2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation – the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America ...
began on 5 June 2004 and finished on 8 October 2005.
The highest-ranked country in each group at the end of the stage qualified for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to FIFA World Cup hosts ...
. This round also doubled as qualification for the
2006 African Cup of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split in ...
, for which the top three teams from each group qualified.
Format
The 30 teams (9 teams given a bye directly to the second round and 21 winners from the
first round
First most commonly refers to:
* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
* Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty-Centimeters, an astronomical survey carried out by the Very Large Array
* Far Infrared a ...
) were split into five groups of six teams each – with all teams playing home and away against each of the other five teams in the group.
The highest-ranked team in each group qualified for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to FIFA World Cup hosts ...
, while the top three teams qualified for the
2006 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split int ...
(except in Egypt's case; since Egypt qualified for the tournament directly as hosts, fourth-placed Libya qualified in its place.)
Group 1
Ranking
Matches
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(Due to security concerns related to
elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...
, the match was played behind closed doors.)
Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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(Due to unruly behaviour and stampede killing one person in the game against Morocco, this match was played behind closed doors.)
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Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
, goals=397 , matches=150
, 10 goals=
*{{fbicon, TOG
Emmanuel Adebayor
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a striker. During his career, he played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, as well as ...
, 9 goals=
*{{fbicon, CIV
Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is the Top international association football goal scorers by cou ...
, 8 goals=
*{{fbicon, NGA
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward.
After leaving Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he played for a number of L ...
Pierre Webó
Pierre Achille Webó Kouamo (born 20 January 1982) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He spent eight years of his career in La Liga, totalling 227 matches for Osasuna and Mallorca and scoring 47 goals (in ...
*{{fbicon, EGY
Amr Zaki
Amr Hassan Zaki (; born 1 April 1983) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He has played for numerous different clubs in Egypt, Russia, England, Turkey and Kuwait. Zaki has made 63 appearances and scored 30 goa ...
*{{fbicon, TUN
Francileudo Santos
Francileudo Silva dos Santos Lima (; better known as Francileudo Santos or Santos; born 20 March 1979), is a Tunisian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Brazil, he became a naturalised Tunisian citizen before thei ...
, 5 goals=
*{{fbicon, BUR
Moumouni Dagano
Beli Moumouni Dagano (born 1 January 1981) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the Burkina Faso national team's all-time leading goalscorer.
Club career
Dagano began his career at Ivorian side Stella ...
*{{fbicon, GUI
Kaba Diawara
Kaba Diawara (born 16 December 1975) is a football manager and former player who played as a striker.
Diawara played for French teams Sporting Toulon, Bordeaux, Rennes, Marseille, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain and Arles-Avignon, for English clubs ...
*{{fbicon, ZAM
Collins Mbesuma
Collins Mbesuma (born 3 February 1984) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays for South African club Pretoria Callies. He is nicknamed ''The Hurricane'' or ''Ntofontofo''.
Club career
Mbesuma was born in Luanshya. His father, Franci ...
, 4 goals=
*{{fbicon, ANG
Akwá
Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco (born 30 May 1977), commonly known as Akwá, is an Angolan former professional association football, football player who played as a forward (association football), forward for the Angola national football team, Angol ...
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils (; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian Association football, football administrator and former Football player, player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He is often regarded as one of the ...
*{{fbicon, CGO
Armel Disney
Gaston Armel "Disney" Mamouma-Ossila (born 7 January 1980) is a retired Congolese football player. FIFA lists his name as Armel Mamouna-Ossila.
Club career Early career
Disney was born on 7 January 1980 in Brazzaville, Congo, starting his care ...
*{{fbicon, COD, 2003
Shabani Nonda
Shabani Christophe Nonda (born 6 March 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Burundi, he played for the DR Congo national team, earning 36 caps and scoring 20 goals. He was selected for DR Congo's squad for ...
*{{fbicon, GAB
Théodore Nzue Nguema
Théodore Zué Nguema (9 November 1973 – 5 May 2022) was a professional association football, football player and manager (association football), manager. He played as a striker (association football), striker. Born in Equatorial Guinea, he pl ...
