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15. Ivory Coast
Best players: Wilfried Bony (Swansea City), Gervinho (AS Roma), Yaya Toure (Manchester City).
Just sneaking in ahead of Bosnia & Herzegovina is the only African nation on the list, with Gervinho in fine form and Toure a proven world-class talent.