The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was the qualification process for the

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, the 29th edition of the

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tournament.

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automatically qualified as the host country.

Qualified nations

^† Bold indicates champion for that year

^† ''Italic'' indicates host

Format

A total of 47 countries entered the competition, including

, which automatically qualified. The remaining 46 teams competed in the qualifiers. In each of the three rounds, teams were drawn into two-legged home-and-away knock-out ties. Aggregate goals are used to determine the winner. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the

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is applied, and if still level, the tie proceeds directly to a

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(no

extra time Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...

is played). *

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: The lowest-ranked four teams started from the preliminary round. *

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: The two winners of the preliminary round joined the other 26 teams which did not qualify for the

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. *

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: The 14 winners of the first round joined the 16 teams which qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The 15 winners of the second round qualified for the finals. The draw for the preliminary round and the first round was made on 28 October 2011 in

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. The draw for the second round was made on 5 July 2012 in

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, after the first round was completed. Below is the list of entrants: ;Notes *

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

were banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the

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tournament following a deadly attack on their team bus. Togo appealed to the

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, with

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president

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stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. *Did not enter:

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Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

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Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

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and

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...

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was not able to enter as qualifying was already in progress when they became a CAF member.

Preliminary round

*Originally scheduled 6–8 and 20–22 January 2012. However, the São Tomé and Príncipe v Lesotho match was postponed from 8 January to 15 January at the request of the

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due to the unavailability of flights to

São Tomé São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for " Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities. History Álvar ...

via

Libreville Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying in the northwestern province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. The area has been in ...

. ;Notes * Note 1:

Swaziland Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its n ...

withdrew due to financial reasons.

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

advanced to the

against

Congo DR The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. ----

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe (; pt, São Tomé e Príncipe (); English: " Saint Thomas and Prince"), officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe ( pt, República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe), is a Portuguese-speaking ...

won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

against

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...

First round

*Scheduled 29 February and 15–17 June 2012. The Central African Republic v Egypt match was postponed from 29 February to 30 June at the request of the

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due to the Port Said Stadium disaster. ;Notes * Note 2: Order of legs reversed after original draw. ---- 1–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

won on the

and advanced to the

. ----

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

won on the

and advanced to the

. ----

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won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate.

won on the

and advanced to the

. ----

won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- Cameroon national football team, Cameroon won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate.

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

won the

and advanced to the

. ----

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

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won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

. ----

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the

Second round

Seeding

The 30 teams which qualified for the second round were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010, and 2012 editions. For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries: Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows: * 2012 edition: points to be multiplied by 3 * 2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 2 * 2008 edition: points to be multiplied by 1 If two countries are equal in the number of points in the above classification the number of points that they have accumulated throughout all their matches played in the last 3 final tournaments of the CAN determined their ranking (on the basis of 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a match lost). The teams were divided into two pots based on the ranking. Each tie contained one team from each pot. The order of legs for each tie was determined by draw.

Matches

*Scheduled 7–9 September and 12–14 October 2012. ;Notes * Note 3: Libya v Algeria played in neutral venue of Morocco due to the political situation in Libya. * Note 4: Senegal v Ivory Coast was abandoned with 15 minutes to go, after the crowd started to riot. The result was confirmed as 2–0 in favor of Ivory Coast by the CAF. ----

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- 3–3 on aggregate.

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won on the

and qualified for the

. ----

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

won 8–3 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- 1–1 on aggregate.

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

won the

and qualified for the

. ----

Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- 2–2 on aggregate.

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won on the

and qualified for the

. ----

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. ---- 5–5 on aggregate.

won on the

and qualified for the

. ----

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

won 3–0 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

won 5–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ----

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

Goalscorers

;3 goals *

Islam Slimani Islam Slimani ( ar, إسلام سليماني; born 18 June 1988) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Brest and the Algeria national team. Slimani began his career in his homeland with JSM Chéraga and C ...

Hillal Soudani El Arabi Hilal Soudani ( ar, العربي هلال سوداني; born 25 November 1987) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Damac and the Algeria national team. Soudani made his international debut in 2010, and ...

Ryan Mendes Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça (born 8 January 1990) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Nasr and the Cape Verde national team. He spent most of his club career in France with Le Havre and Lille, and in the UA ...

Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at ...

* Dieumerci Mbokani * Adane Girma *

Ikechukwu Uche Ikechukwu Uche (born 5 January 1984) is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker. Known for his acrobatic goal celebrations, he spent most of his professional career in Spain, having arrived in the country before the a ...

* Jair Nunes ;2 goals *

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Alain Traoré Sibiri Alain Traoré (born 31 December 1988) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a striker for Arta/Solar7, and the Burkina Faso national team. He started his career with local side Planète Champion, before moving to France as a 17-year- ...

