ACN 2008 Group A

Group A

Seeding: 1. Ghana (hosts), 2. MOROCCO, 3. Guinea, 4. Namibia

 

Kick off times in GMT:

GROUP A:

Jan. 20: Ghana 2-1 Guinea, Accra (1700)

Jan. 21: Namibia 1-5 MOROCCO, Accra (1500)

Jan. 24: Guinea 3-2 MOROCCO, Accra (1700)

Jan. 24: Ghana 1-0 Namibia, Accra (1930)

Jan. 28: Ghana 2-0 MOROCCO, Accra (1700)

Jan. 28: Guinea 1-1 Namibia, Sekondi (1700)

GROUP B:

Jan. 21: Nigeria 0-1 Ivory Coast, Sekondi (1700)

Jan. 21: Mali 1-0 Benin, Sekondi (1930)

Jan. 25: Ivory Coast 4-1 Benin, Sekondi (1700)

Jan. 25: Nigeria 0-0 Mali, Sekondi (1930)

Jan. 29: Ivory Coast 3-0 Mali, Accra (1700)

Jan. 29: Nigeria 2-0 Benin, Sekondi (1700)

GROUP C:

Jan. 22: Egypt 4-2 Cameroon, Kumasi (1700)

Jan. 22: Sudan 0-3 Zambia, Kumasi (1930)

Jan. 26: Cameroon 5-1 Zambia, Kumasi (1700)

Jan. 26: Egypt 3-0 Sudan, Kumasi (1930)

Jan. 30: Cameroon 2-0 Sudan, Tamale (1700)

Jan. 30: Egypt 1-1 Zambia, Kumasi (1700)

GROUP D:

Jan. 23: Tunisia 2-2 Senegal, Tamale (1700)

Jan. 23: South Africa 1-1 Angola, Tamale (1930)

Jan. 27: Senegal 1-3 Angola, Tamale (1700)

Jan. 27: Tunisia 3-1 South Africa, Tamale (1930)

Jan. 31: Senegal 0-1 South Africa, Kumasi (1700)

Jan. 31: Tunisia 0-0 Angola, Tamale (1700)

QUARTER-FINALS

Feb. 3: (Match 25) Ghana 2-1 Nigeria, Accra (1700)

Feb. 3: (Match 26) Cote d'Ivoire 5-0 Guinea, Tamale (2030)

Feb. 4: (Match 27) Egypt 2-1 Angola, Sekondi (1700)

Feb. 4: (Match 28) Tunisia 2-3 Cameroon, Kumasi (2030)

SEMIFINALS

Feb. 7: Ghana 0-1 Cameroon, Accra (1700)

Feb. 7: Cote d'Ivoire v Egypt, Kumasi (2030)

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

Feb. 9: Ghana v ? Kumasi (1700)

FINAL

Feb. 10: Cameroon v ? Accra (1700).

Morocco squad:

1-Khalid Fouhami (Raja Casablanca).

2-Abdelilah Bagui (Moghreb Fes).

3-Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad Casablanca).

4-Michael Bassir (Nancy/France).

5-Abdessamad Chahiri (Difaa El Jadida).

6-Abdeslam Ouaddou (Valenciennes/France).

7-Amine Rbati (Dafra/UAE).

8-Jamal Allioui (Sion/Switzerland).

9-Talal El Karkouri (Al Qatari/Qatar).

10-Badr El Kadouri (Dynamo Kiev/Ukraine).

11-Hicham Mahdoufi (Metallist/Ukraine).

12-Youssef Safri (Southampton/England).

13-Houcine Kharja (Piacenza/Italie).

14-Abdelkrim Kaissi (Enosis Paralimni/Cyprus).

15-Abderrahmane Kabous (CSKA Sofia/Bulgaria).

16-Youssef Hadji (Nancy/France).

17-Youssef Mokhtari (Al-Rayyan/Qatar).

18-Hicham Aboucherouane (Esperance Tunis/Tunisia).

19-Marouane Chamakh (Bordeaux/France).

20-Soufiane Alloudi (El Ain/UAE).

21-Tarik Sektioui (FC Porto/Portugal).

22-Bouchaib Lambarki (Grenoble/France).

23-Moncef Zerka (Nancy/France).

Ghana squad:

Goalkeepers: Richard Kingson (Birmingham City), Sammy Adjei (Ashdod), Fatau Dauda (Ashantigold)

Defenders: John Mensah (Stade Rennes); John Paintsil (West Ham United), Nana Kwasi Asare (FC Mechelen), Alhassan Illiasu (FC Saturn), Harrison Afful (Asante Kotoko), Hans Adu Sarpei (Bayern Leverkusen)

Midfielders: Anthony Annan (IK Start), Eric Addo (PSV Eindhoven), Michael Essien (Chelsea), Bernard Kumodzi (Panionios FC), Laryea Kingston (Hearts), Haminu Draman (Lokomotiv Moscow), Sulley Muntari (Portsmouth), Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille), Ahmed Barruso (AS Roma)

Strikers: Asamoah Gyan (Udinese), Baffuor Gyan (FC Saturn), Junior Agogo (Nottingham Forest), Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (Celta Vigo), Kwadwo Asamoah (Liberty Professionals)

Guinea squad:

Goalkeepers: Kemoko Camara (unattached), Naby Diarso (Satellite FC), Naby Yattara (RACS Couillet, Belgium)

Defenders: Dianbobo Balde (Celtic), Habib Jean Balde (Reims), Alseny Camara (Rodez), Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans), Kevin Constant (Toulouse), Mohamed Alimou Diallo (Sivasspor), Daouda Jabi (Trabzonspor), Oumar Kalabane (Manisaspor), Kamil Zayatte (Young Boys Berne)

Midfielders: Mohamed Cisse (Bursaspor), Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne), Samuel Johnson (Ismaili), Mohamed Sacko (Etoile Sahel), Naby Soumah (CS Sfaxien), Kanfory Sylla (Sivasspor)

Strikers: Ismael Bangoura (Dynamo Kiev), Karamoko Cisse (Verona), Victor Correa (Cherbourg), Fode Mansare (Toulouse), Souleymane Youla (Lille).

Namibia squad:

Goalkeepers: Athiel Mbaha (Orlando Pirates), Abisai Shiningayamwe (Jomo Cosmos), Aphraim Tjihonge (Black Leopards)

Defenders: Franklin April (Civics), Jeremiah Baisako (Ramblers), Richard Gariseb (Wits University), Gottlieb Nakuta (Blue Waters), Maleagi Ngarizemo (FC Cape Town), Michael Pienaar (Ramblers), Hartman Toromba (Black Leopards)

Midfielders: Collin Benjamin (Hamburg SV), Brian Brendell (Civics), Quinton Jacobs (Bryne), Wycliff Kambonde (Jomo Cosmos), Jamunavandu Ngatjizeko (Civics), Sydney Plaatjies (Jomo Cosmos), Oliver Risser (unattached), Letu Shatimiene (Primeiro Agosto)

Forwards: Rudolf Bester (Eleven Arrows), Lazarus Kaimbi (Jomo Cosmos), Muna Katupose (Oshakati City), Jacob Pineas (Ramblers), Meraai Swartbooi (Primeiro Agosto). (Editing by Peter Rutherford)