African Players with 10+ Goals in European Leagues - 2013/2014

African players that scored 10 or more goals in top division European leagues in the 2013/2014 season.

Algeria
16 - El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb: Croatia)

Angola
13 - Igor Vetokele (København: Denmark)

Cameroon
16 - Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient: France)
13 - Leandre Tawamba Kana (MFK Ružomberok: Slovakia)
11 - Mbilla Etame (Khazar Lankaran FK: Azerbaijan)
11 - Leonard Kweuke (Rizespor: Turkey)
10 - Maxim Choupo-Moting (Mainz: Germany)

Cape Verde Islands
11 - Garry Rodrigues (Levski Sofia: Bulgaria)
10 - Héldon (Sporting CP: Portugal)

Central African Republic
13 - Mouhamadou Habibou (KAA Gent: Belgium)

Comoros
15 - El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (Veria: Greece)

Congo
14 - Francis Litsingi (FK Teplice: Czech Republic)
10 - Prince Oniangué (Reims: France)

Côte d'Ivoire
20 - Yaya Touré (Manchester City: England)
18 - Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow: Russia)
17 - Wilfried Bony (Swansea City: England)
16 - Salomon Kalou (Lille: France)
15 - Serge Deblé (FC Shirak: Armenia)
12 - Yannick Boli (Zorya Luhansk: Ukraine)
10 - Didier Drogba (Galatasaray: Turkey)

DR Congo
13 - Dieumerci Mbokani (Dynamo Kyiv: Ukraine)

Gabon
13 - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund: Germany)

Gambia
11 - Demba Savage (HJK: Finland)

Ghana
10 - David Accam (Helsingborg: Sweden)

Madagascar
10 - Anicet Andrianantenaina (FK Botev Plovdiv: Bulgaria)

Mali
12 - Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux: France)
11 - Mustapha Yatabaré (Guingamp: France)

Morocco
17 - Aatif Chahechouhe (Sivasspor: Turkey)
15 - Abderrazak Hamdallah (Aalesund: Norway)
13 - Omar Er Rafik (Differdange: Luxembourg)
12 - Youssef El-Arabi (Granada: Morocco)

Nigeria
15 - Stanley Ohawuchi (Sliema: Malta)
14 - Ikechukwu Uche (Villarreal: Spain)
14 - Kennedy Igboananike (AIK: Sweden)
13 - Marco Tagbajumi (Ermis FC: Cyprus)
12 - Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahçe: Turkey)
11 - Alfred Effiong (Qormi: Malta)
11 - Obinna Obiefule (Hibernians: Malta)
11 - Abiola Dauda (Crvena Zvezda: Serbia)
10 - Imoh Ezekiel (Standard Liege: Belgium)
10 - Sylvester Igboun (Midtjylland: Denmark)
10 - Adeshina Lawal (B36 Tórshavn: Faroe Islands)
10 - Shola Shodiya (Birkirkara: Malta)
10 - Leke James (Aalesund: Norway)

Senegal
15 - Moussa Sow (Fenerbahçe: Turkey)
13 - Sadio Mané (FC Red Bull Salzburg: Austria)
13 - Dame N'Doye (Lokomotiv Moscow: Russia)
12 - Baye Omar Niasse (Akhisar Belediyespor: Turkey)
10 - Ibrahim Sidibé (Debrecen: Hungary)
10 - Malek Mane (Sogndal: Norway)
10 - Lamine Diarra (Antalyaspor: Turkey)

Togo
11 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur: England)

Tunisia
17 - Hamdi Harbaoui (KSC Lokeren: Belgium)


Stats from European 'Summer' leagues in Scandinavia and elsewhere are from the completed 2013 season.

North African Players in Top European Leagues - 2013/2014

Players from the geographic region of North Africa that are currently playing in the top level leagues of England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Algeria 

England
Adlène Guédioura - Crystal Palace

France
Salim Arrache - Ajaccio
Nadjib Baouia - Evian TG
Ryad Boudebouz - SC Bastia
Kamel Ghilas - Stade Reims
Faouzi Ghoulam - Saint-Etienne
Féthi Harek - SC Bastia
Foued Kadir - Stade Rennais
Mehdi Mostefa - Ajaccio
Bilal Ouali - Stade Reims

Italy
Ishak Belfodil - Inter Milan
Djamel Mesbah - Parma
Saphir Taider - Inter Milan

Spain
Yacine Brahimi - Granada
Liassine Cadamuro - Real Sociedad
Sofiane Feghouli - Valencia
Mehdi Lacen - Getafe
Hassan Yebda - Granada


Chad
None


Egypt

England
Ahmed Elmohamady - Hull City
Gedo - Hull City

Italy
Ahmed Hegazy - Fiorentina


Libya
None


Mali

England
Jimmy Kébé - Crystal Palace
Modibo Maïga - West Ham United
Yacouba Sylla - Aston Villa

