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2008 Africa Cup of Nations squads
2006 2010
International football competition

This article lists the official squads for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Ghana in January and February 2008.

Group A

Ghana

Head coach: Claude Le Roy

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Sammy Adjei (1980-09-01)1 September 1980 (aged 27) 34 0(0) Israel Ashdod
2 2DF Hans Sarpei (1976-06-28)28 June 1976 (aged 31) 17 0(0) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
3 4FW Asamoah Gyan (1985-11-22)22 November 1985 (aged 22) 23 (12) Italy Udinese
4 2DF John Paintsil (1981-06-15)15 June 1981 (aged 26) 33 0(0) England West Ham United
5 2DF John Mensah (1982-11-29)29 November 1982 (aged 25) 44 0(0) France Rennes
6 3MF Anthony Annan (1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 21) 06 0(0) Norway Start
7 3MF Laryea Kingston (1980-11-07)7 November 1980 (aged 27) 19 0(4) Scotland Heart of Midlothian
8 3MF Michael Essien (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 25) 31 0(5) England Chelsea
9 4FW Junior Agogo (1979-08-01)1 August 1979 (aged 28) 09 0(4) England Nottingham Forest
10 4FW Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-09-12)12 September 1988 (aged 19) 00 0(0) Ghana Liberty Professionals
11 3MF Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27)27 August 1984 (aged 23) 31 0(8) England Portsmouth
12 4FW André Ayew (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 18) 05 0(0) France Marseille
13 4FW Baffour Gyan (1980-07-02)2 July 1980 (aged 27) 28 0(5) Russia Saturn Ramenskoye
14 3MF Bennard Yao Kumordzi (1985-03-21)21 March 1985 (aged 22) 03 0(1) Greece Panionios
15 3MF Ahmed Barusso (1984-12-26)26 December 1984 (aged 23) 04 0(1) Italy Roma
16 1GK Abdul Fatawu Dauda (1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 22) 00 0(0) Ghana Ashanti Gold
17 2DF Nana Akwasi Asare (1986-07-11)11 July 1986 (aged 21) 02 0(0) Belgium KV Mechelen
18 2DF Eric Addo (1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 29) 17 0(0) Netherlands PSV
19 2DF Illiasu Shilla (1982-10-26)26 October 1982 (aged 25) 13 0(0) Russia Saturn Ramenskoye
20 4FW Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 21) 00 0(0) Spain Celta Vigo
21 2DF Harrison Afful (1986-06-24)24 June 1986 (aged 21) 00 0(0) Ghana Asante Kotoko
22 1GK Richard Kingson (c) (1978-06-13)13 June 1978 (aged 29) 47 0(0) England Birmingham City
23 4FW Haminu Dramani (1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 21) 17 0(2) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow

Guinea

Head coach: Robert Nouzaret

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Naby Diarso (1976-12-31)31 December 1976 (aged 31) Guinea Satellite
2 3MF Pascal Feindouno (c) (1981-02-27)27 February 1981 (aged 26) France Saint-Étienne
3 2DF Ibrahima Camara (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 23) France Le Mans
4 3MF Mohamed Cisse (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 25) Turkey Bursaspor
5 2DF Bobo Baldé (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 32) Scotland Celtic
6 2DF Kamil Zayatte (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 22) Switzerland Young Boys
7 4FW Fodé Mansaré (1981-09-03)3 September 1981 (aged 26) France Toulouse
8 3MF Kanfory Sylla (1980-07-07)7 July 1980 (aged 27) Turkey Sivasspor
9 4FW Victor Correia (1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 23) France Cherbourg
10 4FW Ismaël Bangoura (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 23) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
11 4FW Souleymane Youla (1981-11-29)29 November 1981 (aged 26) France Lille
12 2DF Alsény Camara (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 21) France Rodez
13 3MF Mohamed Sakho (1988-08-05)5 August 1988 (aged 19) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
14 3MF Naby Soumah (1988-04-22)22 April 1988 (aged 19) Tunisia Sfaxien
15 2DF Oumar Kalabane (1981-04-08)8 April 1981 (aged 26) Turkey Manisaspor
16 1GK Kémoko Camara (1975-04-05)5 April 1975 (aged 32) Unattached
17 2DF Mamadou Alimou Diallo (1984-12-02)2 December 1984 (aged 23) Turkey Sivasspor
18 3MF Samuel Johnson (1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 23) Egypt Ismaily
19 4FW Karamoko Cisse (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 19) Italy Hellas Verona
20 2DF Habib Jean Balde (1985-02-08)8 February 1985 (aged 22) France Reims
21 2DF Daouda Jabi (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 26) Turkey Trabzonspor
22 1GK Naby Yattara (1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 24) Belgium Couillet
23 2DF Mamadou Bah (1988-04-25)25 April 1988 (aged 19) France Strasbourg

