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Saturday, January 19, 2013

2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads: Group A

Group A
South Africa (hosts), Angola, Cape Verde, Morocco

South Africa
Goalkeepers: Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Senzo Meyiwa (Orlando Pirates), Wayne Sandilands (Mamelodi Sundowns)

Defenders: Siboniso Gaxa, Tshepo Masilela (Chiefs), Thabo Matlaba, Siyabonga Sangweni (Pirates), Bongani Khumalo (PAOK, Greece, captain), Anele Ngcongca (Genk, Belgium), Thabo Nthethe (Bloemfontein Celtic)

Midfielders: Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Siphiwe Tshabalala (Chiefs), Lerato Chabangu (Moroka Swallows), Kagiso Dikgacoi (Crystal Palace, England), Dean Furman (Oldham, England), Max Mahlangu (Helsingborg, Sweden), Oupa Manyisa (Pirates), Thuso Phala (Platinum Stars), Thulani Serero (Ajax Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Forwards: Lehlohonolo Majoro, Bernard Parker (Chiefs), Katlego Mphela (Sundowns), Tokelo Rantie (Malmo, Sweden)

Angola
(Nicknames in brackets)
Goalkeepers: Luis Mamona João (Lama) (Petro de Luanda), Landu Mavanga (Landu) (Recreativo de Libolo), Adilson Cipriano da Cruz (Neblu) (Primeiro de Agosto)

Defenders: Amandio Manuel Felipe da Costa (Amaro) (Primeiro de Agosto), Bartolomeu Jacinto Quissanga (Bastos) (Petro de Luanda), Régio Francisco Conco Zalata (Mingo Bille) (Primeiro de Agosto), Masunguna Alex Afonso (Dany) (Primeiro de Agosto), Ilidio Jose Panzo (Pirolito) (Interclube), Fabrício Mafuta (Fabrício) (Interclube), Antonio Luis dos Santos Serrado (Lunguinha) (Kabuscorp), Marco Ibrahim de Sousa Airosa (Marco Airosa) (AEL Limassol, Cyprus)

Midfielders: Miguel Geraldo Quiame (Miguel) (Petro de Luanda), Osvaldo Paulo João (Diniz) (Primeiro de Agosto), Hermenegildo Bartolomeu (Geraldo) (Coritiba, Brazil), Aderito Waldemar Alves de Carvalho (Dede) (AEL Limassol, Cyprus), Zuela Francisco Santos (Zuela) (Apoel Nicosia, Cyprus)

Forwards: Adriano Belmiro Duarte Nicolau (Yano) (Progresso do Sambizanga), Manuel da Costa Gaspar (Manuel) (ASA), Mateus Galiano da Costa (Mateus) (Nacional Madère, Portugal), Djalma Braune Manuel Abel Campos (Djalma) (Kasimpaça, Turkey), Felisberto Sebastiao Da Graça Amaral (Gilbert) (AEL Limassol, Cyprus), Mateus Contreiras Alberto (Manucho) (Real Valladolid, Spain), Guilherme Afonso (Guilherme) (FC Vaduz, Liechtenstein)

Cape Verde
(Nicknames in brackets)
Goalkeepers: Vozinha (Progresso de Sambizanga), Rilly (Mindelense), Fock (Batugue FC)

Defenders: Pécks (Gil Vicente, Portugal), Gégé (Maritimo, Portugal), Carlitos (AEL Limassol, Cyprus), Nando (Châteauroux, France), Fernando Varela (FC Vaslui, Romania), Jozimar (Dordrecht, Netherlands), Guy Ramos (RKC Waalwjik, Netherlands), Niyado Santos (Tax) (Academica de Coimbra, Portugal)

Midfielders: Babanco (Olhanense, Portugal), Marco Soares (Omonia Nicosia, Cyprus), Sténio (Feirense, Portugal), Rony (Fola Esch, Luxembourg), Luis Carlos Almada Soares (Platini) (Santa Clara, Portugal), Toni Varela (Sparta Rotterdam/Netherlands), David Silva (Olhanense, Portugal)

Forwards: Djaniny (Olhanense, Portugal), Ryan Mendes (Lille, France), Zé Luis (Sporting Braga, Portugal), Heldon Ramos (Nhuk) (Maritimo, Portugal), Julio Tavares (Dijon, France)

Morocco
Goalkeepers: Nadir Lamyaghri (WAC Casablanca), Anas Zniti (MAS Fès), Khalid Askri (Raja Casablanca)

Defenders: Abderrahim Chakir (AS FAR), Abdelatif Nousseir (Moghreb Fès), Zakarya Bergdich (Lens, France), Mehdi Benatia (Udinese, Italy), Issam El Adoua (Vitoria Guimaraes, Portugal), Ahmed Kantari (Brest, France), Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier, France)

Midfielders: Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa, England), Adil Hermach (Al-Hilal, Saudi Arabia), Kamel Chafni (Brest, France), Nordin Amrabat (Galatasaray, Turkey), Younes Belhanda (Montpellier, France), Abdelaziz Barrada (Getafe, Spain), Oussama Assaïdi (Liverpool, England), Chahir Belghazouani (AC Ajaccio, France)

Forwards: Abderazak Hamdallah (OCS), Mounir El Hamdaoui (Fiorentina, Italy), Youssef El Arabi (Granada, Spain), Mehdi Namli (Moghreb Tétouan), Youssef Kadioui (AS FAR)

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