National Team Profile
Ghana – Black Stars 
• Coach - Claude Le Roy
• GoalKeepers:
Sammy Adjei (Ashdod * Israel)
Fatau Dauda (Ashanti Golds * Ghana)
Richard Kingson (Birmingham City * England)
• Defenders:
Hans Adu-Sarpei (Bayer Leverkusen * Germany)
Harrison Afful (Asante Kotoko * Ghana)
Nana Kwasi Asare (FC Mechelen * Belgium)
Eric Addo (PSV Eindhoven * The Netherlands)
John Pantsil (West Ham United * England)
John Mensah (Rennes * France)
Alhassan Illiasu (FC Saturn * Russia)
Ahmed Barruso (AS Roma * Italy)
• Midfielders:
Anthony Annan (I.K. Start * England)
Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille * France)
Haminu Draman (Locomotiv Moscow * Russia)
Michael Essien (Chelsea * England)
Bernard Kumordzi (Panionios * Greece)
Laryea Kingston (Hearts * Scotland)
Sulley Muntari (Portsmouth * England)
• Strikers:
Junior Agogo (Nottingham Forest * England)
Kwadwo Asamoah (Liberty Professionals * Ghana)
Asamoah Gyan (Udinese * Italy)
Baffour Gyan (FC Saturn * Russia)
Quincy Owusu Abeyie (Celta de Vigo * Spain)
Morocco – The Atlas Lions (Lions de l’Atlas) 
• Coach - Henri Michel
• GoalKeepers:
Abdelilah Bagui (Maghreb Fes * Morocco)
Khalid Fouhami (Raja Casablanca * Morocco)
Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad Casablanca * Morocco)
• Defenders:
Jamal Alioui (FC Sion * Switzerland)
Abdessamad Chahiri (Difaa El Jadida * Morocco)
Mickael Chretien (Nancy * France)
Talal El Karkouri (Qatar SC * Qatar)
El Armine Erbate (Al Dafra * United Arab Emirates)
Hicham Mahdoufi (Metalist Kharkiv * Ukraine)
Abdeslam Ouaddou (Valenciennes * France)
• Midfielders:
Soufiane Alloudi (Al Ain * United Arab Emirates)
Badr El Kaddouri (Dinamo Kyiv * Ukraine)
Abderrahmane Kabous (CSKA Sofia * Bulgaria)
Houcine Kharja (Piacenza * Italy)
Abdelkrim Kissi (EN Paralimini * Cyprus)
Youssef Safri (Southampton * England)
Tarik Sektioui (FC Porto * Portugal)
• Strikers:
Hicham Aboucherouane (Esperance * Tunisia)
Maroune Chamakh (Girondins Bordeaux * France)
Bouchaib El Moubarki (Grenoble * France)
Youssef Hadji (Nancy * France)
Youssef Moukhtari (Al Jazeera * Qatar)
Moncef Zerka (Nancy * France)
Guinée – Syli Nationale (National Elephants) 
• Coach - Robert Nouzaret
• GoalKeepers:
Kémoko Camara (unattached to any Football Club)
Naby Diarso (Satellite FC * Guinée)
Naby Yattara (RACS Couillet * Belgium)
• Defenders:
Dianbobo Baldé (Celtic * Scotland)
Habib Jean Baldé (Reims * France)
Alsény Camara (Rodez * France)
Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans * France)
Mamadou Dioulde Bah (Racing Strasbourg * France)
Mohamed Alimou Diallo (Sivasspor * Turkey)
Daouda Jabi (Trabzonsport * Turkey)
Oumar Kalabane (Manisaspor * Turkey)
Kamil Zayatte (Young Boys Berne * Switzerland)
• Midfielders:
Mohamed Cissé (Bursaspor * Turkey)
Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne * France)
Samuel Johnson (Ismaili * Egypt)
Mohamed Sacko (Etoile Sportive Du Sahel * Tunisia)
Naby Soumah (CS Sfaxien * Tunisia)
Kanfory Sylla (Sivasspor * Turkey)
• Strikers:
Ismael Bangoura (Dynamo Kiev * Ukraine)
Karamoko Cissé (Hellas Verone * Italy)
Victor Corréa (Cherbourg * France)
Fode Mansaré (Toulouse * France)