Morocco

Head coach: Henri Michel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Nadir Lamyaghri (1976-02-13)13 February 1976 (aged 31) Morocco Wydad Casablanca
2 2DF Michaël Chrétien Basser (1984-07-10)10 July 1984 (aged 23) France Nancy
3 2DF Hicham Mahdoufi (1984-08-05)5 August 1984 (aged 23) Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
4 2DF Abdeslam Ouaddou (1978-11-01)1 November 1978 (aged 29) France Valenciennes
5 2DF Talal El Karkouri (1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 31) Qatar Qatar SC
6 2DF Amin Erbati (1981-09-03)3 September 1981 (aged 26) United Arab Emirates Dhafra
7 4FW Soufiane Alloudi (1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 24) United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
8 3MF Abdelkarim Kissi (1980-05-05)5 May 1980 (aged 27) Cyprus Enosis Neon Paralimni
9 4FW Bouchaib El Moubarki (1978-01-12)12 January 1978 (aged 30) France Grenoble
10 4FW Tarik Sektioui (1977-05-13)13 May 1977 (aged 30) Portugal Porto
11 4FW Moncef Zerka (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 26) France Nancy
12 1GK Khalid Fouhami (1972-12-15)15 December 1972 (aged 35) Morocco Raja Casablanca
13 3MF Houssine Kharja (1982-11-09)9 November 1982 (aged 25) Italy Piacenza
14 2DF Abdessamad Chahiri (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 25) Morocco Difaa El Jadida
15 3MF Youssef Safri (c) (1977-01-03)3 January 1977 (aged 31) England Southampton
16 4FW Youssef Mokhtari (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 28) Qatar Al-Rayyan
17 4FW Marouane Chamakh (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 24) France Girondins de Bordeaux
18 3MF Abderrahman Kabous (1983-04-24)24 April 1983 (aged 24) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
19 2DF Jamal Alioui (1982-02-06)6 February 1982 (aged 25) Switzerland Sion
20 4FW Youssouf Hadji (1980-06-03)3 June 1980 (aged 27) France Nancy
21 2DF Badr El Kaddouri (1981-01-31)31 January 1981 (aged 26) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
22 1GK Abdelillah Bagui (1978-02-17)17 February 1978 (aged 29) Morocco Maghreb Fez
23 4FW Hicham Aboucherouane (1981-04-02)2 April 1981 (aged 26) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis

Namibia

Head coach: Arie Schans

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Athiel Mbaha (1976-12-05)5 December 1976 (aged 31) Namibia Orlando Pirates
2 2DF Jeremiah Baisako (1980-07-13)13 July 1980 (aged 27) South Africa Free State Stars
3 2DF Hartman Toromba (1984-11-02)2 November 1984 (aged 23) South Africa Black Leopards
4 2DF Maleagi Ngarizemo (1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 28) South Africa FC Cape Town
5 2DF Richard Gariseb (1980-02-03)3 February 1980 (aged 27) South Africa Wits University
6 2DF Franklin April (1984-04-18)18 April 1984 (aged 23) Namibia Civics
7 3MF Collin Benjamin (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 29) Germany Hamburger SV
8 3MF Oliver Risser (1980-09-17)17 September 1980 (aged 27) Germany Hannover 96 II
9 4FW Levis Swartbooi (1984-03-18)18 March 1984 (aged 23) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
10 3MF Abraham Shatimuene (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 21) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
11 3MF Sydney Plaatjies (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 26) South Africa Jomo Cosmos
12 4FW Muna Katupose (1988-02-22)22 February 1988 (aged 19) Namibia Oshakati City
13 2DF Michael Pienaar (c) (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 25) South Africa Free State Stars
14 3MF Brian Brendell (1986-09-07)7 September 1986 (aged 21) Namibia Civics
15 4FW Rudolph Bester (1983-07-19)19 July 1983 (aged 24) Namibia Eleven Arrows
16 1GK Abisai Shiningayamwe (1978-08-03)3 August 1978 (aged 29) South Africa Jomo Cosmos
17 3MF Quinton Jacobs (1979-01-21)21 January 1979 (aged 28) Norway Bryne
18 2DF Gottlieb Nakuta (1988-05-08)8 May 1988 (aged 19) Namibia Blue Waters
19 4FW Lazarus Kaimbi (1988-08-12)12 August 1988 (aged 19) South Africa Jomo Cosmos
20 4FW Pineas Jacob (1985-10-29)29 October 1985 (aged 22) South Africa Free State Stars
21 3MF Wycliff Kambonde (1988-01-10)10 January 1988 (aged 20) South Africa Jomo Cosmos
22 3MF Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko (1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 23) Namibia Civics
23 1GK Ephraim Tjihonge (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 21) South Africa Black Leopards

