2013 Africa Cup of Nations squads explained
| Tourney Name: | Africa Cup of Nations squads |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was an international football tournament held in South Africa from 19 January until 10 February 2013.[1]
The Confederation of African Football confirmed 9 January as the deadline for final squad submissions ahead of the tournament. The African confederation wanted all 23-man squad lists sent to its Cairo headquarters by midnight GMT on 9 January. Failing to do so would result in a fine and infringing countries will only be allowed to take a 22-man squad to the finals.
Along with their 23-man squads, countries were allowed to bring a delegation of 17 officials.[2]
Group A
South Africa
Coach: Gordon Igesund[3] [4]
Cape Verde
Coach: Lúcio Antunes[5] [6]
Angola
Coach: Gustavo Ferrín[7]
Morocco
Coach: Rachid Taoussi[8]
Group B
Ghana
Coach: James Kwesi Appiah[9]
Mali
Coach: Patrice Carteron[10]
Niger
Coach: Gernot Rohr[11]
DR Congo
Coach: Claude Le Roy[12]
Group C
Zambia
Coach: Hervé Renard[13]
Nigeria
Coach: Stephen Keshi[14]
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Burkina Faso
Coach: Paul Put[15] [16]
Ethiopia
Coach: Sewnet Bishaw[17]
Group D
Ivory Coast
Coach: Sabri Lamouchi[18]
Tunisia
Coach: Sami Trabelsi[19]
Algeria
Coach: Vahid Halilhodžić
A 40-man provisional squad was announced on 10 December 2012.[20] A 24-man list was announced on 18 December 2012, with Ishak Belfodil, Mokhtar Benmoussa, Antar Boucherit, Madjid Bougherra, Hamza Boulemdaïs, Ismaël Bouzid, Farouk Chafaï, Abdelmoumene Djabou, Moustapha Djallit, Rafik Djebbour, Ahmed Gasmi, Abderahmane Hachoud, Féthi Harek, Hamza Koudri and Lamine Zemmamouche being left out of the team.[21] On 22 December 2012, Djamel Abdoun dropped out of the squad after an injury, thus leaving the team with a final 23-man squad.[22]
Togo
Coach: Didier Six[23]
Player representation
By club
Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.
| Players | Club |
|---|
| 10 |  TP Mazembe |
| 8 |  Dedebit |
| 7 | Saint George, Kaizer Chiefs,  ES Tunis |
| 6 |  Evian |
| 5 | 1º de Agosto, Ajaccio, Brest, Orlando Pirates |
| 4 | Petro Atlético,  AEL Limassol, Free State Stars |
| 3 | Manchester City, Dijon, Lille, Rennes, Saint-Étienne, AS GNN,  Enugu Rangers, Olhanense, Vitória de Guimarães, Maranatha, Club Africain, ÉS Sahel,  Galatasaray | |
By club nationality
| Players | CAF clubs |
|---|
| 25 | South Africa |
| 20 | Ethiopia |
| 19 | Tunisia |
| 15 | Angola, DR Congo |
| 10 | Algeria,  Morocco |
| 9 | Niger |
| 6 |  Ghana, Nigeria |
| 4 | Togo |
| 3 |  Egypt,  Mali, Zambia |
| 2 |  Cameroon,  Cape Verde |
| 1 |  Gabon,  Ivory Coast, Sudan | |
| Players | Clubs outside CAF |
|---|
| 57 | |
| 20 | England |
| 18 | Portugal |
| 12 |  , Turkey |
| 11 |  Belgium |
| 9 |  Italy |
| 7 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Cyprus |
| 5 |  Israel,  Russia |
| 4 |  ,  ,  Qatar,  Sweden |
| 3 | Kuwait,  Moldova, United Arab Emirates |
| 2 | Greece,  Norway,  Romania, Saudi Arabia,  Ukraine |
| 1 |  Austria,  Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark,  ,  Liechtenstein,  Luxembourg,  Poland, Scotland,  Slovakia, Switzerland,, Vietnam | |
By club federation
By representatives of domestic league
| National squad | Players |
|---|
| 20 |
| 16 |
| 14 |
| 12 |
| 10 |
| 9 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 6 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1 |
| 0 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: SA to host 2013 African Cup of Nations, a boost to hospitality industry . 28 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121027195156/http://www.sacommercialpropnews.co.za/property-types/hotels-leisure-commercial-property/4740-south-africa-to-host-2013-african-cup-of-nations.html . 27 October 2012 . dead.
- http://www.osundefender.org/?p=71680 CAF Sets Deadline For Submission Of 2013 AFCON Team List
- http://www.kickoff.com/news/32029/gordon-igesund-announces-2013-africa-cup-of-nations-squad Gordon Igesund announces 2013 african cup of nations squad
- http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/article/south-africa/bafana-s-afcon-squad-numbers/129478
- http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2012/12/18/3612171/cape-verde-name-2013-africa-cup-of-nations-squad Cape Verde name 2013 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- Web site: Nations Cup 2013: Cape Verde name squad. 18 December 2012. BBC Sport.
- http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/14587-angola-announce-their-23-man-final-squad.html AFCON 2013: Angola announce their 23 man final squad
- http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2013/01/10/3661856/morocco-unveil-squad-for-afcon-2013?source=breakingnews&ICID=HP_HL_2 Morocco unveil squad for Afcon 2013
- http://sports.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201301/99670.php Breaking News: Sumaila dropped from final Ghana squad for 2013 AFCON
- http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4642/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/01/09/3660526/paris-saint-germain-midfielder-momo-sissoko-makes-mali-afcon Paris Saint Germain midfielder Momo Sissoko makes Mali Afcon squad
- Web site: MTN Football Page has moved . 2013-01-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044330/http://mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/news/2013/jan/07-niger-pick-final-afcon-squad.html . 4 March 2016 . MTN Football. Retrieved 7 January 2013
- http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2013/01/09/3660587/dr-congo-publish-afcon-2013-squad?source=breakingnews&ICID=HP_BN_8 DR Congo publish Afcon 2013 squad
- https://archive.today/20130124191616/http://www.times.co.zm/?p=23903 Renard names AFCON squad
- http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4687/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/01/09/3631664/nigeria-announce-final-afcon-squad-of-23-players Nigeria announce final Afcon squad of 23 players
- http://www.ghanamma.com/2013/01/afcon-2013stallions-name-squad/ AFCON 2013: Stallions name squad
- http://sports.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201301/99590.php AFCON 2013: Stallions name squad
- http://www.ethiosports.com/2013/01/02/afcon-2013-final-squad-known/ Champions St.George dominate Ethiopia AFCON squad
- http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2012/12/27/3631715/cote-divoire-name-regular-squad-for-2013-afcon Cote D'Ivoire name regular squad for 2013 Afcon
- http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4622/africa/2013/01/09/3660047/tunisia-unveil-afcon-squad?source=breakingnews&ICID=HP_HL_6 Tunisia unveil Afcon squad
- Web site: CAN 2013 : Les 40 présélectionnés. fr. 10 December 2012. dzfoot.com. 16 October 2017.
- Web site: CAN 2013 : Les 23+1 convoqués pour la phase finale. fr. 18 December 2012 . dzfoot.com. 16 October 2017.
- Web site: CAN 2013 : Djamel Abdoun blessé, déclare forfait. dzfoot.com. fr. 22 December 2017 . 16 October 2017.
- http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4685/2013-africa-cup-of-nations/2013/01/10/3662005/adebayor-in-as-togo-release-final-afcon-squad?source=breakingnews&ICID=HP_BN_3 Adebayor in as Togo release final Afcon squad
