African Nations: who's going?
African Nations: who's going?
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?
Up to 40 Premier League players could leave the domestic season in England.
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
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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)