Group B

Benin

Head coach: Reinhard Fabisch

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Rachad Chitou (1976-09-18)18 September 1976 (aged 31) Nigeria Wikki Tourists
2 3MF Djiman Koukou (1980-11-14)14 November 1980 (aged 27) Benin Soleil FC
3 2DF Khaled Adénon (1985-07-28)28 July 1985 (aged 22) France Le Mans
4 2DF Bio Ai Traore (1985-06-09)9 June 1985 (aged 22) Benin Panthères FC
5 2DF Damien Chrysostome (1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 25) Italy Casale
6 3MF Jonas Okétola (1983-08-27)27 August 1983 (aged 24) South Africa Thanda Royal Zulu
7 3MF Romauld Boco (1985-07-08)8 July 1985 (aged 22) England Accrington Stanley
8 4FW Razak Omotoyossi (1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 22) Sweden Helsingborg
9 4FW Abou Maiga (1985-09-20)20 September 1985 (aged 22) France Créteil
10 4FW Oumar Tchomogo (1978-01-07)7 January 1978 (aged 30) Portugal Portimonense
11 3MF Oscar Olou (1987-11-16)16 November 1987 (aged 20) France Rouen
12 2DF Achille Rouga (1987-06-10)10 June 1987 (aged 20) France Rennes
13 2DF Noël Séka (1984-09-03)3 September 1984 (aged 23) Denmark FC Fyn
14 2DF Alain Gaspoz (1970-05-16)16 May 1970 (aged 37) Switzerland FC Bagnes
15 2DF Anicet Adjamonsi (1984-03-15)15 March 1984 (aged 23) France Créteil
16 1GK Yoann Djidonou (1986-05-17)17 May 1986 (aged 21) France Red Star Saint-Ouen
17 3MF Stéphane Sessègnon (1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 23) France Le Mans
18 2DF Séïdath Tchomogo (1985-08-13)13 August 1985 (aged 22) Bahrain East Riffa Club
19 3MF Jocelyn Ahouéya (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 22) Switzerland Sion
20 4FW Wassiou Oladipikpo (1983-12-17)17 December 1983 (aged 24) Algeria JS Kabylie
21 3MF Sosthène Soglo (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 21) Benin Energie FC
22 1GK Valere Amoussou (1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 20) Benin Mogas 90 FC
23 4FW Abdoulaye Ouzerou (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 22) Benin Buffles FC

Ivory Coast

Head coach: Gérard Gili

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Boubacar Barry (1979-12-30)30 December 1979 (aged 28) Belgium Lokeren
2 2DF Constant Djakpa (1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 21) Romania Pandurii Târgu Jiu
3 2DF Arthur Boka (1983-04-02)2 April 1983 (aged 24) Germany VfB Stuttgart
4 2DF Kolo Touré (1981-03-19)19 March 1981 (aged 26) England Arsenal
5 3MF Didier Zokora (1980-12-14)14 December 1980 (aged 27) England Tottenham Hotspur
6 2DF Steve Gohouri (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 26) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
7 3MF Emerse Faé (1984-01-24)24 January 1984 (aged 23) England Reading
8 4FW Salomon Kalou (1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 22) England Chelsea
9 4FW Arouna Koné (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 24) Spain Sevilla
10 4FW Gervinho (1987-05-27)27 May 1987 (aged 20) France Le Mans
11 4FW Didier Drogba (c) (1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 29) England Chelsea
12 2DF Abdoulaye Méïté (1980-10-06)6 October 1980 (aged 27) England Bolton Wanderers
13 3MF Romaric (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 24) France Le Mans
14 4FW Bakari Koné (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 26) France Nice
15 4FW Aruna Dindane (1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 27) France Lens
16 1GK Stephan Loboué (1981-08-23)23 August 1981 (aged 26) Germany Greuther Fürth
17 2DF Siaka Tiéné (1982-02-22)22 February 1982 (aged 25) France Saint-Étienne
18 4FW Kader Keïta (1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 26) France Lyon
19 3MF Yaya Touré (1983-05-13)13 May 1983 (aged 24) Spain Barcelona
20 4FW Boubacar Sanogo (1982-12-12)12 December 1982 (aged 25) Germany Werder Bremen
21 2DF Emmanuel Eboué (1983-06-04)4 June 1983 (aged 24) England Arsenal
22 2DF Marco Zoro (1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 24) Portugal Benfica
23 1GK Tiassé Koné (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 20) Russia Spartak Nalchik