Djaniny Jorge Djaniny Tavares Semedo (born 21 March 1991), known as Djaniny, is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Trabzonspor as a forward. Club career União Leiria Born in Santa Cruz, Djaniny arrived in Portugal at t ...

* David Manga *

Hilaire Momi Hilaire Roméo Verdi Momi (born 16 March 1990) is a Central African footballer who plays as a forward for SC Mouloudia Dakhla in Morocco. He made his international debut in Central African Republic's opening game at the 2007 CEMAC Cup, scoring ...

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Dioko Kaluyituka Alain Kaluyituka (born 2 January 1987) is a DR Congo professional footballer who plays as a forward. He has represented his country Congo DR 30 times, scoring 9 times. He has also represented his former club TP Mazembe in International footbal ...

* Déo Kanda * Atusaye Nyondo * Cheick Diabaté *

Modibo Maïga Modibo Maïga (born 3 September 1987) is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Jeel and the Mali national team. He has also played for Stade Malien, Raja Casablanca, Le Mans, Sochaux, West Ham United, Queens Park Ran ...

Ahmed Musa Ahmed Musa (born 14 October 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team. Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a F ...

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Teteh Bangura Ibrahim "Teteh" Bangura (born 27 December 1989 in Freetown) is an unattached Sierra Leonean Association football, football striker. Career Kallon F.C. Bangura began his career in his native Sierra Leone, playing with F.C. Kallon. He was the ...

Kei Kamara Kei Ansu Kamara (; born 1 September 1984) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a striker for CF Montréal of Major League Soccer. He is one of only eleven players to have scored 100 goals in MLS history, achieving the l ...

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Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Togolese Championnat National club Semassi. He previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Ho ...

Geoffrey Massa Geofrey Massa (born 19 February 1986) is a Ugandan footballer who plays for the KTFF Süper Lig side Küçük Kaymaklı in North Cyprus. Club career Born in Jinja, Massa began his career in 2004 with Police FC in the Ugandan Premier League b ...

Knowledge Musona Knowledge Musona (born 21 June 1990) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Al-Tai in the Saudi Professional League, and captains the Zimbabwe national team. Previously, he has played senior football ...

;1 goal *

Sofiane Feghouli Sofiane Feghouli ( ar, سفيان فيغولي; born 26 December 1989) is a professional footballer who is a free agent currently, and plays for the Algeria national team. He mainly operates as a right midfielder, but can also play as a winger ...

Foued Kadir Foued Kadir (born 5 December 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Martigues. Born in France, he is a former Algeria international. Kadir was a member of the Algeria national team at the 2010 Africa ...

Antar Yahia Antar Yahia ( ar, عنتر يحيى; born 21 March 1982) is a retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Yahia is a former French youth international having earned caps for both the under-16 and under-18 youth teams for a bri ...

Djalma Campos Djalma Braume Manuel Abel Campos (born 30 May 1987), known simply as Djalma, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club C.D. Trofense. Djalma played most of his career in Portugal, starting with Marítim ...

Mickaël Poté Mickaël Franck Poté (born 24 September 1984) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Bandırmaspor. Club career Born in Lyon, Poté began his career in 2003 with Grenoble Foot, where he played only three ...

Moumouni Dagano Beli Moumouni Dagano (born 1 January 1981) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker. At international level, he represented the Burkina Faso national team. Club career Dagano began his career at Ivorian side Ste ...

* Laudy Mavugo * Valery Nahayo * Mmusa Ohilwe *

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (born 23 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bayern Munich. Born in Germany, he plays for the Cameroon national team. Choupo-Moting began his career with Hamburger SV, making ...

Achille Emaná Achille Emaná Edzimbi (born 5 June 1982), known as Emaná, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his professional career with Toulouse in France and Betis in Spain, playing his later ye ...

Benjamin Moukandjo Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé (born 12 November 1988) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Greek club AEL. Club career Moukandjo began his career in hometown's Kadji Sports Academy, joining the club's youth s ...

Fabrice Olinga Fabrice Olinga Essono (born 12 May 1996), known as Olinga, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward. He became the youngest ever player to score in La Liga at the age of 16, at the service of Málaga. Released shortly after, he went ...

* Dady * Nhuck *

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* Fernando Varela * Toni Varela *

Foxi Kéthévoama Foxi Kéthévoama (born 30 May 1986) is a Central African footballer. Career Born in Bangui, Kéthévoama began playing club football with local side DFC 8ème Arrondissement before moving abroad to play professionally. In February 2012, Két ...

Vianney Mabidé Vianney Vivien Mabidé (born 31 August 1988) is a Central African footballer who plays for Moroccan club Kawkab Marrakech. He was called up to Central African football team, competing at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, where he ...