Souleymane Youla (Lille * France)
Namibia – Brave Warriors 
• Coach - Arie Schans
• GoalKeepers:
Absia Shiningayamwe (Jomo Cosmos * South Africa)
Aphraim Tjihonge (Black Leopards * South Africa)
Athiel Mbaha (Orlando Pirates * South Africa)
• Defenders:
Michael Pienaar (Ramblers * Namibia)
Franklin April (Civics * Namibia)
Gottlieb Nakuta (Blue Waters)
Jerimiah Baisako (Ramblers * Namibia)
Maleagi Ngrizemo (FC Capetown * South Africa)
Richard Gariseb (Wits University * South Africa)
Hartman Toromba (Black Leopards * South Africa)
• Midfielders:
Quinton Jacobs (Byrne FC * Norway)
Brian Bendell (Civics * Namibia)
Abraham Shatimuene (Premeiro de Agosto * Angola)
Jamunovandu Ngatjizeko (Civics * Namibia)
Oliver Risser (SC Bonner * Germany)
Sydney Plaatjies (Jomo Cosmos * South Africa)
Wycliff Kambonde (Jomo Cosmos * South Africa)
Collin Benjamin (Hamburg SV * Germany)
• Strikers:
Muna Katupose (Oshakati City * Namibia)
Levis Meraai Swabooi (Premeiro de Agosto * Angola)
Rudolph Bester (Eleven Arrows * Namibia)
Lazarus Kaimbi (Jomo Cosmos * South Africa)
Benin – Les Ecureuils (The Squirrels) 
• Coach - Reinhard Fabisch
• GoalKeepers:
Valere Amoussou (Mogas 90)
Rachad Chitou (Wikki Tourists * Nigeria)
Yoann Djidonou (Red Star * France]
• Defenders:
Damien Koffi Chrysostome (Casale * Italy)
Alain Gaspoz (FC Bagnes * Switzerland)
Anicet Adjamossi (Creteil * France)
Mathieu Edjekpan (Mesagne * Italy)
Noël Seka (FC Fyn, Denmark]
Bio Ai Traoré (Pantheres Djogou * Benin)
Safradine Traoré (Buffles Borgou * Benin)
• Midfielders:
Seydath Konabe Tchomogo (East Riffa * Bahrain)
Romuald Boco (Accrington Stanley * England)
Stéphane Sessegnon (Les Mans * France)
Sosthene Soglo (Energie FC * Benin)
Jocelyn Ahoueya (FC Scion * Switzerland)
Oscar Olou (FC Rouen * France)
Jonas Oketola (Not attached to any club)
Mouri Ogunbiyi (Etoile De Sahel * Tunisia)
Djiman Koukou (Soleil FC * Benin)
• Strikers:
Razak Omotoyossi (Helsingborg * Sweden)
Oumar Tchomogo (Portimonense * Portugal)
Wisdom Aka (MSK Zilina, Slovakia)
Gariga Abou Maiga (Creteil * France)
Wassiou Oladipikpo (JS Kabylie * Algeria)
Abdoulaye Ouzerou (Buffles Borgou * Benin)
Côte D’Ivoire – Les Eléphants 
• Coach - Gérard Gili
• GoalKeepers:
Boubacar Barry (KSC Lokeren * Belgium)
Stéphane Loboue (Greuther Fürth * Germany)
Tiassé Koné (Africa Sports * Côte D’Ivoire)
• Defenders:
Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal * England)
Abib Kolo Toure (Arsenal * England)
Arthur Boka (Stuttgart * Germany)
Constant Djakpa (Pandurii Targu Jiu * Romania)
Steve Gohouri (Borussia Mönchengladbach * Germany)
Abdoulaye Meite (Bolton * England)
Marc Zoro (Benfica * Portugal)
• Midfielders:
Emerse Fae (Reading * England)
Christian Koffi Ndri Romaric (Le Mans * France)
Siaka Tiene (Saint-Etienne * France)
Yaya Toure (FC Barcelona * Spain)
Didier Zokora (Tottenham * England)
• Strikers:
Didier Drogba (Chelsea * England)
Salomon Kalou (Chelsea * England)
Aruna Dindane (Lens * France)
Kader Keita (Lyon * France)
Arouna Kone (Sevilla * Spain)
Bakari Koné “Baky” (Nice * France)
Gervais Yao Kouassi “Gervinho” (Le Mans * France)
Boubacar Sanogo (Werder Bremen * Germany)
