The Bologna player has struggled to hold down a regular place in the side over the past two years as injuries and a lack of club football took their toll .
The Bologna player led the west Africans at the last World Cup four years ago .
The Bologna player , who led the west Africans at the last World Cup four years ago , has struggled to hold down a regular place in the side over the past two years as injuries and a lack of club football took their toll .