Mali

Head coach: Jean-François Jodar

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mahamadou Sidibé (1978-10-08)8 October 1978 (aged 29) Greece PAS Giannina
2 2DF Boubacar Koné (1984-08-21)21 August 1984 (aged 23) Morocco Maghreb Fez
3 2DF Adama Tamboura (1985-05-18)18 May 1985 (aged 22) Sweden Helsingborgs IF
4 2DF Adama Coulibaly (1980-09-10)10 September 1980 (aged 27) France Lens
5 2DF Souleymane Diamoutene (1983-01-30)30 January 1983 (aged 24) Italy Lecce
6 3MF Mahamadou Diarra (c) (1981-05-18)18 May 1981 (aged 26) Spain Real Madrid
7 4FW Mamady Sidibé (1979-12-18)18 December 1979 (aged 28) England Stoke City
8 3MF Bassala Touré (1976-02-21)21 February 1976 (aged 31) Greece Levadikos
9 3MF Amadou Sidibé (1986-02-19)19 February 1986 (aged 21) Mali Djoliba AC
10 4FW Dramane Traoré (1982-06-17)17 June 1982 (aged 25) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
11 3MF Djibril Sidibé (1982-03-23)23 March 1982 (aged 25) France Châteauroux
12 3MF Seydou Keita (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 28) Spain Sevilla
13 4FW Mamadou Diallo (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 25) Qatar Qatar SC
14 3MF Drissa Diakité (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 22) France Nice
15 2DF Cédric Kanté (1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 28) France Nice
16 1GK Soumaila Diakite (1984-08-25)25 August 1984 (aged 23) Mali Stade Malien
17 2DF Sammy Traoré (1976-02-25)25 February 1976 (aged 31) France Auxerre
18 3MF Souleymane Dembélé (1984-09-03)3 September 1984 (aged 23) Mali Djoliba AC
19 4FW Frédéric Kanouté (1977-09-02)2 September 1977 (aged 30) Spain Sevilla
20 3MF Mohamed Sissoko (1985-01-27)27 January 1985 (aged 22) England Liverpool
21 4FW Mahamadou Dissa (1979-05-18)18 May 1979 (aged 28) Belgium Roeselare
22 1GK Oumar Sissoko (1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 20) France Metz
23 2DF Moussa Coulibaly (1981-05-19)19 May 1981 (aged 26) Algeria MC Algiers

Nigeria

Head coach: Berti Vogts

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Vincent Enyeama (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 25) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
2 2DF Joseph Yobo (1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 27) England Everton
3 2DF Taye Taiwo (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 22) France Marseille
4 4FW Nwankwo Kanu (c) (1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 31) England Portsmouth
5 2DF Obinna Nwaneri (1982-03-19)19 March 1982 (aged 25) Switzerland Sion
6 2DF Danny Shittu (1980-09-02)2 September 1980 (aged 27) England Watford
7 4FW John Utaka (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 (aged 26) England Portsmouth
8 4FW Yakubu (1982-11-22)22 November 1982 (aged 25) England Everton
9 4FW Obafemi Martins (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 23) England Newcastle United
10 3MF Mikel John Obi (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 20) England Chelsea
11 4FW Peter Odemwingie (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 26) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
12 1GK Austin Ejide (1984-04-08)8 April 1984 (aged 23) France Bastia
13 2DF Rabiu Afolabi (1980-04-18)18 April 1980 (aged 27) France Sochaux
14 3MF Seyi Olofinjana (1980-06-12)12 June 1980 (aged 27) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 4FW Ikechukwu Uche (1984-01-05)5 January 1984 (aged 24) Spain Getafe
16 3MF Dickson Etuhu (1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 25) England Sunderland
17 4FW Stephen Makinwa (1983-07-26)26 July 1983 (aged 24) Italy Lazio
18 4FW Victor Obinna (1987-03-25)25 March 1987 (aged 20) Italy Chievo
19 2DF Ifeanyi Emeghara (1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 23) Romania Steaua București
20 3MF Onyekachi Okonkwo (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 25) Switzerland Zürich
21 3MF Richard Eromoigbe (1984-06-26)26 June 1984 (aged 23) Bulgaria Levski Sofia
22 2DF Onyekachi Apam (1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 22) France Nice
23 1GK Dele Aiyenugba (1983-11-20)20 November 1983 (aged 24) Israel Bnei Yehuda