Nigeria – The Super Eagles 
• Coach - Berti Vogts
• GoalKeepers:
Austin Ejide (Bastia * France)
Dele Aiyenugba (Bnei Yehuda * Israel)
Vincent Enyeama (Hapoel Tel Aviv * Israel)
• Defenders:
Rabiu Afolabi (Sochaux * France)
Danny Shittu (Watford * England)
Onyekachi Apam (OGC Nice * France)
Obinna Nwaneri (FC Sion * Switzerland)
Joseph Yobo (Everton * England)
Richard Eromoigbe (Levski Sofia * Bulgaria)
Ifeanyi Emeghara (Steaua Bucharest * Romania)
Taye Taiwo (Marseille * France)
• Midfielders:
Seyi Olofinjana (Wolves * England)
Dickson Etuhu (Sunderland * England)
John Mikel Obi (Chelsea * England)
Onyekachi Okonkwo (FC Zurich * Switzerland)
• Strikers:
Nwankwo Kanu (Portsmouth * England)
John Utaka (Portsmouth * England)
Osaze Odemwingie (Lokomotiv Moscow * Russia)
Ikechukwu Uche (CF Getafe * Spain)
Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Everton * England)
Ayodele Makinwa (SS Lazio * Italy)
Obinna Nsofor (Chievo Verona * Italy)
Obafemi Martins (Newcastle * England)
Mali – Les Aigles (The Eagles) 
• Coach - Jean-François Jodar
• GoalKeepers:
Soumbeyla Diakite (Stade Malien * Mali)
Mahamadou Sidibe (PAS Giannina * Greece)
Oumar Sissoko (Metz * France)
• Defenders:
Adama Coulibaly (Lens * France)
Moussa Coulibaly (Mouloudia Alger * Algeria)
Souleymane Diamoutene (Lecce * Italy)
Cedric Kante (Nice * France)
Boubacar Sidiki Kone (Maghreb Fes * Morocco)
Amadou Sidibe (Djoliba * Mali)
Adama Tamboura (Helsingborg * Sweden)
Sammy Traore (AJ Auxerre * France)
• Midfielders:
Souleymane Dembele (Djoliba * Mali)
Drissa Diakite (Nice * France)
Mahamadou Diarra (Real Madrid * Spain)
Seydou Keita (Sevilla * Spain)
Djibril Sidibe (Chateauroux * France)
Momo Sissoko (Liverpool * England)
Bassala Toure (Levadiakos * Greece)
• Strikers:
Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla * Spain)
Mamadou Diallo (Qatar SC * Qatar)
Mahamadou Dissa (Roeselare * Belgium)
Mamady Sidibe (Stoke City * England)
Dramane Traore (Lokomotiv Moscow * Russia)
Egypt – The Pharoahs 
• Coach - Hassan Shehata
• GoalKeepers:
Essam El-Hadary (Al-Ahly * Egypt)
Mohamed Abdel Monsef (Zamalek * Egypt)
Mohamed Sobhy (Ismaily * Egypt)
Wael Khalifa (El-Gaish * Egypt)
• Defenders:
Wael Gomaa (Al-Siliya * Qatar)
Ibrahim Said (Ankaragücü * Turkey)
Shady Mohamed (Al-Ahly * Egypt)
Ahmed Fathi (Al-Ahly * Egypt)
Sayed Moawad (Ismaily * Egypt)
Hani Said (Ismaily * Egypt)
Sherif Abdel-Fadil (Ismaily * Egypt)
Moatasem Salem (Ismaily * Egypt)
Mahmoud Fathallah (Zamalek * Egypt)
Tarek El-Sayed (Zamalek * Egypt)
Osama Mohamed (PetroJet * Egypt)
Ahmed Samir (Haras El Hodood * Egypt)
• Midfielders:
Mohamed Shawky (Middlesbrough * England)
Hossam Ghaly (Tottenham Hotspur * England)
Ahmed Hassan (Anderlecht * Belgium)
Hassan Mostafa (Al Wahda * Saudi Arabia)
Mohamed Aboutreika (Al-Ahly * Egypt)
Hosni Abd-Rabou (Ismaily * Egypt)
Omar Gamal (Ismaily * Egypt)
Walid Soleyman (PetroJet * Egypt)
Ahmed Sabaan (PetroJet * Egypt)
Ahmed El-Mohamadi (ENPPI * Egypt)
Mohsen Hendawi (Ghazl El-Mehalla)
• Strikers:
Mohamed Zidan (Hamburger SV * Germany)
Emad Motaeb Al-Ahly * Egypt)
Amr Zaki (Zamalek * Egypt)
Mohamed Fadl (Ismaily * Egypt)