*{{fbicon, KEN
Dennis Oliech
Dennis Oguta Oliech (; born 2 February 1985) is a Kenyan former professional footballer who played as a striker. As a member of the Kenya national team, he became his nation's second all-time goalscorer, behind William "Chege" Ouma (35 goals ...
*{{fbicon, MAR
Youssouf Hadji
Youssouf Hadji (; born 25 February 1980) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He notably had three spells for French side AS Nancy, also serving as the team captain, making 378 appearances and scori ...
*{{fbicon, SEN
El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf (; born 15 January 1981) is a Senegalese former professional footballer. Throughout his career, Diouf played as a winger or a forward.
Having started his professional football career in France with Sochaux, Rennes a ...
Dipsy Selolwane
Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane (born 27 January 1978) is a Motswana former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He has also played as a striker in Major League Soccer.
Club career
Selolwane first played for Gaborone United in the ...
*{{fbicon, CPV Cafú
*{{fbicon, CPV Carlos Caló
*{{fbicon, EGY
Mohamed Aboutrika
Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika (; born 7 November 1978) is an Egyptian retired professional association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a forward (association football), forward. He was voted second place in the ...
Matthew Amoah
Mathew Amoah (born 24 October 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. From 2002 to 2011 he played for the Ghana national team at international level, scoring 12 goals in 45 matches.
Club career
Vitesse and ...
Michael Essien
Michael Kojo Essien (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian Association football, football coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland. During his prime he was regarded as on ...
*{{fbicon, GHA
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan ( ; born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He is a former Captain (association football), captain of the Ghana national foo ...
*{{fbicon, GUI
Pascal Feindouno
Pascal Feindouno (born 27 February 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. In his prime, he was widely recognised as one of the best footballers to come out of Guinea. He scored 30 goals in 85 appearances betwe ...
Noel Mkandawire
Noel Mkandawire (25 December 1978 - 2017) was a Malawian football player with Super ESCOM of the Malawi Premier Division.
International career
He has also frequently been capped for the Malawi national football team
The Malawi national foot ...
*{{fbicon, MAR
Marouane Chamakh
Marouane Chamakh (; ; born 10 January 1984) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. He is described as a prototypical Forward (association football)#Target forward, targ ...
*{{fbicon, MAR
Talal El Karkouri
Talal El Karkouri (, born 8 July 1976) is a Moroccan former professional footballer and former coach of Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal SC. He played top-flight football in Morocco, France, Greece, England and Qatar before retiring in 2012. He ...
*{{fbicon, MAR
Jaouad Zairi
Jaouad Zairi (; born 17 April 1982) is a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a winger. He played for the Morocco national team between 2000 and 2009, making 34 appearances and scoring six goals.
Early life
Zairi was born into a la ...
*{{fbicon, RWA
Abedi Saïd
Abidi, Abedi or Al-Abedi () is the surname for the descendants of Prophet Muhammad's great-grandson Imam Zain-ul-Abideen or Imam Abid whose real name was Ali ibn Husayn.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Agha Hasan Abedi (1922–1995), Pa ...
*{{fbicon, RSA
Sibusiso Zuma
Sibusiso Wiseman Zuma (born 23 June 1975) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Zuma started his career for South African clubs Mighty ...
*{{fbicon, TOG
Mohamed Kader
Mohamed Abdel-Kader Coubadja-Touré (born 8 April 1979) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
After starting with Étoile Filante de Lomé, he left Togo for CA Bizertin (Tunisia) before landing a ...
Benjani Mwaruwari
Benjani (or Mpenjani) Mwaruwari (born 13 August 1978) is a Zimbabwean former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Having started his career with the Jomo Cosmos, Benjani moved to Europe in 2001 to join Swiss side Grasshopper Club ...
*{{fbicon, ZIM
Peter Ndlovu
Peter Ndlovu (born 25 February 1973) is a Zimbabwean football coach and former professional player who was most recently the team manager at South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns.
As a player he was as a striker from 1988 unti ...