France
Cheick Diabaté - Bordeaux
Drissa Diakité - SC Bastia
Sigamary Diarra - Ajaccio
Tongo Doumbia - Valenciennes
Mohamed Fofana - Stade Reims
Cédric Kanté - Sochaux
Sidy Koné - Lyon
Adama Niane - Nantes
Mamadou Samassa - Guingamp
Oumar Sissoko - Ajaccio
Birama Touré - Nantes
Abdou Traoré - Bordeaux
Kalilou Traoré - Sochaux
Mahamane Traoré - OGC Nice
Mustapha Yatabaré - Guingamp

Italy
Mamadou Samassa - Chievo Verona


Mauritania

France
Adama Ba - SC Bastia


Morocco

England
Oussama Assaidi - Stoke City
Marouane Chamakh - Crystal Palace
Karim El Ahmadi - Aston Villa
Adel Taarabt - Fulham

France
Karim Aït-Fana - Montpellier
Rachid Alioui - Guingamp
Chahir Belghazouani - Ajaccio
Nabil Dirar - AS Monaco
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari - Montpellier
Yassine Jebbour - Montpellier
Mounir Obbadi - AS Monaco
Adrien Regattin - Toulouse

Germany
Mohamed Amsif - FC Augsburg

Italy
Mehdi Benatia - AS Roma
Omar El Kaddouri - Torino

Spain
Zakarya Bergdich - Real Valladolid
Issam El Adoua - Levante
Youssef El Arabi - Granada
Mounir El Hamdaoui - Malaga
Nabil El Zhar - Levante


Niger
None


South Sudan
None


Sudan
None


Tunisia

France
Aymen Abdennour - Toulouse
Fahid Ben Khalfallah - Bordeaux
Saber Khalifa - Olympique Marseille
Wahbi Khazri - SC Bastia
Jamel Saihi - Montpellier
Saad Trabelsi - Nantes

Germany
Sami Allagui - Hertha BSC
Änis Ben-Hatira - Hertha BSC
Karim Haggui - VfB Stuttgart
Ahmed Sassi - TSG Hoffenheim

Italy
Yohan Benalouane - Parma
Karim Laribi - US Sassuolo

FIFA Rankings of Region:

28 - Algeria

38 - Mali

46 - Tunisia

50 - Egypt

70 - Libya

74 - Morocco

102 - Niger

140 - Sudan

150 - Mauritania

158 - Chad

205 - South Sudan

Map picture from wikimedia commons

Fantasy Premier League: African Player Values

The starting cost of African players in the official Fantasy Premier League 2013/2014.

Cote d'Ivoire
8.5 - Yaya Touré (MCI)
8.0 - Wilfried Bony (SWA)
7.0 - Arouna Koné (EVE)
5.0 - Kolo Touré (LIV)
5.0 - Yannick Sagbo (HUL)
5.0 - Guy Demel (WHU)
4.5 - Cheik Tioté (NEW)

Nigeria
6.5 - Victor Moses (CHE)
6.0 - Peter Odemwingie (WBA)
5.5 - Victor Anichebe (EVE)
5.0 - Sone Aluko (HUL)
5.0 - Shola Ameobi (NEW)
4.5 - John Obi Mikel (CHE)

Senegal
8.5 - Demba Ba (CHE)
8.5 - Papiss Demba Cissé (NEW)
5.0 - Mohamed Diamé (WHU)
4.5 - Magaye Gueye (EVE)
4.0 - Abdoulaye Fayé (HUL)

Morocco
6.0 - Adel Taarabt (FUL)
5.0 - Oussama Assaidi (LIV)
5.0 - Marouane Chamakh (CRY)
4.5 - Karim El Ahmadi (AVL)

Ghana
5.5 - Michael Essien (CHE)
4.5 - Emmanuel Frimpong (ARS)
4.5 - Derek Boateng (FUL)

Benin
7.0 - Stéphane Sessègnon (SUN)
4.5 - Rudy Gestede (CAR)

Cameroon
5.5 - Benoit Assou-Ekotto (TOT)
5.0 - Sébastien Bassong (NOR)

Congo DR
5.0 - Youssuf Mulumbu (WBA)
5.0 - Yala Bolasie (CRY)

Mali
5.0 - Modibo Maïga (WHU)
4.5 - Yacouba Sylla (AVL)

South Africa
7.0 - Steven Pienaar (EVE)
4.5 - Kagisho Dikgacoi (CRY)

Egypt
5.0 - Ahmed Elmohamady (HUL)

Kenya
5.0 - Victor Wanyama (SOU)

Togo
8.0 - Emmanuel Adebayor (TOT)

Zambia
5.0 - Emmanuel Mayuka (SOU)

EPL African Goal Scorers - 2012/2013

African players, by birth or national team affiliation, that have scored in the English Premier League this season.

