Angola . New Ivory Coast manager Sven-Goran Eriksson named a predictably talent-laden 30-man squad , with his side favored to be the continent 's best prospect in South Africa . The Elephants , who face Brazil , Portugal and North Korea in Group G , can call upon the English Premier League 's top scorer Didier Drogba and his teammate at champions Chelsea , Salomon Kalou . The midfield ranks include Barcelona 's Champions League winner Yaya Toure , Hamburg 's Guy Demel and Cheick Tiote of Dutch champions FC Twente . Former England and Mexico coach Eriksson , who took over from Vahid Halilhodzic after a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations campaign , also has England-based defenders Emmanuel Eboue , Kolo Toure , Abdoulaye Meite and Steve Gohouri . Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen has given Rigobert Song the chance to appear at his fourth World Cup after naming the 33-year-old defender in his 30-man squad . Veteran midfielder Geremi , who also plays in Turkey , may play at his second tournament while Benoit Assou-Akotto is recalled after missing the Africa Cup of Nations through injury and his fellow Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong is included too after being
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac has selected captain Michael Essien and defender John Mensah in his preliminary 29-man World Cup squad despite the duo still recovering from injuries . Midfielder Essien has not played for his English club Chelsea since December , when he suffered a hamstring injury before breaking down with a knee problem at the Africa Cup of Nations the following month . Mensah , who also plays in England on loan with Sunderland , has been sidelined with a calf injury arising from a physical complication which has plagued him in recent years . Midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng , who also plays in England , was named by the Serbian coach on Tuesday despite still waiting for his nationality switch to be approved . Blog : `` Dynamite '' Drogba will explode at World Cup The Portsmouth player was born in Germany , who he has represented at under-21 level , but has a Ghanaian father and his uncle has played for the Black Stars . Rajevac has recalled Inter Milan midfielder Sulley Muntari , who was dropped for the Africa Cup of Nations in January after deciding not to play in a friendly against