Geremi
Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso (born 20 December 1978), known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer. He was a versatile player able to play at right back, right midfield or defensive midfielder, known for his power, p ...
*{{fbicon, CMR
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who is the manager of the Central African Republic national team.
Known for his defensive skills, Song usually played as a centre-back, but could also oper ...
Michel Bouanga
Michel may refer to:
* Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name)
* Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers)
* Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...
*{{fbicon, COD, 2003
Trésor Mputu
Trésor Mputu Mabi (born 10 December 1985) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Mputu joined TP Mazembe in 2002, and has been a pivotal figure in the club's success ever since. In 2007, he helpe ...
*{{fbicon, EGY
Tarek El-Said
Tarek El-Said Mohamed Aly Abdo (; born 5 April 1978) is a former Egyptian footballer. He was a left winger who played for Al-Ahly, Zamalek, and Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division.
Career
Tarek started as a youth player in Al-Ahly team ...
Emad Moteab
Emad Mohamed Abdelnaby Ibrahim Moteab (; born 20 February 1983) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
International career
Moteab played for the youth team in 2003 in Burkina Faso under the leadership of Hassan ...
*{{fbicon, EGY
Mohamed Shawky
Mohamed Ali Aboel Yazid Shawky (; born 5 October 1981) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Between 2001 and 2012, he made 65 appearances scoring 5 goals for the Egypt national team. He played every ...
Sulley Muntari
Suleyman Ali "Sulley" Muntari (born 27 August 1984) is a Ghanaian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Italy, playing for clubs such as Udinese Calcio, Udinese, Inter Mil ...
Sambégou Bangoura
Sambégou Bangoura (born 3 April 1982) is a Guinean former footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Bangoura started his footballing career in Belgium with Lokeren and then Standard Liège before leaving to play in The Championship with Sto ...
*{{fbicon, GUI
Fodé Mansaré
Fodé Mansaré (born 3 September 1981) is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a winger. Between 2001 and 2011 made over 100 appearances each for both Montpellier HSC and Toulouse FC. In 2013, after being without a club for t ...
Ahmed Saad Osman
Ahmed Saad Suleiman Osman (; born 7 August 1979) is a retired Libyan professional football attacker who last played for Club Africain in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He also played for the Libya national football team
The Libya nation ...
Russel Mwafulirwa
Russell Mwafulirwa (born 24 February 1983, in Zomba) is a Malawian former football player who played for Ajax Cape Town and IFK Norrköping. In 2020 went to Sweden for coaching courses.
Career
Mwafulirwa began his career with Silver Strikers i ...
*{{fbicon, MLI
Dramane Coulibaly
Dramane Coulibaly (born 18 March 1979) is a Malian retired professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Amer ...
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté (born 2 September 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for several top-tier clubs in Europe, enjoying his greatest success with La Liga side Sevilla. Kanouté was named the 2007 African Foot ...
*{{fbicon, NGA
Julius Aghahowa
Julius Efosa Aghahowa (born 12 February 1982) is a Nigerian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker.
Aghahowa played in Ukraine, England and Turkey during his career. Known fo ...
*{{fbicon, NGA
Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu (born 1 August 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Nigeria national team, and played for Nigerian club Iwuanyanwu Nationale, Dutch side Ajax, Inter Milan of Italy, a ...
*{{fbicon, NGA
Yakubu
Yakubu is a male-given Hausa language, Hausa, Yoruba language, Yoruba and some parts of Edo State, Edo. The name is commonly used as a surname in Nigeria and other African countries. The name means "God is merciful.". It is a cognate of Jacob (na ...
*{{fbicon, SEN
Papa Bouba Diop
Papa Bouba Diop (28 January 197829 November 2020) was a Senegalese professional footballer. His preferred position was as a defensive midfielder, but he could also play as a centre-back, where he played at Lens. Diop was considered a physicall ...
Benni McCarthy
Benedict Saul McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African football coach who is currently the manager of the Kenya national football team. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu, and as assis ...
*{{fbicon, RSA
Steven Pienaar
Steven Jerome Pienaar (; born 17 March 1982) is a South African former professional footballer and current coach of the U14 team of Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates.