Goals	Player	Nationality	Club
15	Demba Ba	Senegal	Chelsea
10	Arouna Koné	Cote d'Ivoire	Wigan Athletic
8	Papiss Demba Cissé	Senegal	Newcastle United
6	Victor Anichebe	Nigeria	Everton
6	Stephane Sessègnon	Benin	Sunderland
5	Jimmy Kébé	Mali	Reading
5	Gervinho	Cote d'Ivoire	Arsenal
5	Peter Odemwingie	Nigeria	West Brom
5	Steven Pienaar	South Africa	Everton
5	Adel Taarabt	Morocco	QPR
5	Yaya Touré	Cote d'Ivoire	Manchester City
3	Emmanuel Adebayor	Togo	Tottenham Hotspur
3	Sebastien Bassong	Cameroon	Norwich City
3	Mohamed Diamé	Senegal	West Ham United
2	Modibo Maïga	Mali	West Ham United
1	Shola Ameobi	Nigeria	Newcastle United
1	Benoit Assou-Ekotto	Cameroon	Tottenham Hotspur
1	Gaël Bigirimana	Burundi	Newcastle United
1	Karim El Ahmadi	Morocco	Aston Villa
1	Kei Kamara	Sierra Leone	Norwich City
1	Victor Moses	Nigeria	Chelsea
1	Youssouf Mulumbu	DR Congo	West Brom

Stats as of April 18, 2013

Players from Top 5 European Leagues at AFCON 2013

Players from the top division leagues in England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain playing for their country at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.


England

Congo DR
Youssouf Mulumbu (West Bromwich Albion)

Côte d'Ivoire
Arouna Koné (Wigan Athletic)
Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United)
Gervinho (Arsenal)
Abdul Razak (Manchester City)
Yaya Touré (Manchester City)
Kolo Touré (Manchester City)

Mali
Samba Diakité (Queens Park Rangers)
Modibo Maïga (West Ham United)

Morocco
Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa)
Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool)

Nigeria
John Obi Mikel (Chelsea)
Victor Moses (Chelsea)

Togo
Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)

Zambia
Emmanuel Mayuka (Southampton)

France

Algeria
Mehdi Mostefa (Ajaccio)
Ryad Boudebouz (Souchaux)
Carl Medjani (Ajaccio)
Foued Kadir (Marseille)
Faouzi Ghoulam (Saint-Etienne)

Burkina Faso
Germain Sanou (Saint-Etienne)
Bakary Koné (Lyon)
Charles Kaboré (Marseille)
Jonathan Pitroipa (Rennes)
Djakaridja Koné (Evian)
Alain Traoré (Lorient)

Cape Verde Islands
Ryan Mendes (Lille)

Congo DR
Cédric Mongongu (Evian)

Côte d'Ivoire
Ismaël Traoré (Brest)
Salomon Kalou (Lille)
Max Gradel (Saint-Etienne)
Siaka Tiéné (PSG)

Ghana
Jonathan Mensah (Evian)
Mohammed Rabiu (Evian)
John Boye (Rennes)

Mali
Fousseni Diawara (Ajaccio)
Sigamary Diarra (Ajaccio)
Mohmaed Sissoko (PSG)
Mohamed Kalilou Traoré (Sochaux)
Sambou Yatabaré (Bastia)
Cheick Fantamady Diarra (Rennes)
Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux)

Morocco
Ahmed Kantari (Stade Brest)
Khamel Chafni (Stade Brest)
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier)
Younes Belhanda (Montpellier)
Chahir Belhazouani (Ajaccio)

Togo
Floyd Ayité (Reims)
Kossi Agassa (Reims)
Jonathan Ayité (Brest)
Prince Segbefia (Auxerre)
Alaixys Romao (Lorient)
Kalen Damessi (Lille)

Tunisia
Aymen Abdennour (Toulouse)
Wahbi Khazri (Bastia)
Zouheir Dhaouadi (Evian)
Saber Khelifa (Evian)


Germany

Burkina Faso
Aristide Bancé (Augsburg)

Congo DR
Cédric Makiadi (Freiburg)

Côte d'Ivoire
Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart)
Didier Ya Konan (Hannover 96)


Italy

Algeria
Djamel Mesbah (AC Milan)

Ghana
Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus)
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese)

Morocco
Mehdi Benatia (Udinese)
Mounir El Hamdaoui (Fiorentina)

Nigeria
Ogenyi Onazi (Lazio)


Spain

Algeria
Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba (Real Sociedad)
Mehdi Lacen (Getafe)
Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)

Angola
Manucho Gonçalves (Real Valladolid)

Ghana
Anthony Annan (Osasuna)
Wakaso Mubarek (Espanyol)

Morocco
Abdelaziz Barrada (Getafe)

Nigeria
Nosa Igiebor (Real Betis)
Ikechuwu Uche (Villarreal)
Youssef El-Arabi (Granada)

32+ Year Old Players at AFCON 2013

36
Muteba Kidiaba (Congo DR: TP Mazembe)

35
Joseph Musonda (Zambia: Golden Arrows)

34

Asrat Megersa (Ethiopia: EEPCO)

Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire: Shanghai Shenhua)