Group C

Cameroon

Head coach: Otto Pfister

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Carlos Kameni (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 23) Spain Espanyol
2 2DF Gilles Binya (1984-08-29)29 August 1984 (aged 23) Portugal Benfica
3 2DF Bill Tchato (1975-05-14)14 May 1975 (aged 32) Qatar Qatar SC
4 2DF Rigobert Song (c) (1976-07-01)1 July 1976 (aged 31) Turkey Galatasaray
5 2DF Timothée Atouba (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 25) Germany Hamburger SV
6 2DF Benoît Angbwa (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 26) Russia Krylya Sovetov
7 3MF Modeste M'bami (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 25) France Marseille
8 3MF Geremi (1978-12-20)20 December 1978 (aged 29) England Newcastle United
9 4FW Samuel Eto'o (1981-03-10)10 March 1981 (aged 26) Spain Barcelona
10 3MF Achille Emaná (1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 25) France Toulouse
11 3MF Jean Makoun (1983-05-29)29 May 1983 (aged 24) France Lille
12 3MF Alain N'Kong (1979-04-06)6 April 1979 (aged 28) Mexico Atlante
13 3MF Landry N'Guémo (1985-11-28)28 November 1985 (aged 22) France Nancy
14 3MF Joël Epalle (1978-02-20)20 February 1978 (aged 29) Germany VfL Bochum
15 3MF Alex Song (1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 20) England Arsenal
16 1GK Souleymanou Hamidou (1973-11-22)22 November 1973 (aged 34) Turkey Denizlispor
17 4FW Mohamadou Idrissou (1980-03-08)8 March 1980 (aged 27) Germany MSV Duisburg
18 4FW Bertin Tomou (1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 29) Belgium Mouscron
19 3MF Stéphane Mbia (1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 21) France Rennes
20 2DF Paul Essola (1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 26) France Bastia
21 4FW Joseph-Désiré Job (1977-12-01)1 December 1977 (aged 30) France Nice
22 1GK Janvier Charles Mbarga (1985-09-27)27 September 1985 (aged 22) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
23 2DF André Bikey (1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 23) England Reading

Egypt

Head coach: Hassan Shehata

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Essam El-Hadary (1973-01-15)15 January 1973 (aged 35) Egypt Al Ahly
2 2DF Mahmoud Fathallah (1982-02-13)13 February 1982 (aged 25) Egypt Al-Zamalek
3 2DF Ahmed Elmohamady (1987-09-09)9 September 1987 (aged 20) Egypt ENPPI
4 2DF Ibrahim Said (1979-10-16)16 October 1979 (aged 28) Turkey Ankaragücü
5 2DF Shady Mohamed (1977-11-29)29 November 1977 (aged 30) Egypt Al Ahly
6 2DF Hany Said (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 27) Egypt Ismaily
7 2DF Ahmed Fathy (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 23) Egypt Al Ahly
8 3MF Hosny Abd Rabo (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 23) Egypt Ismaily
9 4FW Mohamed Zidan (1981-12-11)11 December 1981 (aged 26) Germany Hamburger SV
10 4FW Emad Moteab (1983-02-20)20 February 1983 (aged 24) Egypt Al Ahly
11 3MF Mohamed Shawky (1981-10-05)5 October 1981 (aged 26) England Middlesbrough
12 3MF Omar Gamal (1982-09-16)16 September 1982 (aged 25) Egypt Ismaily
13 2DF Tarek El-Sayed (1978-10-09)9 October 1978 (aged 29) Egypt Al-Zamalek
14 2DF Sayed Moawad (1979-02-25)25 February 1979 (aged 28) Egypt Ismaily
15 3MF Ahmed Shaaban (1978-10-10)10 October 1978 (aged 29) Egypt Petrojet
16 1GK Mohamed Abdel Monsef (1977-02-06)6 February 1977 (aged 30) Egypt Al-Zamalek
17 3MF Ahmed Hassan(c) (1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 32) Belgium Anderlecht
18 4FW Mohamed Fadl (1981-07-21)21 July 1981 (aged 26) Egypt Ismaily
19 4FW Amr Zaki (1983-04-01)1 April 1983 (aged 24) Egypt Al-Zamalek
20 2DF Wael Gomaa (1975-08-03)3 August 1975 (aged 32) Qatar Al-Siliya
21 3MF Hassan Mostafa (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 28) Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda
22 3MF Mohamed Aboutrika (1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 29) Egypt Al Ahly
23 1GK Mohamed Sobhy (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 (aged 26) Egypt Ismaily