He hails from Westbury, a suburb in Johannesburg's Westrand. He was a ...
*{{fbicon, TOG
Yao Junior Sènaya
Yao Séyram Junior Sènaya (born 19 April 1984) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a striker or a midfielder. He is the younger brother of Yao Mawuko Sènaya.
Football career
Sènaya spent his entire professional caree ...
*{{fbicon, TUN
Adel Chedli
Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli (, born 16 September 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Tunisia at international level.
Club career
Born in La Ricamarie, Loire, France, Chedli joined AS ...
Karim Haggui
Karim Haggui (; born 20 January 1984) is a Tunisian former footballer who played as a defender. His last club was FC St. Gallen.
Club career
Early career
Born in Kasserine, Haggui started his career in 1998 with AS Kasserine in his home t ...
Geoffrey Sserunkuma
Geoffrey Sserunkuma (born 7 June 1983) is a Ugandan international footballer who of recent played for Wakiso Giants FC and the Uganda national team (the "Cranes") as a striker.
Club career
Operating as striker, Sserukuma played for Police ...
*{{fbicon, ZAM
Ignatius Lwipa Ignatius is a male given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Religious
* Ignatius of Antioch (35–108), saint and martyr, Apostolic Father, early Christian bishop
* Ignatius of Constantinople (797–877), Cath ...
Isâad Bourahli
Isâad Bourahli (born 23 March 1974) is an Algerian former football player who plays as a striker. Bourahli spent most of his football career in ES Setif and USM Alger and won the league's top scorer in the 2000–01 season with ES Setif.
Pe ...
*{{fbicon, ALG
Abdelmalek Cherrad
Abdelmalek Cherrad (; born 14 January 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he made 18 appearances for the Algeria national team, scoring 7 goals.
Club career
Born in La Tronche, France, Cherrad be ...
*{{fbicon, ALG
Sofiane Daoud
Sofiane Daoud (born 8 January 1975) is an Algerian footballer. He played his last season for MC Oran in the Algerian Championnat National of 2008–2009.
Antar Yahia
Anther Yahia (; born 21 March 1982) is a French-born Algerian 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 brie ...
Zé Kalanga
Paulo Baptista Nsimba (born 12 October 1983), nicknamed Zé Kalanga, is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
Club career Early career
Zé Kalanga was born on 12 October 1983 in Luanda, Angola and he played jun ...
Jocelyn Ahouéya
Jocelyn Ahouéya (born 19 December 1985) is a Beninese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Ahouéya began his career in the youth side for Mogas 90 FC and signed in summer 2004 for FC Sion.
Internat ...
Stéphane Sessègnon
Stéphane Sessègnon (born 1 June 1984) is a Beninese professional Association football, footballer who last played for Sirens F.C., Sirens in the Maltese Premier League. He is a Benin national football team, Benin international, having repres ...
Séïdath Tchomogo
Séïdath Konabe Tchomogo (born 13 August 1985) is a Beninese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
International career
Tchomogo was part of the Benin national team at the 2004 African Nations Cup. He also played at the 2 ...
Saïdou Panandétiguiri
Saïdou Madi Panandétiguiri (born 22 March 1984) is a Burkina Faso, Burkinabé former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre back or right back. He last played for FC Pune City in the Indian Super League.
Club car ...
Amadou Touré
Amadou Touré (born 27 September 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Burundi, he represented the Burkina Faso national team at international level.
Club career
The Burundi-born Touré began his career 1 ...
Roudolphe Douala
Roudolphe Douala M'bela (born 25 September 1978), known as Douala, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer.
Mainly a winger he could also operate as a forward, and played professionally in five countries, mainly in Portugal. He amas ...
Joseph-Désiré Job
Joseph-Désiré Job (born 1 December 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he played for the Cameroon national team.
After starting his career in France, Job moved to English team Middlesbrough, wh ...
*{{fbicon, CMR
Bill Tchato
Bill Jackson Tchato Mbiayi (born 14 May 1975) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Caen, Valence, Nice, Montpellier, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Qatar SC, Al-Khor and Strasbourg and Sapins. Tchat ...