Kossia Agassa (Togo: Reims)

Nando (Cape Verde Islands: Châteauroux)
Ronny (Cape Verde Islands: Fola Esch)

33

Abdoulaye Soulama (Burkina Faso: Asante Kotoko)

Boubacar Barry (Côte d'Ivoire: Lokoren)

Idrissa Laouali (Niger: ASFAN)

Seydou Keita (Mali: Dalian Aernin)

32
Adama Coulibaly (Mali: Auxerre)

Alhassane Issoufou (Niger: Widad Fez)

Ali Rial (Algeria: JS Kabylie)

Daré Nibombé (Togo: Boussu Dour)

Didier Zokora (Côte d'Ivoire: Trabzonspor)

Fousseni Diawara (Mali: Ajaccio)

James Chamanga (Zambia: Lioaning Whowin)

Joseph Yobo (Nigeria: Fenerbahçe)

Lomana LuaLua (Congo DR: Karabükspor)
Moumouni Dagano (Burkina Faso: Al-Sailiya)

Teenage Players at AFCON 2013

19 Years Old
Alula Girma (Ethiopia: Saint George)
Amadou Moutari (Niger: Le Mans B)
Emmanuel Mbola (Zambia: Porto)
Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria: ADO Den Haag)
Mukuka Mulenga (Zambia: Power Dynamos)
Neblú (Angola: 1º de Agosto)
Pecks (Cape Verde Islands: Gil Vicente)
Pirolito (Angola: InterClube)
Richmond Boakye (Ghana: Sassuolo)
Salif Coulibaly (Mali: Djoliba)

18 Years Old
Aly Yirango (Mali: Djoliba)
Budge Manzia (Congo DR: Shark XI)
Chancel Mbemba Mangulu (Congo DR: Anderlecht)
Mèmè Placca Fessou (Togo: OC Agaza)

Asian-based players at AFCON 2013

Players at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations that play for clubs in Asian leagues.


China
Seydou Keita (Mali: Dalian Aernin)
Isaac Chansa (Zambia: Henan Jianye)
Christopher Katongo (Zambia: Henan Jianye)
James Chamanga (Zambia: Lioaning Whowin)
Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire: Shanghai Shenhua)

Japan
Wilfried Sanou (Burkina Faso: Kyoto Sanga)

Kuwait
Ismaël Alassane (Niger: Al Sahel)
Chadi Hammami (Tunisia: Kuwait SC)
Issam Jemâa (Tunisia: Kuwait SC)

Qatar
Idrissa Coulibaly (Mali: Lekhwiya)
Dioko Kaluyituka (Congo DR: Al Kharaitiyat)
Moumouni Dagano (Burkina Faso: Al-Sailiya)
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia: Lekhwiya)

Saudi Arabia
Adil Hermach (Morocco: Al Hilal)
Yves Diba Ilunga (Congo DR: Al-Raed)

UAE
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana: Al-Ain)
Pan Pierre Koulibaly (Burkina Faso: Al-Dhaid)
Hugues-Wilfried Dah (Burkina Faso: Al-Dhaid)

Vietnam
Vincent Bossou (Togo: Becamex Binh Duong)

African MLS All-Stars

African players that have been selected to the MLS All-Star Team since 1996.

1996

Doctor Khumalo (South Africa)

Digital Takawira (Zimbabwe)

1997

Chiquinho Conde (Mozambique)

Digital Takawira (Zimbabwe)

1998

Uche Okafor (Nigeria)

1999

NONE

2000

Mamadou Diallo (Senegal)

2001

Mamadou Diallo (Senegal)

2002-2007

NONE

2008

Bakary Soumare (Mali) *Inactive Roster

2009

Bakary Soumare (Mali)

2010-2011

NONE

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - April 2012

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average FIFA ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- March)

3.8 - Europe (+/- 0.0)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
4 - Netherlands
5 - Portugal
7 - England

11.0 - South America (+0.2)
3 - Uruguay
6 - Brazil
10 - Argentina
13 - Chile
23 - Colombia

30.8 - Africa (+0.4)
15 - Côte d'Ivoire
22 - Ghana
38 - Algeria
39 - Mali
40 - Zambia

39.8 - Asia (+0.4)
21 - Australia
30 - Japan
31 - South Korea
51 - Iran
66 - China PR

41.2 - CONCACAF (+1.0)
20 - Mexico
29 - USA
49 - El Salvador
52 - Panama
56 - Jamaica

154.2 - Oceania (-2.2)
130 - New Zealand
154 - New Caledonia
155 - Samoa
160 - Fiji
172 - Vanuatu

Africa: Average FIFA Ranking Table 1993-2012

The average FIFA ranking of the 53 African (CAF) Nations from January 1993 to March 2012

30.005 - Cameroon
30.460 - Egypt
35.867 - Nigeria
35.872 - Tunisia
37.294 - Morocco

37.460 - Côte d'Ivoire
43.493 - Ghana
47.265 - South Africa
53.156 - Zambia
56.057 - Senegal

