Fans trooped out with large banners of the talisman and welcome chants to receive the former England youth international who switched his allegiance to the west African country last year.

Zaha is set to help the Elephants secure a ticket to the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a win when they welcome the Atlas Lions to the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan on November 11.

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