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West Ham's Haller and Wolves' Boly handed maiden invitation to Ivory Coast national team

Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Willy Boly and West Ham United forward Sebastien Haller are among the 26 players called up by the Ivory Coast for their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Madagascar.

Last month, Boly was cleared by the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) to represent the Elephants after playing for France U16, U17 and U19 teams.

Changement d’Association du joueur: La FIFA autorise Willy Boly à jouer pour la Côte d’Ivoire https://t.co/hxases24P5’association-du-joueur-la-fifa-autorise-willy-boly-à-jouer-pour-la-côte-d’ivoire via @# pic.twitter.com/2X48mR2yck

— FIFCI (@FIFCI_tweet) October 31, 2020

Haller, born to an Ivorian mother and a French father, also played for the French youth teams across all levels but he is now ready to ditch the European giants for the 2015 Afcon champions.