62.815 - Algeria
64.536 - Mali
72.346 - Zimbabwe
72.739 - Guinea
73.047 - Angola

78.626 - Burkina Faso
81.166 - Gabon
82.234 - Congo DR
82.692 - Togo
96.294 - Uganda

99.161 - Kenya
99.844 - Malawi
102.536 - Congo
102.991 - Mozambique
108.731 - Sudan

113.393 - Libya
114.355 - Liberia
118.469 - Namibia
119.038 - Sierra Leone
122.156 - Benin

122.336 - Tanzania
122.777 - Ethiopia
127.332 - Rwanda
128.047 - Botswana
129.118 - Gambia

133.166 - Cape Verde Islands
135.351 - Burundi
136.507 - Madagascar
137.834 - Swaziland
145.957 - Lesotho

146.085 - Niger
146.436 - Mauritius
153.033 - Mauritania
156.429 - Equatorial Guinea
160.460 - Chad

162.390 - Eritrea
166.583 - Guinea-Bissau
173.400 - São Tomé e Príncipe
175.280 - Seychelles
176.931 - Central African Republic

186.740 - Somalia
187.222 - Comoros
191.117 - Djibouti

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - March 2012

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average FIFA ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- January)

3.8 - Europe (-0.2)
1 - Spain
2 - Netherlands
3 - Germany
6 - England
7 - Portugal

11.2 - South America (+0.6)
4 - Uruguay
5 - Brazil
8 - Argentina
14 - Chile
25 - Paraguay

31.2 - Africa (-0.2)
15 - Cote d'Ivoire
23 - Ghana
35 - Algeria
41 - Zambia
42 - Mali

40.2 - Asia (-4.0)
20 - Australia
30 - South Korea
33 - Japan
51 - Iran
67 - Uzbekistan

42.2 - CONCACAF (-1.4)
22 - Mexico
27 - USA
50 - Panama
54 - Jamaica
58 - El Salvador

152.0 - Oceania (+1.8)
119 - New Zealand
150 - Samoa
157 - Fiji
162 - New Caledonia
172 - Vanuatu

African Players in MLS 2012

African-born players with MLS teams for the 2012 season.

CAMEROON
Tony Tchani (CLB)
Joseph Nane (COL)

DR CONGO
Steve Zakuani (SEA)
Danny Mwanga (PHI)

GAMBIA
Kenny Mansally (NE)
Sainey Nyassi (NE)
Sanna Nyassi (MTL)
Amadou Sanyang (SEA)
Mamadou Danso (POR)

GHANA
Patrick Nyarko (CHI)
Dominic Oduro (CHI)
Evans Frimpong (CHI)
Eddie Ababio (COL)
Michael Tetteh (SEA)
Kalif Alhassan (POR)
Gershon Koffie (VAN)
Darren Amoo (CLB)
Robbie Russell (DC)
Freddy Adu (PHI)

KENYA
Laurence Olum (SKC)

LIBERIA
Darlington Nagbe (POR)

MOROCCO
Mehdi Ballouchy (NY)

NIGERIA
Ugo Ihemelu (DAL)

SENEGAL
Birahim Diop (SKC)
Macoumba Kandji (HOU)

SIERRA LEONE
Kei Kamara (SKC)
Michael Lahoud (CHV)

SOUTH AFRICA
John Thorrington (VAN)

TANZANIA
Nizar Khalfan (PHI)

ZAMBIA
Charles Renken (POR)

ZIMBABWE
Kheli Dube (CHI)
Lucky Mkosana (CHI)

FIFA Rankings: African Cup of Nations 2000-2012

The African FIFA rankings* of the nations involved in the African Cup of Nations since 2000.

** Winner
* Finalist

2012 - Gabon/Equatorial Guinea
1 - Cote d'Ivoire*
2 - Ghana
5 - Senegal
10 - Tunisia
12 - Morocco
13 - Libya
14 - Burkina Faso
15 - Mali
16 - Zambia**
17 - Guinea
19 - Angola
20 - Gabon
21 - Botswana
22 - Niger
30 - Sudan
41 - Equatorial Guinea

2010 - Angola
1 - Egypt**
2 - Nigeria
3 - Cameroon
4 - Cote d'Ivoire
5 - Ghana*
6 - Algeria
7 - Gabon
8 - Burkina Faso
9 - Mali
10 - Tunisia
12 - Benin
13 - Togo
14 - Zambia
17 - Malawi
18 - Mozambique
19 - Angola

2008 - Ghana
1 - Nigeria
2 - Cameroon*
3 - Guinea
4 - Egypt**
5 - Cote d'Ivoire
6 - Morocco
7 - Senegal
8 - Ghana
9 - Tunisia
10 - Mali
11 - Zambia
13 - Angola
17 - South Africa
23 - Sudan
24 - Benin
34 - Namibia