Sudan

Head coach: Sudan Mohamed Abdallah

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Akram El Hadi Salim (1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 20) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
2 2DF Omer Mohamed Bakhit (1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 23) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
3 2DF Mousa El Tayeb (1984-06-15)15 June 1984 (aged 23) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
4 2DF Mohammed Ali El Khider (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 23) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
5 3MF Ala'a Eldin Yousif (1982-01-03)3 January 1982 (aged 26) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
6 2DF Richard Justin Lado (1979-10-05)5 October 1979 (aged 28) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
7 3MF Alaa Eldin Jibril (1978-12-07)7 December 1978 (aged 29) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
8 3MF Haitham Mustafa (1977-07-19)19 July 1977 (aged 30) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
9 3MF Hamouda Bashir (1984-01-03)3 January 1984 (aged 24) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
10 4FW Haytham Tambal (1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 29) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
11 4FW Alaa Eldin Babiker (1984-12-16)16 December 1984 (aged 23) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
12 3MF Bader Eldin Abdalla Galag (1981-04-01)1 April 1981 (aged 26) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
13 3MF Muhannad El Tahir (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 25) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
14 3MF Mujahid Ahmed (1981-08-14)14 August 1981 (aged 26) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
15 2DF Amir Damar Koku (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 28) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
16 1GK El Muez Mahgoub (1978-08-14)14 August 1978 (aged 29) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
17 4FW Faisal Agab (1978-08-24)24 August 1978 (aged 29) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
18 2DF Khalid Hassan Ali "Jolit" (1981-01-03)3 January 1981 (aged 27) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
19 2DF Ahmed El-Basha (1982-01-02)2 January 1982 (aged 26) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
20 4FW Abdelhamid Amari (1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 23) Sudan Al-Merrikh SC
21 1GK Bahaeddine Rihan (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 29) Sudan Al Neel SC (Al-Hasahisa)
22 3MF Saif Eldin Ali Idris Farah (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 23) Sudan Al-Hilal Club
23 3MF Hassan Ishag "Korongo" (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 22) Sudan Al-Hilal Club

Zambia

Head coach: Patrick Phiri

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Mike Poto (1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 27) Zambia Green Buffaloes
2 4FW Jacob Mulenga (1984-02-12)12 February 1984 (aged 23) France Strasbourg
3 2DF Kennedy Nketani (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 23) Zambia Zanaco
4 2DF Joseph Musonda (1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (aged 30) South Africa Golden Arrows
5 2DF Hichani Himoonde (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 (aged 22) Zambia Lusaka Dynamos
6 3MF Francis Kasonde (1979-12-28)28 December 1979 (aged 28) Zambia Power Dynamos
7 3MF Clifford Mulenga (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 20) Israel Maccabi Petach Tikva
8 3MF Isaac Chansa (1984-03-23)23 March 1984 (aged 23) Sweden Helsingborgs IF
9 4FW Felix Sunzu (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 18) Zambia Konkola Blades
10 3MF Ian Bakala (1980-11-01)1 November 1980 (aged 27) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
11 4FW Chris Katongo (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 25) Denmark Brøndby
12 4FW Dube Phiri (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 25) Angola Primeiro de Agosto
13 2DF Willy Chinyama (1984-04-19)19 April 1984 (aged 23) Zambia ZESCO United
14 4FW Emmanuel Mayuka (1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 17) Zambia Kabwe Warriors
15 2DF Kampamba Chintu (1980-12-28)28 December 1980 (aged 27) South Africa Free State Stars
16 1GK Kennedy Mweene (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 23) South Africa Free State Stars
17 3MF Rainford Kalaba (1986-08-14)14 August 1986 (aged 21) Zambia ZESCO United
18 2DF Billy Mwanza (1983-01-21)21 January 1983 (aged 24) South Africa Golden Arrows
19 2DF Clive Hachilensa (1979-09-17)17 September 1979 (aged 28) Zambia ZESCO United
20 3MF Felix Katongo (1984-04-18)18 April 1984 (aged 23) Angola Petro Atlético
21 4FW James Chamanga (1980-02-02)2 February 1980 (aged 27) South Africa Moroka Swallows
22 1GK Kalililo Kakonje (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 22) South Africa AmaZulu
23 3MF William Njovu (1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 20) Zambia Lusaka Dynamos

