Inter Milan's French forward #14 Ange-Yoan Bonny fights for the ball with Parma's Senegalese defender #03 Abdoulaye Ndiaye (R) during the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Parma at San Siro stadium in Milan, on May 3, 2026. Photo: AFP
The France Under-21 international from the northern suburbs of Paris was eligible to make the change under FIFA rules through family ties to Ivory Coast.
FIFA posted the formal change of the 22-year-old Bonny’s eligibility which had to be signed off by the French Football Federation.
Ivory Coast is in a World Cup group with Germany, Ecuador and Curacao. Two of the games are in Philadelphia and one in Toronto.
Bonny has scored seven goals in his first season with Inter since joining from Parma.
He played in all 10 of Inter Milan’s Champions League games though started only two. He did not score and had three assists.
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