2006 - Egypt
1 - Cameroon
2 - Nigeria
3 - Tunisia
4 - Senegal
5 - Egypt**
6 - Morocco
7 - Cote d'Ivoire*
8 - South Africa
9 - Ghana
10 - Zimbabwe
11 - Togo
12 - Zambia
14 - Angola
15 - Guinea
16 - Congo DR
18 - Libya

2004 - Tunisia
1 - Cameroon
2 - Egypt
3 - Senegal
4 - Nigeria
5 - South Africa
6 - Morocco*
7 - Tunisia**
8 - Zimbabwe
9 - Mali
10 - Congo DR
11 - Algeria
14 - Burkina Faso
15 - Kenya
21 - Guinea
25 - Rwanda
33 - Benin

2002 - Mali
1 - Tunisia
2 - South Africa
3 - Morocco
4 - Cameroon**
5 - Nigeria
6 - Egypt
7 - Cote d'Ivoire
9 - Ghana
10 - Zambia
12 - Senegal*
13 - Togo
14 - Liberia
15 - Algeria
16 - Congo DR
17 - Burkina Faso
22 - Mali

2000 - Ghana/Nigeria
1 - Morocco
2 - Tunisia
3 - South Africa
4 - Zambia
5 - Egypt
6 - Cote d'Ivoire
7 - Ghana
9 - Cameroon**
10 - Congo DR
13 - Gabon
14 - Burkina Faso
15 - Nigeria*
16 - Senegal
18 - Algeria
19 - Togo
21 - Congo


Overall FIFA Ranking of Winners
2012 - Zambia (71)
2010 - Egypt (10)
2008 - Egypt (35)
2006 - Egypt (32)
2004 - Tunisia (45)
2002 - Cameroon (37)
2000 - Cameroon (57)



* Rankings are from January of each AFCON year and are based only on the 52 teams in Africa

AFCON 2012: Goal Scorers Club Team Map

A map showing the club teams of every player that scored a goal in the group stages of the 2012 African Cup of Nations.


View AFCON 2012 Goal Scorers Club Teams in a larger map


GROUP A

Senegal
Dame N'Doye - Copenhagen (Denmark)
Moussa Sow - Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
Deme N'Diaye - Arles-Avignon (France.2)

Equatorial Guinea
Javier Balboa - Beira-Mar (Portugal)
Randy - UD Las Palmas (Spain.2)
Kily - Langreo (Spain.4)

Libya
Ahmed Saad (2) - Club Africain (Tunisia)
Ihaab Boussefi (2) - Nasr (Libya)

Zambia
Emmanuel Mayuka (2) - BSC Young Boys (Switzerland)
Rainford Kalaba - TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Christopher Katongo (2) - Henan Construction (China)

GROUP B

Angola
Mateus - CD Nacional (Portugal)
Manucho (3) - Real Valladolid (Spain.2)

Burkina Faso
Alain Traoré - AJ Auxerre (France)
Issiaka Ouédraogo - Admira Wacker (Austria)

Cote d'Ivoire
Didier Drogba - Chelsea (England)
Salomon Kalou - Chelsea (England)
Bakary Koné - Lyon (France)
Emmanuel Eboué - Galatasaray (Turkey)
Wilfried Bony - Vitesse (Netherlands)

Sudan
Mohammed Ahmed Bashir - Al-Hilal (Sudan)
Mudather El Tahir - Al-Hilal (Sudan)


GROUP C

Gabon
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (3) - Saint-Étienne (France)
Stéphane N'Guéma - US Bitam (Gabon)
Daniel Cousin - Sapins FC (Gabon)
Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé - Dinamo Minsk (Belarus)

Morocco
Houssine Kharja (3) - Fiorentina (Italy)
Younès Belhanda - Montpellier (France)

Niger
William N'Gounou - IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (Sweden.3)

Tunisia
Khaled Korbi - Espérance (Tunisia)
Youssef Msakni (2) - Espérance (Tunisia)
Issam Jemâa - AJ Auxerre (France)


GROUP D

Botswana
Dipsy Selolwane - Supersport United (South Africa)
Mogakolodi Ngele - Township Rollers (Botswana)

Ghana
John Mensah - Lyon (France)
Asamoah Gyan - Al Ain FC (UAE)
André Ayew - Marseille (France)
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu - Udinese (Italy)

Guinea
Sadio Diallo (2) - SC Bastia (France.2)
Abdoul Camara (2) - Sochaux (France)
Ibrahima Traoré - VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
Mamadou Bah - VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
Naby Soumah - Sfaxien (Tunisia)

Mali
Bakaye Traoré - AS Nancy (France)
Garra Dembélé - SC Freiburg (Germany)
Seydou Keita - Barcelona (Spain)

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - January 2012

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- December)

3.6 - Europe (+/- 0.0)
1 - Spain
2 - Netherlands
3 - Germany
5 - England
7 - Portugal

11.8 - South America (-0.4)
4 - Uruguay
6 - Brazil
10 - Argentina
12 - Chile
27 - Paraguay

