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African Nations: whos going?

African Nations: who's going?

01 January 2008 - 17:57

January marks the arrival of the African Nations Cup in 2008, but just how does this effect the clubs in the Premiership as some of their prize assets head off to do battle on the 20 January - 10 February in Ghana?

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    The Groups

    GROUP A: Ghana, Namibia, Guinea, Morocco

    GROUP B: Nigeria, Benin, Mali, Ivory Coast

    GROUP C: Egypt, Sudan, Zambia, Cameroon

    GROUP D: Tunisia, Angola, South Africa, Senegal



    ARSENAL

    Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue (Ivory Coast), Alexandre Song (Cameroon)



    BIRMINGHAM

    Richard Kingson (Ghana), Mehdi Nafti and Radhi Jaidi (Tunisia)



    BLACKBURN

    Aaron Mokoena (South Africa)



    BOLTON

    El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal), Abdoulaye Meite (Ivory Coast)



    CHELSEA

    John Obi Mikel (Nigeria), Didier Drogba and Saloman Kalou (Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Ghana)



    EVERTON

    Joseph Yobo and Ayegbeni Yakubu (Nigeria), Steven Pienaar (South Africa)



    LIVERPOOL

    Nabil El-Zhar (Morocco), Muhammed Sissoko (Mali)



    MANCHESTER UNITED

    Manucho (Angola)*



    MIDDLESBROUGH

    Mohamed Shawky and Mido (Egypt)



    NEWCASTLE

    Obafemi Martins (Nigeria), Geremi (Cameroon), Abdoulaye Faye and Habib Beye (Senegal)



    PORTSMOUTH

    Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal), Nwankwo Kanu and John Utaka (Nigeria), Sulley Muntari (Ghana), Lauren (Cameroon)



    READING

    Andre Bikey (Cameroon), Emerse Fae (Ivory Coast), Ibrahima Sonko (Senegal)



    SUNDERLAND

    Dickson Etuhu (Nigeria)



    TOTTENHAM

    Hossam Ghaly (Egypt), Didier Zokora (Ivory Coast)



    WEST HAM UNITED

    John Pantsil (Ghana), Henri Camara (Senegal)



    WIGAN

    Salomon Olembe (Cameroon), Julius Aghahowa (Nigeria)


    Written by majicka










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