Elsewhere, Wigan's Steve Gohouri has sealed his place on the plane after missing out on Angola, while Hibernian's Sol Bamba, who scored in Les Elephants' 2-2 draw with Paraguay in France this week, is among the defenders travelling.

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The Hibs manager steered clear of any controversy about the decision to award Rangers a penalty, when Sol Bamba challenged Kenny Miller, from which Kris Boyd put the home side 2-0 ahead.

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