31.0 - Africa (-1.2)
18 - Cote d'Ivoire
26 - Ghana
32 - Algeria
36 - Egypt
43 - Senegal

36.2 - Asia (+1.8)
19 - Japan
21 - Australia
30 - South Korea
44 - Iran
67 - Uzbekistan

40.8 - CONCACAF (+1.4)
21 - Mexico
33 - USA
47 - Panama
51 - Honduras
52 - Jamaica

153.8 - Oceania (+/- 0.0)
118 - New Zealand
150 - Samoa
161 - Fiji
166 - New Caledonia
174 - Vanuatu

2012 Africa Cup of Nations: Players from Top 5 European Leagues

Players at the 2012 African Cup of Nations that play for clubs in the top leagues of England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain

ENGLAND

Cote d'Ivoire
Kolo Touré (Manchester City)
Yaya Touré (Manchester City)
Cheick Tioté (Newcastle United)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Salomon Kalou (Chelsea)
Gervinho (Arsenal)

Morocco
Adel Taarabt (QPR)
Marouane Chamakh (Arsenal)

Senegal
Demba Ba (Newcastle United)
Armand Traoré (QPR)
Mohamed Diame (Wigan Athletic)

FRANCE

Burkina Faso
Germain Sanou (Saint-Étienne)
Bakary Koné (Lyon)
Charles Kaboré (Marseille)
Jonathan Pitroipa (Rennes)
Alain Traoré (Auxerre)

Cote d'Ivoire
Daniel Yeboah (Dijon)
Siaka Tiéné (PSG)
Benjamin Angoua (Valenciennes)
Kafoumba Coulibaly (Nice)
Max Gradel (Saint-Étienne)

Gabon
Moïse Brou Apanga (Brest)
Bruno Ecuele Manga (Lorient)
Lloyd Palun (Nice)
André Biyogo Poko (Bordeaux)
Eric Mouloungui (Nice)
Pierre-Emerick Aubamey (Saint-Étienne)

Ghana
John Mensah (Lyon)
Jonathan Mensah (Evian)
John Boye (Rennes)
André Ayew (Marseille)
Jordan Ayew (Marseille)

Guinea
Abdoul Camara (Sochaux)

Mali
Drissa Diakité (Nice)
Mohamed Fofana (Toulouse)
Ousmane Coulibaly (Brest)
Abdou Traoré (Bordeaux)
Bakaye Traoré (Nancy)
Sidy Koné (Lyon)
Samba Diakité (Nancy)
Modibo Maiga (Sochaux)
Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux)

Morocco
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier)
Ahmed Kantar (Brest)
Younès Belhanda (Montpellier)
Youssouf Hadji (Rennes)

Niger
Olivier Harouna Bonnes (Lille)

Senegal
Rémi Gomis (Valenciennes)
Ludovic Sané (Bordeaux)
Souleymane Diawara (Marseille)
Kader Mangane (Rennes)
Moussa Sow (Lille)
Souleymane Camara (Montpellier)
Moustapha Bayal Sall (Saint-Étienne)
Omar Daf (Brest)
Cheikh M'Bengue (Toulouse)

Tunisia
Aymen Abdennour (Toulouse)
Jamel Saihi (Montpellier)
Issam Jemaa (Auxerre)
Saber Khelifa (Evian)

GERMANY

Angola
Nando Rafael (Augsburg)

Cote d'Ivoire
Arthur Boka (VfB Stuttgart)
Didier Konan Ya (Hannover 96)

Ghana
Issac Vorsah (Hoffenheim)

Guinea
Mamadou Bah (VfB Stuttgart)
Ibrahima Traoré (VfB Stuttgart)

Mali
Garra Dembélé (Freiburg)

Morocco
Mohamed Amsif (Augsburg)

Senegal
Papiss Cissé (Freiburg)

Tunisia
Karim Haggui (Hannover 96)
Ammar Jemal (FC Cologne)
Sami Allagui (Mainz 05)

ITALY

Ghana
Masahudu Alhassan (Genoa)
Sulley Muntari (Inter)
Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese)
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Udinese)

Morocco
Mehdi Benatia (Udinese)
Houssine Kharja (Fiorentina)


SPAIN

Senegal
Pape Diakhaté (Granada)

Guinea
Alhassane Bangoura (Rayo Vallecano)

Mali
Seydou Keita (Barcelona)

2012 Africa Cup of Nations: Nations of Player's Club Teams

Players from clubs all over the world are converging in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. This list shows the nations where the ACN player's club teams are based.

