List of *potential* African Cup of Nations players from PL

Latic · **Posted:** 11 Oct 2011, 00:38

I've generated a list of current premier league players whose countries have qualified for the ANC 2012:

Arsenal - Gervinho (Ivory Coast), Frimpong :?:

(Ghana), Chamakh (Morocco)
Aston Villa - Beye (Senegal)
Blackburn - None
Bolton - None
Chelsea - Drogba (Ivory Coast), Kalou (Ivory Coast), Essien (Ghana)
Everton - None
Fulham - None
Liverpool - None
Manchester City - K Toure (Ivory Coast), Y Toure (Ivory Coast)
Manchester United - Diouf (Senegal)
Newcastle - Ba (Senegal), Tiote (Ivory Coast)
Norwich - None
QPR - Taarabt (Morocco), Agyemang (Ghana), Traore (Senegal)
Stoke - Diao (Senegal), Sidibe (Mali)
Sunderland - None
Swansea - None
Tottenham - Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
WBA - None
Wigan - Gohouri (Ivory Coast), Diame (Senegal)
Wolves - None

This list does not mean that these players will be selected for their countries squads.
If any one spots an error or an omission then post below.

BBC page:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 613171.stm

Also maybe Tottenham's Pienaar should South Africa's appeal be successful.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15234546.stm

If Burkina Faso have been found to have fielded an ineligible player then Namibia who will replace them have no premier league players.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13696662.stm

Earlier discussion on the TFF subforum:
african-cup-of-nations-2012-t90289.html

Judio · **Posted:** 11 Oct 2011, 11:24

Latic wrote:

I've generated a list of current premier league players whose countries have qualified for the ANC 2012:

Chelsea - Drogba (Ivory Coast), Kalou (Ivory Coast), Essien (Ghana)

With any luck Kalou will be at Arsenal in January :wink:

Essien is injured and cannot play for club nor country in January

Latic · **Posted:** 11 Oct 2011, 11:45

Wasn't sure on Essien's recovery time so stuck him in anyway. Can see him being fit just in time for the tournament.........

murf · **Posted:** 11 Oct 2011, 12:31

from a Newcastle blog:

Newcastle will be without both Demba Ba and Cheick Tiote in January as the African Cup of Nations will run in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea from January 21st to February 12th.

However there is a rule that the players are allowed to meet up with their squads a week before the competition begins so both players will leave Newcastle around the middle of January.

Tacalabala · **Joined:** Sun Sep 07 2008 **Posts:** 5379

SA's manager clearly needs to do his homework in future:

Pitso Mosimane wrote:

Do you think I would have left (striker Lehlohonolo) Majoro on the bench and put on a midfielder if I knew that we needed a goal? It doesn't make sense.

Wonder no more why SA have consistently failed to qualify for major tournaments - they don't know the rules!

Latic · **Posted:** 11 Oct 2011, 12:44

Well I laughed, yep you'd think they'd learn after the cricket world cup :lol:

Tacalabala · **Joined:** Sun Sep 07 2008 **Posts:** 5379

I stand to be corrected on this, but I do believe that there is a long standing national characteristic of South Africans of leaving anything until the last possible minute - if you really do want something done now, you have to say "I want it now-now".

Striker · **Joined:** Thu Oct 13 2005 **Posts:** 3706

Pitso Mosimane wrote:

Do you think I would have left (striker Lehlohonolo) Majoro on the bench and put on a midfielder if I knew that we needed a goal? It doesn't make sense.

Look mate - what really doesn't make sense is that the South African FA should have put a total dipstick in charge of the team who was so arrogant that he didn't even read the rules.

Striker · **Joined:** Thu Oct 13 2005 **Posts:** 3706

Tacalabala wrote:

I stand to be corrected on this, but I do believe that there is a long standing national characteristic of South Africans of leaving anything until the last possible minute - if you really do want something done now, you have to say "I want it now-now".

Its not only South Africa where one uses "now now". Its appropriate for several other countries in Africa. Also its better to prefix it with "DO it", rather than "I want it". :wink:

Bandit · **Posted:** 12 Oct 2011, 14:55

Latic wrote:

I've generated a list of current premier league players whose countries have qualified for the ANC 2012:

Arsenal - Gervinho (Ivory Coast)

I think Frimpong has now opted to play for Ghana even though he had represented England at Youth level....maybe this years ANC will come too quick for him anyways.

