Africa cup of nation 2013 Group B South Africa consist of Mali, DR Congo, Ghana, Niger
GhanaAFRICA CUP OF NATION HISTORY
Best Performance Winners - 1963, 1965, 1978 & 1982
Champions 1963, 1965, 1978 & 1982
Runners-Up 2010
Third Place 2008
Fourth Place 2012
HOW GHANA QUALIFIED
The Black Stars of Republic of Ghana are seeking to annex the trophy for the fifth time, because it has eluded them since Libya 1982 and that they showed that they very mean business by dispatching Nyasaland by beating them 2-0 in national capital and 1-0 in national capital to book an area within the 2013 Afcon.
THE COACH - Kwesi Appiah
After having 3 Serbians as coaches of the Black Stars asynchronous, the west African nation settled on their own man James Kwesi Appiah, WHO served because the assistant coach of the team since 2008 and gained a good deal of expertise to propel the team forward.
The former Republic of Ghana captain was a part of the team once the state upraised its fourth Afcon trophy thirty years agone, and he's hoping to win the competition currently that he finds himself on the sideline.
Ghana national team players:
THE CAPTAIN - Asamoah Gyan
Goalkeepers: Daniel Adjei (Liberty Professionals), Fatau Dauda (Ashanti Gold), Adam Kwarasey (Stromsgodset/NOR)
Defenders: Harrison Afful (Esperance/TUN), Jerry Akaminko (Eskisehirspor/TUR), Mohammed Awal (Maritzburg Utd/RSA), John Boye (Rennes/FRA), Kissi Boateng (Berekum Chelsea), Jonathan Mensah (Evian/FRA), John Paintsil (Hapoel Tel Aviv/ISR), Isaac Vorsah (Red Bull Salzburg/AUT)
Midfielders: Albert Adomah (Bristol City/ENG), Anthony Annan (Osasuna/ESP), Kwadwo Asamoah (Juventus/ITA), Solomon Asante (Berekum), Christian Atsu (Porto/POR), Emmanuel Agyemang Badu (Udinese/ITA), Derek Boateng (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk/UKR), Mohammed Rabiu (Evian/FRA), Mubarak Wakaso (Espanyol/ESP)
Strikers: Emmanuel Clottey (Esperance/TUN), Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain/UAE), Richmond Boakye Yiadom (Sassuolo/ITA)
MaliAFRICA CUP NATION HISTORY
Best Performance Runners-up - 1972
Champions None
Runners-Up 1972
Third Place 2012
Fourth Place 1994, 2002, 2004
HOW Mali QUALIFIED
The Eagles of Republic of Mali qualified for his or her eighth Africa Cup of countries by defeating Republic of Botswana each home and away. They beat the Zebras 3-0 in national capital and continual the dose in national capital as they request to boost upon their third place end throughout the last edition in African nation and Republic of Equitorial Guinea.
THE COACH - Patrice Carteron
Frenchman Patrice Carteron took over from Alain Girese and he has place along a formidable squad created of veterans like Seydo Keita and Adama Coulibally, still as children together with Samba Sow of French aspect Lens and Djoliba's 19-year-old Salif Coulibally.
He is a strict authoritarian and tactically economical as he has guided the Malians to variety of victories since taking on. The players respect him, and his coaching job philosophy is to date paying dividends for the Eagles.
Mali national team players:
THE CAPTAIN - Seydou Keita
Goalkeepers: Soumbeyla Diakite (Stade Malien), Mamadou Samassa (Guingamp/FRA), Aly Yirango (Djoliba)
Defenders: Adama Coulibaly (Auxerre/FRA), Idrissa Coulibaly (Lekihwiya/QAT), Ousmane Coulibaly (Brest/FRA), Salif Coulibaly (Djoliba), Fousseyni Diawara (Ajaccio/FRA), Mahamadou Ndiaye (Vitoria Guimaraes/POR), Adama Tamboura (Randers/DEN), Molla Wague (Caen/FRA)
Midfielders: Samba Diakite (QPR/ENG), Cheick Fantamady Diarra (Rennes/FRA), Sigamary Diarra (Ajaccio/FRA), Seydou Keita (Aerbin Dalian/CHN), Mohamed Lamine Sissoko (Paris Saint Germain/FRA), Samba Sow (Lens/FRA), Kalilou Traore (Sochaux/FRA), Mahamane Traore (Nice/FRA), Sambou Yatabare (Bastia/FRA)
Strikers: Cheick Tidiane Diabate (Bordeaux/FRA), Modibo Maiga (West Ham/ENG), Mamadou Samassa (Chievo/ITA)