ZAHA SWITCHES TO IVORY COAST

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has decided to switch his international allegiance to Ivory Coast from England. The 24-year-old was able to make the switch to Ivory Coast as his two England caps came in friendlies, against Sweden in 2012 and Scotland the following year. "The Ivorian-English attacking midfielder Wilfried Zaha has chosen to play for the Elephants, under the colours of the Ivory Coast, his country of origin," the Ivorian Football Federation [FIF] said in a statement. "In the presence of his father, of Augustin Sidy Diallo [president of the FIF] and Michel Dussuyer [Elephants coach], he signed at the bottom of the demand to change his sporting nationality addressed to FIFA."