Ahmed Salama (Not committed to any Football Club)
Cameroon – The Indomitable Lions (Lions Indomptables) 
• Coach - Otto Pfister
• GoalKeepers:
Souleymanou Hamidou (Denizlispor * Turkey)
Idriss Carlos Kameni RCD (Espanyol * Spain)
Janvier Charles Mbarga (Canon Yaoundé * Cameroon)
• Defenders:
Rigobert Song (Galatasaray * Turkey)
Thimothée Atouba (Hamburger SV * Germany)
Andre Bikey (Reading * England)
Gilles Augustin (Binya Benfica * Portugal)
Benoit Angbwa (Krylya Sovetov * Russia)
Bill Tchato (Qatar Sports Club * Qatar)
• Midfielders:
Modeste M’Bami (Olympique Marseille * France)
Jean Makoun (Lille * France)
Géremi (Newcastle United * England)
Alexandre Song (Arsenal * England)
Landry N’Guémo (AS Nancy * France)
Stéphane Mbia Etounde (Stade Rennais * France)
Joël Epalle VfL (Bochum * Germany)
Achille Emana (Toulouse FC * France)
Alain Nkong (Atlante * Mexico)
Paul Tchamba Essola (Arsenal Kiev * Ukraine)
• Strikers:
Samuel Eto’o (FC Barcelona * Spain)
Bertin Tomou (Excelsior Mouscron * Belgium)
Joseph-Désiré Job (OGC Nice * France)
Mohammadou Idrissou (MSV Duisburg * Germany)
Sudan – Sokoor Al-Jediane (The Desert Hawks) 
• Coach - Mohamed Abdallah
• GoalKeepers:
1- Akram Salim (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
16 - Elmuez Mahgoub Abdalla (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
21 - BahaeddineMohamaed Abdellah Rihan (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
• Defenders:
2 - Omar Bakhit (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
3- Musa Al Tayeb (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
4 - Mohamed Khider (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
7 - Alaadin Ahmed Katoul Gibril (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
15 - Amir Koku (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
18 - Khalid Jolit (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
19 - Ahmed Adam Al Basha (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
• Midfielders:
5 - Alaa Eldin Yousif (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
6 - Richard Gastin (Al-Hilal - Sudanl)
9 - Hamouda Bashir (Al-Hilal - Sudanl)
8 - Haitham Mustafa (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
12 - Bader Galag (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
13 - Mohamed Tahir (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
14 - Mugahid Ahmed (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
22 - Saif Masawi (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
23 - Hassan Korongo (Al-Hilal - Sudan)
• Strikers:
10 - Haytham Tambal (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
11 - Alaa Babiker (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
17 - Faisal Agab (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
20 - Abdel Amari (Al-Merrikh - Sudan)
Tunisia – The Carthage Eagles (Les Aigles De Carthage) 
• Coach - Roger Lemerre
• GoalKeepers:
Hamdi Kasraoui (Esperance Tunis * Tunisia)
Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile du Sahel * Tunisia)
Adel Nefzi (Club Africain * Tunisia)
• Defenders:
Wissem Abdi (Zamalek * Egypt)
Wissem Bekri (Esperance Tunis * Tun