| The countdown
to the African Cup of Nations continues, and EP update
you on the squads announced by Algeria, Cameroon and Zimbabwe.
Also, EP's correspondent in Zimbabwe writes briefly about
the troubles they are in as they prepare to face Egypt
in less than two weeks time.
Latest from Zimbabwe:
Although EP were supposed to have been giving you updates
on the proceedings in Zimbabwe, things that have been
happening there have not been the most impressing. There
have been a lot of friendly matches that were cancelled,
postponed, and Zimbabwe even played against a fake El
Salvadorian national team. Anyway, Sunday 'Mhofu' Marimo
has named his 22 man squad which is captained by Peter
Ndlovu of Sheffield Wednesday.
Ndlovu and his brother Adam, Agent Sawu and Wilfred
Mugeyi are the only surviving players that played against
Egypt in 1993.
The squad is as follows:
Adam Ndlovu, Alois Bunjira, Bekithemba Ndlovu, Charles
Yohane, Dickson Choto, Esrom Nyandoro, Dazzy Kapenya,
Energy Murambadoro (GK), George Mbwando, Harlington
Shereni, Kaitano Tembo, Leo Kurauzvione, Ephraim Mazarura
(GK), Dumisani
Mpofu, Lazarus Muhoni, Ronald Sibanda, Tapuwa Kapini
(GK), Tinashe Nengomasha, Wilfred Mugeyi, Peter Ndlovu,
Agent Sawu and Joel Luphahla.
There have been mixed reactions from the fans because
there are a lot of other players that were expected
to make it into the team however...
Algeria and Cameroon also pick:
Algeria: GK: Mohamed Ben Hamou (Paris St Germain,
France), Mohamed Hicham Mezaïr (USM Alger), Lounes
Gaouaoui (JS Kabylie). DF: Salim Aribi (USM Alger),
Samir Beloufa (Excelsior Moeskroen, Belgium), Moulay
Haddou (Mouloudia Oran), Slimane Raho (JS Kabylie),
Antar Yahia (Bastia, France), Samir Zaoui (ASO Chlef),
Brahim Zafour (JS Kabylie). MF: Hocine Achiou (USM Alger),
Djamel Belmadi (Al Ittihad, Qatar), Fodil Hadjadj (Nantes,
France), Naserdine Kraouche (Ghent, Belgium), Mamar
Mamouni (La Louvière, Belgium), Yazid Mansouri
(Coventry City, England), Abdelnasser Ouaddah (Ajaccio,
France), Karim Ziani (Troyes, France). ST: Nassim Akrour,
Mansour Boutabout (both Gueugnon, France), Abdelmalek
Cherrad (Nice, France), Farès Fellahi (Entente
Sétif). (Source: BBCi).
Cameroon: GK: Idriss Carlos Kameni (Le Havre,
France), Mathurin Kameni (Cotonsport, Cameroon), Amour
Patrick Tignyemb (Tonnerre, Cameroon). DF: Rigobert
Song (Lens, France), Pierre Njanka Beaka (Sedan, France),
Lucien Mettomo (Kaiserslautren, Germany), Jean-Noël
Perrier Doumbe (AJ Auxerre, France), Bill Tchato (Kaiserslautren,
Germany), Falemi Nana (Steau Bucarest, Romania). MF:
Modeste Mbami (PSG, France), Jean Makoun (Lille, France),
Gustave Bahoken (Angers, France), Valery Mezague (Montpellier,
France), Timothée Atouba (FC Basel, Switzerland),
Geremi Njitap (Chelsea, England), Eric Djemba Djemba
(Manchester United, England), Salomon Olembe (Leeds
United, England). ST: Mohamadou Idrissou (Hannover 96,
Germany), Samuel Eto'o Fils (Real Mallorca, Spain),
Daniel Ngom Kome (NumanciaSpain), Pius Ndiefi (Al Ittihad,
Qatar), Patrick Mboma (Tokyo Verdy, Japan). (Source:
BBCi).
More soon...
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