Group D

Angola

Head coach: Oliveira Gonçalves

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Lamá (1981-02-01)1 February 1981 (aged 26) 9 Angola Petro Atlético
2 2DF Marco Airosa (1984-08-06)6 August 1984 (aged 23) 2 Portugal Fátima
3 2DF Jamba (1977-07-10)10 July 1977 (aged 30) 38 Angola ASA
4 2DF Manuel Machado (1985-12-24)24 December 1985 (aged 22) Portugal Anadia
5 2DF Kali (1978-10-11)11 October 1978 (aged 29) 25 Switzerland Sion
6 2DF Yamba Asha (1978-07-31)31 July 1978 (aged 29) 49 Angola Petro Atlético
7 3MF Paulo Figueiredo (c) (1972-11-28)28 November 1972 (aged 35) 28 Sweden Öster
8 3MF André Macanga (1978-05-04)4 May 1978 (aged 29) 35 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
9 4FW Mateus (1984-06-19)19 June 1984 (aged 23) 7 Portugal Boavista
10 3MF Maurito (1981-06-24)24 June 1981 (aged 26) 16 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
11 3MF Gilberto (1982-07-21)21 July 1982 (aged 25) Egypt Al Ahly
12 1GK Nuno (1983-04-05)5 April 1983 (aged 24) Angola ASA
13 3MF Edson (1980-03-02)2 March 1980 (aged 27) 8 Portugal Paços de Ferreira
14 3MF António Mendonça (1982-10-09)9 October 1982 (aged 25) 37 Portugal Belenenses
15 2DF Rui Marques (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 30) 3 England Leeds United
16 4FW Flávio (1979-12-30)30 December 1979 (aged 28) 47 Egypt Al Ahly
17 3MF Zé Kalanga (1983-10-12)12 October 1983 (aged 24) 26 Portugal Boavista
18 4FW Love (1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 28) 36 Angola Primeiro de Agosto
19 3MF Dedé (1981-07-04)4 July 1981 (aged 26) Portugal Paços de Ferreira
20 2DF Locó (1984-12-25)25 December 1984 (aged 23) 14 Angola Primeiro de Agosto
21 2DF Delgado (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 28) 20 France Metz
22 1GK Mário (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 22) 1 Angola Interclube
23 4FW Manucho (1983-03-07)7 March 1983 (aged 24) 10 Angola Petro Atlético

Senegal

Head coach: Henryk Kasperczak, then Lamine N'Diaye

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Tony Sylva (1975-05-17)17 May 1975 (aged 32) France Lille
2 2DF Ibrahima Sonko (1981-01-22)22 January 1981 (aged 26) England Reading
3 3MF Guirane N'Daw (1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 23) France Sochaux
4 2DF Mohamed Sarr (1983-12-23)23 December 1983 (aged 24) Belgium Standard Liège
5 2DF Souleymane Diawara (1978-12-24)24 December 1978 (aged 29) France Bordeaux
6 2DF Ibrahima Faye (1979-10-22)22 October 1979 (aged 28) France Troyes
7 4FW Henri Camara (1977-05-10)10 May 1977 (aged 30) England West Ham United
8 4FW Mamadou Niang (1983-10-13)13 October 1983 (aged 24) France Marseille
9 4FW Babacar Gueye (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 21) France Metz
10 3MF Ousmane N'Doye (1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 29) Portugal Académica de Coimbra
11 4FW El Hadji Diouf (c) (1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 27) England Bolton Wanderers
12 2DF Moustapha Bayal Sall (1985-11-30)30 November 1985 (aged 22) France Saint-Étienne
13 2DF Lamine Diatta (1975-07-02)2 July 1975 (aged 32) Turkey Beşiktaş
14 3MF Papa Waigo (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 24) Italy Genoa
15 3MF Diomansy Kamara (1980-11-08)8 November 1980 (aged 27) England Fulham
16 1GK Cheikh N'Diaye (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 22) France Créteil
17 4FW Modou Sougou (1984-12-18)18 December 1984 (aged 23) Portugal União de Leiria
18 3MF Frédéric Mendy (1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 26) France Bastia
19 3MF Papa Bouba Diop (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 27) England Portsmouth
20 3MF Abdoulaye Faye (1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 29) England Newcastle United
21 2DF Habib Beye (1977-10-19)19 October 1977 (aged 30) England Newcastle United
22 2DF Papa Malick Ba (1980-11-11)11 November 1980 (aged 27) Switzerland Basel
23 1GK Bouna Coundoul (1982-03-04)4 March 1982 (aged 25) United States Colorado Rapids