*{{fbicon, CPV
Janício Martins
Janício de Jesus Gomes Martins (born 30 November 1979), known simply as Janício, is a Cape Verdean retired professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career
Born in Tarrafal, Janício started playing football for local Club De ...
Gervais Batota
Gervais Batota (born 10 March 1982 in Brazzaville) is a former French- Congolese footballer. He previously played for FUS de Rabat
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Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek
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Hassan Mostafa
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Career
...
Dieudonné Londo
Dieudonné Londo (born 6 June 1976) is a former Gabon international football forward who played for clubs in Gabon, Morocco, Belgium, Greece and Cyprus.
Career
Born in Libreville, Londo began playing football for local side FC 105 Libreville. ...
Joetex Asamoah Frimpong
Kwabena Joseph "Joetex" Asamoah Frimpong (born 17 April 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker.
Club career
Frimpong was born in Mampong. He began his ca ...
*{{fbicon, GUI
Souleymane Youla
Souleymane Youla (born 29 November 1981) is a Guinean football player. He has Turkish citizenship with the name Süleyman Yula.
Career Club
Youla's professional career started in Belgium in 1999, when Lokeren signed him to replace the departed ...
*{{fbicon, CIV
Kanga Akalé
Kanga Gauthier Akalé (born 7 March 1981) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Whilst at Auxerre he helped them win the Coupe de France in both 2003 and 2005, playing in both finals. In June 2007, ...
*{{fbicon, CIV
Bonaventure Kalou
Bonaventure Kalou (born 12 January 1978) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He serves as elected mayor of Vavoua.
Club career
Born in Oumé, Kalou started playing for ASEC Mimosas in his home co ...
*{{fbicon, CIV
Bakari Koné
Bakari Koné (born 17 September 1981) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Early career
Koné was born in Abidjan. Like many other Ivorian stars, he began his career at the famed youth academy at A ...
*{{fbicon, CIV
Gilles Yapi Yapo
Gilles Donald Yapi Yapo (born 30 January 1982) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Abidjan, Yapi Yapo started his career at ASEC Mimosas and then moved to Europe with Beveren. He joined Na ...
Musa Otieno
Musa Otieno (born 29 December 1973 in Nairobi) is a Kenyan former footballer.
Career
Club
Otieno has enjoyed an illustrious career on his native continent, playing for AFC Leopards and Tusker FC in Kenya, and from 1997 until 2011 for Santos ...
Younes Al Shibani
Younes Al Hussein Al Shibani () (born June 27, 1981) is a Libyan footballer who plays as a defender for the Egyptian Premier League side Ismaily. He is a member of the Libya national team.
Club career
For the 2012/13 season, he plays for Isma ...
Patrick Mabedi
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Abdoulaye Demba
Abdoulaye Demba (also Abdoulai Demba; born 2 November 1976) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
On 1 July 2002, Demba signed for English club Yeovil Town on a one-year contract with the option for a ...
Mahamadou Diarra
Mahamadou Diarra (born 18 May 1981) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He served as captain for the Mali national team.
Club career OFI Crete
Diarra started his professional career at Greek club ...
*{{fbicon, MLI
Mohamed Sissoko
Mohamed Lamine Sissoko (born 22 January 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represented France at youth international level before playing for the Mali national team.
Club career Au ...
*{{fbicon, MAR
Mounir Diane
Mounir Diane (born 16 May 1982) is a Moroccan former footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder
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Youssef Safri
Youssef Safri (, born 3 January 1977) is a Moroccan football coach and former player who is the head coach of Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC.
Club career
Safri started his youth career at Rachad Bernoussi. The following year, he was promoted t ...
Christian Obodo
Christian Obodo (born 11 May 1984 in Warri, Nigeria) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Football career
He was plucked from relative obscurity in the Nigerian league, playing for Plateau United to Italy wher ...
*{{fbicon, NGA
Peter Odemwingie
Peter Osaze Odemwingie (born 15 July 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Born in what is now Uzbekistan, Odemwingie began his career with Bendel Insurance in the Nigeria Premier League. He then earned a move to E ...