* David Manga * Mahamat Labbo * Jérémie Basilua * Mpeko Issama *

Trésor Mputu Trésor Mputu Mabi (born 10 December 1985) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for TP Mazembe and the DR Congo national team. He has been described by former Cameroon and DR Congo coach Claude Le Roy as being "the ...

Youssouf Mulumbu Youssouf Mulumbu (born 25 January 1987) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Mulumbu came through Paris Saint-Germain's youth academy. He began playing for Paris Saint-Germain B in 2004 and was promoted to th ...

Matt Moussilou Matt Devlin Moussilou Massamba (born 1 June 1982) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for FC Meyrin. Born in France, he has been capped by Congo at international level. Club career On 2 April 2005, he scored four goals for Li ...

* Fabrice N'Guessi *

Gervinho Gervais Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987), known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Aris and the Ivory Coast national team. Gervinho began his career at ASEC Abidjan and Toumodi ...

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Salomon Kalou Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou (born 5 August 1985) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar7. He previously played for Feyenoord from 2003 to 2006 and Chelsea from 2006 to 2012. ...

Emad Moteab Emad Mohamed Abdelnaby Ibrahim Moteab ( ar, عماد محمد عبد النبي إبراهيم متعب; born 20 February 1983) is an Egyptian semi-retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Career statistics International :Sourc ...

Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly ( ar, محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالي, ; born 15 June 1992), also known as Mo Salah, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Liverpool and captains the Egypt na ...

Mohamed Zidan Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Zidan ( ar, محمد عبد الله محمد زيدان) (born 11 December 1981), known as Mohamed Zidan, is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Early career Mohamed Z ...

* Judson * Ricardinho * Getaneh Kebede *

Saladin Said Salah El Din Ahmed Said ( am, ሳላዲን ሰይድ; born 29 October 1988), also known as Salhadin Said or Saladin Said, is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ethiopian Premier League club Sidama Coffee. His ener ...

Seyoum Tesfaye Seyoum Tesfaye is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee. International career In January 2014, coach Sewnet Bishaw, invited him to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for ...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (born 18 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea. He is renowned for his pace, finishing, and off-ball movement. Born in France, he is a former ...

* Daniel Cousin *

Momodou Ceesay Momodou Ceesay (born 24 December 1988) is a Gambian football striker who last played for Kazakh club Kyzylzhar and the Gambia national football team. He is featured on the Gambian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game. Cl ...

* Saihou Gassama *

Afriyie Acquah Afriyie Acquah ( ; born 5 January 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Ghana national team. Early life He speaks Italian, having learnt from his private tutor since he mo ...

Anthony Annan Anthony Gildas Kofi Annan (born 21 July 1986) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Playing in Ghana Born in Accra, Anthony Annan began playing football with a local colts Super Rainbow Stars in Cape Coast ...

Christian Atsu Christian Atsu Twasam (10 January 1992 – ) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, although he was also deployed as an attacking midfielder or left back. Atsu began his career with Porto, also spending a seas ...

Mohamed Yattara Mohamed Lamine Yattara (born 28 July 1993) is a Guinean professional footballer who plays for Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia and the Guinea national team as a striker. Early and personal life He is brothers of Ibrahim Yattara an ...

James Situma James Wakhungu Situma (born 11 November 1984 in Ndivisi, Bungoma, Kenya) is a retired Kenyan football player who played for Tusker in the Kenyan Premier League and the Kenya national team. He can play as a central defender or as a central mi ...

* Allan Wanga *

Sekou Oliseh Sekou Jabateh Oliseh (born 5 June 1990) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Liberian side LISCR. Early and personal life Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Oliseh was adopted by Nigerian former professional footballe ...

Omega Roberts Omega Alamadine Roberts (born 12 December 1989) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a centre back. Career Club Early career During his time at Gedi & Sons FC, a youthful club he helped to reach the promotion into the 2006 Liberian Premier ...

* Dioh Williams *

Patrick Wleh Patrick Wleh (born 17 July 1991) is a Liberian international footballer who currently plays as a striker. He spent most of his club career in Malaysia and is known as the "Liberian Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), ...

Paulin Voavy Paulin Voavy (born 10 November 1987) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side El Makkasa and the Madagascar national team. Career statistics :''Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally fi ...

* John Banda *

Joseph Kamwendo Joseph Kamwendo (born 23 October 1986) is a retired Malawian international Association football, footballer. He is now coaching Walter Nyamilandu Football Academy. Career Kamwendo was the first foreigner to be bestowed the Soccer Star of the Y ...

Mahamadou N'Diaye Mahamadou Bamba N'Diaye (born 21 July 1990) is a Malian footballer who plays for French club Créteil. Career Born in Dakar, Senegal, N'Diaye began his career with Tontien Bamako and signed in February 2009 for Wydad Casablanca. In 2010, he si ...

