US EditionIvory Coast's Pepe gets belated chance for World Cup audition
Nicolas Pepe replaces injured Yan Diomande for Ivory Coast’s World Cup friendlies after Diomande’s shoulder injury sidelines him from two warm-up matches.
- This month, Ivory Coast recalled Nicolas Pepe to the squad for the World Cup warm-up matches after Yan Diomande's injury, the federation announced.
- RB Leipzig said Monday that Diomande suffered a capsular left shoulder injury during their 5-0 win over Hoffenheim and will stay at the club to recover.
- Pepe had been left out of the initial squad and was omitted from the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year, and the Villarreal forward has 5 LaLiga goals this season and 50 caps for Ivory Coast.
- His link to potential transfers increases the stakes of his recovery as Diomande has 10 goals and seven assists in 26 Bundesliga games since joining Leipzig, making his absence significant for club and country interest.
- With friendlies this week — South Korea in Milton Keynes and Scotland in Liverpool — Ivory Coast's squad decisions are immediate, with World Cup Group E matches upcoming.
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Shoulder injury rules Leipzig's Yan Diomande out of Ivory Coast games
Shoulder injury rules Leipzig’s Yan Diomande out of Ivory Coast games
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Sought-after young winger Yan Diomande has been sidelined with a shoulder injury which rules him out of the Ivory Coast squad for upcoming friendlies ahead of the World Cup, his club Leipzig said Monday.
Shoulder injury rules Leipzig's Yan Diomande out of Ivory Coast games - The Morning Sun
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Sought-after young winger Yan Diomande has been sidelined with a shoulder injury which rules him out of the Ivory Coast squad for upcoming friendlies ahead of the World Cup, his club Leipzig said Monday. The 19-year-old Diomande has shot to prominence this season with 10 goals and seven assists in 26 Bundesliga games since joining Leipzig in July. He's been linked with a potential transfer to top clubs across Europe. Leip…
From RB Leipzig's point of view, a really perfect Friday evening still had a bitter aftertaste at a later hour. After the 5:0 gala against TSG Hoffenheim, worries about youngster Yan Diomande increased.
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