*{{fbicon, NGA
Jay-Jay Okocha
Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha ( ; born 14 August 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He had 73 caps for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scoring 14 goals, and was a membe ...
*{{fbicon, NGA
John Utaka
John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier HSC. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka.
Utaka has played for s ...
*{{fbicon, NGA
Joseph Yobo
Joseph Michael Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and was Nigeria's ...
*{{fbicon, NGA
Ayila Yussuf
Atanda Ayila Yussuf (born 4 November 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a central defender or defensive midfielder. A former Nigerian youth international player, Yussuf moved to Ukrainian Premier League Dynamo Kyiv ...
Abdoulaye Faye
Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye (born 26 February 1978), known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese former footballer who played as a defender.
Faye began his career playing for ASEC Ndiambour and Jeanne d'Arc in his native Senegal before moving to Fren ...
*{{fbicon, SEN
Lamine Diatta
Lamine Diatta (born 2 July 1975) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He works as team coordinator of Senegal, appointed by head coach Aliou Cissé in 2015.
During his 14-year professional career, Diatta pl ...
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Khalilou Fadiga
Khalilou Fadiga (born 30 December 1974) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He started his youth career at the Paris-based clubs Paris Saint Germain and Red Star before going to FC Liège in the Belgian L ...
Mamadou Niang
Mamadou Hamidou Niang (born 13 October 1979) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He is th ...
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Shaun Bartlett
Shaun Bartlett (born 31 October 1972) is a South African professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Cape Town Spurs. During his playing career, he played as a striker.
Early life
Born in Cape Town, Bartlett was r ...
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Delron Buckley
Delron Sebastian Buckley (born 7 December 1977) is a South African former professional footballer. His preferred position was the left wing although he could also play as a striker. In September 2021, he was appointed Head Coach of the Univers ...
Faisal Agab
Faisal Agab Sido (born 24 August 1978) () is a Sudanese football player who plays as an attacking midfielder and striker for Sudan national team and the Sudanese club Al-Merreikh. He is also the captain of Al-Merreikh club.
He is the all-t ...
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Adékambi Olufadé
Adékambi Olufadé (born 7 January 1980 in Lomé) is a former Togolese football midfielder of Nigerian descent.
He was a member of the Togo national football team, national team, and was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 World Cup.
His ...
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Moustapha Salifou
Moustapha Salifou (born 1 June 1983) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German amateur Kreisklasse club RB Petrolspor München. He has represented the Togo national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He spent four ...
Ziad Jaziri
Ziad Jaziri (; born 12 July 1978) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He has 64 caps and 14 goals for the Tunisia national team, and was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was also in the 2002 World Cup ...
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Issam Jemâa
Issam Jemâa (; born 28 January 1984 in Gabès) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He started his footballing career for Espérance Sportive de Tunis, and was later signed by French side Lens. A Tunisia interna ...
Kalusha Bwalya
Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former professional footballer. He is Zambia's eighth-most capped player and third on the list of all-time top goalscorers behind Godfrey Chitalu and Alex Chola. Kalusha was named African Foot ...
Harry Milanzi
Harry Milanzi (born 13 March 1978) is a former Zambian footballer who played as a striker.
Early life
Milanzi, did his primary education at Regiment Primary School and then proceeded to Kabulonga Boys Secondary School.
Career
He was part of th ...
Elijah Tana
Elijah Tana (born 28 February 1975) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
International career
Tana represented the Zambia national team at the African Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2006.
See also
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Tinashe Nengomasha
Tinashe Nengomasha (born 2 September 1982) is a Zimbabwean former footballer who played primarily as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs and Bidvest Wits in the South African Premier Soccer League and the Zimbabwe National team. Nicknamed "The G ...
Slimane Raho
Slimane Raho (born 20 October 1975) is an Algerian former professional association football, football who played as a Rightback, right-back. An international from 1998 to 2010, Raho represented the Algeria national football team, Algeria national ...
(against Zimbabwe)
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René Nsi-Akoue
René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus.
René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...