Port Elizabeth - Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba has been named as a substitute for the Group G fixture against Portugal here on Tuesday.
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The Chelsea star's presence on the team sheet released by FIFA was widely anticipated after he had received the green light from the match referee to wear the cast protecting his broken arm.
Drogba has made a remarkable recovery from the right arm fracture he sustained in a warm-up against Japan on June 4. He underwent surgery on the injury the next day.
On Monday Ivory coast manager Sven Goran Eriksson said he would leave a decision on the African superstar until the last moment.