New Ivory Coast captain Michael Essien included in 30-man provisional World Cup squad despite injury . New Ivory Coast boss Nwankwo Kanu makes no surprises in his selection . Cameroon defender Sven-Goran Eriksson the chance to appear at his fourth World Cup . Nigeria striker Rigobert Song in contention to earn his third World Cup appearance .
Ghana captain Michael Essien included in 30-man provisional World Cup squad despite injury . New Ivory Coast boss Sven-Goran Eriksson makes no surprises in his selection . Cameroon defender Rigobert Song the chance to appear at his fourth World Cup . Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu in contention to earn his third World Cup appearance .