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Afcon: Gervinho dropped as Bony makes Cote d'Ivoire's provisional squad

Parma forward Gervinho will not play at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations but Wilfried Bony has a chance to feature for the Elephants in Egypt after he was named in the 27-man provisional squad.

Lille star Nicolas Pepe, Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha and Tottenham Hotspur defender Serge Aurier made the cut.

The former Arsenal star had a fine debut season with Parma where he scored 11 goals in 30 Serie A outings.

After scoring five goals in seven games for Al Arabi in the Qatar Stars League, Kamara added Wilfried Bony to his seven-man attack with the hope of banking on his Afcon experience.