Football Soccer - Charlton Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sky Bet Football League Championship - The Valley - 28/12/15 Charlton Athletic's El Hadji Ba in action with Wolverhampton Wanderers' Conor Coady /Action Images / John Marsh/File Photo
(Reuters) - Mauritania recalled former Ligue 1 midfielder El Hadji Ba and handed a first call-up to teenager Oumar Ngom as coach Amir Abdou unveiled his 27-man squad for next month’s African Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast.
The 30-year-old Ba, formerly with Racing Lens and Sunderland, last played for the country 18 months ago but his recent signing for Mauritanian champions FC Nouadhibou earned him an international recall.
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