Latic · **Posted:** 12 Oct 2011, 15:26

Nice one Bandit, had a quick look and can't find an official source but it appears that this is the case. Shall add it with a :?:

KingCabbage · **Joined:** Thu Aug 11 2011 **Posts:** 641

Benoit Assou-Ekotto for Cameroon?

murf · **Posted:** 16 Nov 2011, 16:44

KingCabbage wrote:

Benoit Assou-Ekotto for Cameroon?

Link from earlier post showing countries that have qualified (e.g. not Cameroon)

Scottoffee · **Joined:** Fri Jul 31 2009 **Posts:** 983

Arsenal - Chamakh (Morocco) : Does anyone actually have him anyways?!...

QPR - Armand Traore (Senegal)

rossn13 · **Posted:** 17 Nov 2011, 16:36

Newcastle - There's always talk of Shola being called up by Nigeria, he does qualify :lol:

WilBert · **Posted:** 03 Dec 2011, 23:51

Yakubu? Nigeria have qualified.

Latic · **Posted:** 04 Dec 2011, 09:54

Have Nigeria qualified???

Ashers · **Posted:** 04 Dec 2011, 09:58

Latic wrote:

Have Nigeria qualified???

No

They are reserve hosts though.

KingCabbage · **Joined:** Thu Aug 11 2011 **Posts:** 641

Ashers wrote:

Latic wrote:

Have Nigeria qualified???

No

They are reserve hosts though.

So they'll be playing in the tournament, or not? Just making sure.

Ashers · **Posted:** 04 Dec 2011, 13:10

No they are not.

Achiles74 · **Posted:** 04 Dec 2011, 13:12

Talking of African players what has happened to Pienaar?

Always Next Year · **Joined:** Mon Jul 06 2009 **Posts:** 177

What about Ade?

Achiles74 · **Posted:** 04 Dec 2011, 14:08

Adebayor has retired from international football or so I recall hearing

grob · **Posted:** 04 Dec 2011, 14:11

Achiles74 wrote:

Adebayor has retired from international football or so I recall hearing

No he hasn't. He reconciled and he's just played for Togo during the Internationals,but Togo didn't qualify for the ACN.

Glenjamin · **Posted:** 27 Dec 2011, 16:31

dont no much about it but if demba ba goes newcastle are fooked!!

blahblah · **Posted:** 27 Dec 2011, 16:41

Ashers wrote:

Latic wrote:

Have Nigeria qualified???

No

They are reserve hosts though.

Reserve Host?

Someone posted that SA are Appealing their Non-qualification. "We would have qualified if we had read and understood the rules....." :lol:

Latic · **Posted:** 27 Dec 2011, 21:08

Players in bold have been called up, players in red have not.

Arsenal - Gervinho (Ivory Coast), Chamakh (Morocco)
Aston Villa - Beye (Senegal)
Blackburn - None
Bolton - None
Chelsea - Drogba (Ivory Coast), Kalou (Ivory Coast), Essien (Ghana)
Everton - None
Fulham - None
Liverpool - None
Manchester City - K Toure (Ivory Coast), Y Toure (Ivory Coast)
Manchester United - Diouf (Senegal)
Newcastle - Ba (Senegal), Tiote (Ivory Coast)
Norwich - None
QPR - Taarabt (Morocco), Agyemang (Ghana), Traore (Senegal)
Stoke - Diao (Senegal), Sidibe (Mali)
Sunderland - None
Swansea - None
Tottenham - Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
WBA - None
Wigan - Gohouri (Ivory Coast), Diame (Senegal)
Wolves - Frimpong (Ghana)

Tournament Draw
Ivory Coast Provisional 25 man squad
Morocco Squad
Senegal Squad

The Real Slim Shady · **Posted:** 27 Dec 2011, 21:40

Hmm .. Ba's the only one going for me.

chaser2k4 · **Posted:** 27 Dec 2011, 22:40

Tournament starts on the 21st, so more than likely the players will leave off a week early.

Latic · **Posted:** 04 Jan 2012, 00:26

Manchester City's Yaya Toure seeks to delay departure for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with Cote d'Ivoire

Yaya Toure is hoping to delay his departure to join up with the Cote d'Ivoire squad for the Africa Cup of Nations so that he can be involved in Manchester City’s crucial January fixtures.

The midfielder and his brother, Kolo, also of City, are due to link up with the national team on January 11, the day Roberto Mancini’s side are due to face Liverpool in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final.
Toure wants to feature in that match as well as the Premier League trip to Wigan five days later, explaining to The Daily Mirror: “The problem is in this country we don’t stop.
....
“So maybe I can go on the 16th or 17th and the competition does not start until the 21st.”

http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2 ... arture-for

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