The Ivory Coast Elephants are facing a wave of withdrawals mainly due to Covid-19, in addition to some impediments for some players. As a result, Patrice Beaumelle has decided to call up four new players. These are Fousseny Coulibaly, Amad Diallo, Eboué Kouassi and N'drin Edan Ulrich. These reinforcements are in addition to Ousmane Ouattara, already present in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), replacing Willy Boly.
Since the beginning of the training camp in Jeddah, Beaumelle and his technical staff are in turmoil. As a result of all these defections, the FIF Normalization Committee has changed the calendar of the selection. The team's friendly matches may no longer be held.
