, 1983
Height: 1.66m (5ft 5in)
Fact: Boka won the French league cup in 2005, at the end of his first season at Strasbourg.

Blaise Kossi Kouassi
Made his international debut in July 1997, against Mali, aged 22. Currently playing for French side Troyes, Kouassi has won 32 caps for Ivory Coast and scored 0 goals (as at January 2006).
Date of birth: February 2, 1975
Height: 1.87m (6ft 2in)
Fact: Kouassi was a member of ASEC Abidjan's African Champions League-winning side in 1998, before he moved to French club Guingamp.