Didier Drogba stays out but Salomon Kalou returns

Ivory Coast will be boosted by the return of strikers Salomon Kalou and Bakary Kone for Sunday's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Botswana.

But captain Didier Drogba is still out of action.

Kalou and Kone have both missed the Elephants' opening three matches of the campaign.

Drogba has not played since the European Champions League final, which Chelsea lost on penalties to Manchester United.

The Chelsea star said last week that he had been forced to rest his knee, after having an operation in December.

"My doctors have told me I needed to rest at the end of the season if I wanted to avoid having a second operation", he said.

Ivory Coast won their opening group game at home to Mozambique on 1 June but have since been held to away draws in Madagascar and Botswana.