* Mamadou Samassa * Mohamed Kalilou Traoré * Clésio Baúque * Domingues * Miro * Jerry Sitoe *

Nordin Amrabat Noureddine "Nordin" Amrabat ( ar, نورالدين أمرابط, ber, ⵏⵓⵓⵔⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵔⴰⴱⴰⵜ; born 31 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Amrabat played ...

* Abdelaziz Barrada *

Youssef El-Arabi Youssef El-Arabi (; born 3 February 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Super League club Olympiacos and the Morocco national team. He began his career with hometown club Caen in Ligue 1, making his debut i ...

Houssine Kharja Houssine Kharja ( ar, حسين خرجة; born 9 November 1982) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he spent most of his career in Italy after starting out his senior career at Spor ...

* Mohamed Chikoto *

Issoufou Boubacar Garba Issoufou Boubacar Garba (born 2 February 1990) is a retired Nigerien footballer. He played national football for his country. Career Garba played for Muangthong United F.C. in the Thai Premier League in 2011. On July 13, 2012, Garba signed a fou ...

Efe Ambrose Efetobore Eric “Efe” Ambrose Emuobo (born 18 October 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greenock Morton. Ambrose has previously played for Kaduna United, Bayelsa United, Israeli club Ashdod, Scottish c ...

Nosa Igiebor Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor (born 9 November 1990), commonly known as Nosa Igiebor or Nosa, is a Nigerian Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. ...

John Obi Mikel Mikel John Obi (born John Michael Nchekwube Obinna; 22 April 1987) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Mikel began his career with local club Plateau United, before joining Norwegian club Lyn at ...

José José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

* Lasset *

Papiss Cissé Papiss Demba Cissé (; born 3 June 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Amiens. He formerly played for the Senegal national football team. Formerly of SC Freiburg, he once held the record of m ...

* Dame N'Doye *

Alhaji Kamara Alhaji Kamara (born 16 April 1994) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the danish football club Randers FC and the Sierra Leone national team. Club career He started his professional career at FC Kallon in t ...

Alhassan Kamara Alhassan A. Kamara (born 13 January 1993), commonly known as Crespo, is a retired Sierra Leonean footballer. Career Kamara started his career with FC Kallon and joined Bodens BK, competing in Division 1 Norra, on 29 July 2011. He scored five ...

* Medo Kamara *

Sheriff Suma Sheriff Awilo Suma (born 12 October 1986) is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Atlanta SC and the Sierra Leone national football team. He was a member of Sierra Leone U-17 team at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World ...

Mohamed Ahmed Bashir Mohamed Ahmed Bashir, also known as Muhamed Besha, (born 22 July 1983) is a Sudanese footballer who plays for the Sudanese club Al-hilal Omdurman. He plays as a striker and also a winger. He is a member of the Sudan national football team. He was b ...

* Mudathir El Tahir *

Mosaab Omer Musaab Omer Maaz Mussa (born 4 June 1984 in Wad Medani, Sudan) is Sudanese footballer, who plays for home club Al-Merreikh in Sudanese Premier League and Sudan national football team, as a defender and midfielder A midfielder is an ...

* Mwinyi Kazimoto *

Aggrey Morris Aggrey Morris Ambros (born 12 March 1984) is a Tanzanian footballer from Zanzibar who plays for Azam in the Tanzanian Premier League and is member of the Tanzania national football team. Career Morris started his career of the Island of Zanz ...

Razak Boukari Abdoul-Razak "Razak" Boukari (born 25 April 1987) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a winger. He progressed from Châteauroux to play top-level football in France for both Lens and Rennes, before joining Wolverhampton Wande ...

* Serge Gakpé * Dové Wome * Fateh Gharbi *

Youssef Msakni Youssef Msakni ( ar, يوسف المساكني; born 28 October 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Arabi, on loan from Al-Duhail, and the Tunisia national team. Msa ...

* Andrew Mwesigwa *

Emmanuel Okwi Emmanuel Arnold Okwi (born 25 December 1992) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ittihad Alexandria Club and the Uganda national team. Club career Okwi played for Uganda Super L ...

Mike Sserumaga Michael Sserumaga (born 3 August 1989 in Kampala) is a Ugandan football player, who plays for SC Villa. Career He began his career at Police Jinja before transferring in August 2007 to the youth side from Helsingborgs. He was promoted to the ...

* Godfrey Walusimbi *

Christopher Katongo Christopher Katongo (born 31 August 1982) is a Zambian former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker. At international level, he amassed over 100 caps between 2003 and 2016 for the Z ...

* Khama Billiat * Archieford Gutu ;1 own goal *

Mateus Galiano da Costa Mateus Galiano da Costa (born 19 June 1984), known simply as Mateus, is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club U.D. Leiria. He spent practically all of his career in Portugal, recording 280 games and 51 g ...

(playing against Zimbabwe) * Ronan Carolino Falcão (playing against DR Congo)

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