GROUP A

Equatorial Guinea
10 - Spain
6 - Equatorial Guinea
2 - Oman
1 - Brazil
1 - Colombia
1 - DR Congo
1 - Portugal
1 - Free Agent

Libya
13 - Libya
5 - Tunisia
2 - Morocco
1 - Portugal
1 - Lebanon
1 - Serbia

Senegal
10 - France
4 - England
2 - Senegal
2 - Turkey
1 - Denmark
1 - Germany
1 - Qatar
1 - Spain
1 - USA

Zambia
8 - South Africa
6 - Zambia
4 - DR Congo
2 - China
1 - Russia
1 - Sudan
1 - Switzerland


GROUP B

Côte d'Ivoire
7 - England
6 - France
3 - Turkey
2 - Germany
2 - Russia
1 - Belgium
1 - Netherlands
1 - Qatar

Sudan
23 - Sudan

Burkina Faso
5 - France
2 - Belgium
2 - Moldova
2 - Poland
2 - Turkey
1 - Austria
1 - Burkina Faso
1 - Egypt
1 - Gabon
1 - Iran
1 - Malta
1 - Portugal
1 - Qatar
1 - Romania
1 - Russia

Angola
11 - Angola
2 - Belgium
2 - Cyprus
2 - Germany
2 - Portugal
1 - Free Agent
1 - Greece
1 - Kuwait
1 - Spain


GROUP C

Gabon
11 - Gabon
8 - France
1 - Belarus
1 - Hungary
1 - Spain
1 - Tunisia

Niger
7 - Niger
3 - Cameroon
2 - France
2 - South Africa
2 - Tunisia
1 - Algeria
1 - Belgium
1 - Cote d'Ivoire
1 - DR Congo
1 - Morocco
1 - Sweden
1 - Thailand

Morocco
4 - France
4 - Morocco
2 - Netherlands
2 - England
2 - Italy
2 - Russia
2 - Saudi Arabia
2 - Turkey
1 - Germany
1 - Qatar
1 - Scotland

Tunisia
11 - Tunisia
4 - France
3 - Germany
2 - Switzerland
2 - Turkey
1 - Russia


GROUP D

Ghana
5 - France
4 - Italy
3 - Germany
2 - Ghana
2 - Ukraine
1 - Belgium
1 - China
1 - England
1 - Netherlands
1 - Norway
1 - Turkey
1 - UAE

Botswana
16 - Botswana
6 - South Africa
1 - Free Agent

Mali
14 - France
2 - Mali
1 - Algeria
1 - Denmark
1 - Germany
1 - Greece
1 - Portugal
1 - Spain
1 - Tunisia

Guinea
4 - France
3 - Belgium
3 - Tunisia
2 - Germany
2 - Spain
2 - UAE
1 - Free Agent
1 - Guinea
1 - Mali
1 - Romania
1 - Saudi Arabia
1 - Switzerland
1 - Turkey



Overall

62 - France
24 - Sudan
23 - Tunisia

16 - Botswana, Spain, South Africa

15 - Germany
14 - England
13 - Turkey
13 - Libya
12 - Gabon
11 - Angola
10 - Belgium

7 - Morocco, Niger, Russia

6 - DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Italy, Portugal, Zambia

4 - Qatar, Netherlands, Switzerland

3 - Cameroon, China, Free Agent, Mali, Saudi Arabia, UAE

2 - Algeria, Cyprus, Denmark, Ghana, Greece, Moldova, Oman, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Ukraine

1 - Austria, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Brazil, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, Hungary, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Norway, Scotland, Serbia, Sweden, Thailand, USA


26 - Europe
21 - Africa
9 - Asia
2 - South America
1 - North America

59 - Total

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East African Players in Europe

East African (EAC) Players currently with 1st or 2nd division European clubs.

Burundi
Cristophe Nahimana - FC Brussels (Belgium.2)
Dugary Ndabashinze - KRC Genk (Belgium)
Gael Bigirimana - Coventry City (England.2)
Saidi Ntibazonkiza - MKS Cracovia (Poland)
Valery Twite Nahayo - KAA Gent (Belgium)

Kenya
Amos Ekhalie - IFK (Finland)
Arnold Origi Otieno - Fredrikstad FK (Norway)
Dennis Oliech - AJ Auxerre (France)
George Odhiambo - Randers FC (Denmark.2)
Jamal Mohammed - FCM Targu Mures (Romania)
James Situma - KF Tirana (Albania)
Johanna Omolo - Beerschot AC (Belgium)
McDonald Mariga - Real Sociedad (Spain)
Moses Arita - KF Tirana (Albania)
Patrick Oboya - Baník Most (Czech Republic.2)
Patrick Osiako - Mjällby AIF (Sweden)
Victor Wanyama - Celtic FC (Scotland)

Rwanda
Edwin Ouon - AEL Limassol (Cyprus)
Henri Munyaneza - WS Woluwe (Belgium.2)
Mohamed Tchité - Standard Liège (Belgium)

Tanzania
Henry Joseph Shindika - Kongsvinger IL (Norway.2)

Uganda
Abel Dhaira - ÍBV (Iceland)
David Obua - Heart of Midlothian (Scotland)
Eugene Sseppuya - FK Borac Čačak (Serbia)
Hassan Wasswa - Kayseri Erciyesspor (Turkey)
Ibrahim Sekagya - Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
Tonny Mawejje - ÍBV (Iceland)