South Africa

Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Rowen Fernández (1978-02-28)28 February 1978 (aged 29) Germany Arminia Bielefeld
2 2DF Bevan Fransman (1983-10-31)31 October 1983 (aged 24) South Africa Moroka Swallows
3 2DF Tsepo Masilela (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 22) Israel Maccabi Haifa
4 3MF Aaron Mokoena (1980-11-25)25 November 1980 (aged 27) England Blackburn Rovers
5 2DF Nasief Morris (1981-04-16)16 April 1981 (aged 26) Greece Panathinaikos
6 3MF Lance Davids (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 22) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
7 2DF Tumelo Nhlapo (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 20) South Africa Bloemfontein Celtic
8 3MF Siphiwe Tshabalala (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 23) South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
9 3MF Surprise Moriri (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 (aged 27) South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
10 3MF Steven Pienaar (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 25) England Everton
11 3MF Elrio van Heerden (1983-07-11)11 July 1983 (aged 24) Belgium Club Brugge
12 3MF Teko Modise (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 (aged 25) South Africa Orlando Pirates
13 2DF Benson Mhlongo (1980-11-09)9 November 1980 (aged 27) South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
14 3MF Lerato Chabangu (1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 22) South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
15 4FW Sibusiso Zuma (1975-06-23)23 June 1975 (aged 32) Germany Arminia Bielefeld
16 1GK Moeneeb Josephs (1980-05-19)19 May 1980 (aged 27) South Africa Bidvest Wits
17 4FW Katlego Mphela (1984-11-29)29 November 1984 (aged 23) South Africa Supersport United
18 4FW Excellent Walaza (1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 20) South Africa Orlando Pirates
19 2DF Bryce Moon (1986-04-06)6 April 1986 (aged 21) South Africa Ajax Cape Town
20 2DF Brett Evans (1982-03-08)8 March 1982 (aged 25) South Africa Ajax Cape Town
21 4FW Thembinkosi Fanteni (1984-02-02)2 February 1984 (aged 23) Israel Maccabi Haifa
22 3MF Kagiso Dikgacoi (1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 23) South Africa Golden Arrows
23 1GK Itumeleng Khune (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 20) South Africa Kaizer Chiefs

Tunisia

Head coach: Roger Lemerre

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Hamdi Kasraoui (1983-01-18)18 January 1983 (aged 25) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
2 2DF Saïf Ghezal (1981-06-30)30 June 1981 (aged 26) Switzerland Young Boys
3 2DF Karim Haggui (1984-01-20)20 January 1984 (aged 24) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
4 2DF Wisam El-Abdy (1979-02-04)4 February 1979 (aged 28) Egypt Al-Zamalek
5 2DF Wissam El Bekri (1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 23) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
6 2DF Radhouène Felhi (1984-03-28)28 March 1984 (aged 23) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
7 3MF Chaouki Ben Saada (1984-07-01)1 July 1984 (aged 23) France Bastia
8 3MF Mehdi Nafti (1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 29) England Birmingham City
9 3MF Yassine Chikhaoui (1986-09-22)22 September 1986 (aged 21) Switzerland Zürich
10 3MF Kamel Zaïem (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 (aged 24) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
11 4FW Francileudo Silva dos Santos (1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 28) France Toulouse
12 3MF Jaouhar Mnari (1976-11-08)8 November 1976 (aged 31) Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
13 2DF Saber Ben Frej (1979-07-03)3 July 1979 (aged 28) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
14 3MF Chaker Zouaghi (1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 23) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
15 2DF Radhi Jaïdi (1975-08-30)30 August 1975 (aged 32) England Birmingham City
16 1GK Aymen Mathlouthi (1984-09-14)14 September 1984 (aged 23) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
17 4FW Issam Jomaa (1984-01-28)28 January 1984 (aged 23) France Caen
18 2DF Yassin Mikari (1983-01-09)9 January 1983 (aged 25) Switzerland Grasshoppers
19 2DF Mehdi Meriah (1979-06-05)5 June 1979 (aged 28) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
20 4FW Mehdi Ben Dhifallah (1983-05-06)6 May 1983 (aged 24) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
21 3MF Mejdi Traoui (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 24) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
22 1GK Adel Nefzi (1974-03-16)16 March 1974 (aged 33) Tunisia Club Africain
23 4FW Mohamed Amine Chermiti (1987-12-26)26 December 1987 (aged 20) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel

References

  1. Confédération Africaine de Football Archived March 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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