Africa cup of nation 2013 Group A South Africa consist of  Angola, Morroco, South Africa, Cape Verde

South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA AFRICA CUP OF NATION HISTORY
Best Performance Winners - 1996
Champions 1996
Runners-Up 1998
Third Place 2000
Fourth Place None

HOW SOUTH AFRICA QUALIFIED
South Africa qualified for the tournament because the host nation, claiming the sole automatic spot out there amongst the sixteen groups. Originally Libya was regular to host this competition, however as a result of political instability and security fears, the north Africans were unable to welcome Africa's best national groups, and their hosting of the event can occur in 2017, exchanging with African country following the country's supply to host.


Coach: Gordon Igesund
Gordon Igesund took over the reins as coach of Bafana Bafana in Gregorian calendar month 2012, promising to alter the face of South African soccer by rising the side's confidence and angle towards the sport. He has unmatchable native expertise and has won Premier football game League (PSL) titles with four completely different clubs.

With glorious man-management skills and a capability to fully turnaround teams' fortunes, Igesund was the perfect alternative for a Bafana Bafana facet that was troubled on the pitch. He are focusing all his attention on making a positive atmosphere within the South African camp and making ready a compact cluster for the African Cup of countries.

Captain - Bongani Khumalo

Goalkeepers: Itemeleng Khune, Wayne Sandilands, Senzo Meyiwa

Defenders: Bongani Khumalo, Siboniso Gaxa, Siyabonga Sangweni, Anele Ngcongca, Tsepo Masilela, Thabo Nthethe, Thabo Matlaba

Midfielders: Lerato Chabangu, Thulani Serero, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Dean Furman, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Siphiwe Tshabalala, May Mahlangu, Thuso Phala, Oupa Manyisa

Strikers: Bernard Parker, Tokelo Rantie, Lehlohonolo Majoro, Katlego Mphela



Angola

ANGOLA'S AFRICA CUP OF NATION HISTORY
Best Performance - Quarter-finalists - 2008, 2010
Champions None
Runners-Up None
Third Place None
Fourth Place None

HOW ANGOLA QUALIFIED
Angola had to return from behind so as to secure their place within the Afcon, going into their home tie against African nation 3–1 down on mixture. Their crucial away goal in national capital, scored by Djalma Campos, meant that the Palancas Negras required to get 2 goals in port so as to achieve entrance to the African oddity. Manucho scored the 2 important strikes within the initial 10 minutes and Angola was ready to droop on to the 2-0 result and guarantee qualification with a 3-3 mixture away goals result.


THE COACH - Gustavo Ferrin
Gustavo Ferrin was appointed head coach of Angola following Lito Vidigal's unsatisfactory 2012 Afcon campaign. Ferrin has ties with the youth set-up in Angola and he has been tasked with taking the team to the 2014 tournament. The 53-year-old coach has enjoyed in stints coaching job international youth sides like the South American country Under-17 and South American nation U20 squads.

His initial 2 games for Angola displayed the coaches ability to show a team around. Following the Palancas Negras' crushing defeat to African nation, Ferrin galvanized his players to rally and fight for an area within the Afcon. He can specialize in discovering Angola's talent and obtaining his facet through a tricky cluster which has hosts African nation, Morocco and state.

THE CAPTAIN - Manucho

Goalkeepers: Lamas (Petro Atletico), Landu (Recreativo Libolo), Neblu (Primeiro Agosto)

Defenders: Amaro, Bastos (Primeiro Agosto), Dani Massunguna (Primeiro Agosto), Fabricio (InterClube), Lunguinha (Kabuscorp), Marco Airosa (AEL Limassol), Mingo Bille, Pirolito (both InterClube), Zuela (Apoel Nicosia)

Midfielders: Dede, Gilberto (both AEL Limassol), Manucho Dinis (Primeiro Agosto), Manuel (AS Aviacao), Miguel (Petro Atletico)

Forwards: Djalma (Kasimpassa), Geraldo (Parana), Guilherme Afonso (FC Vaduz), Mauncho (Real Valladolid), Mateus (Nacional), Yano (Progresso Sambizanga).

Morocco

MOROCCO AFRICA CUP OF NATION HISTORY
Best Performance Winners - 1976
Champions 1976
Runners-Up 2004
Third Place 1980
Fourth Place 1986, 1988

HOW MOROCCO QUALIFIED
Morocco sealed their place at the tournament in African country by eliminating African nation within the final spherical of Afcon qualifying. though they lost within the initial leg 2-0 in national capital, the Atlas Lions were able to wipe out that disadvantage and secure their price tag to the 2013 Nations Cup by winning 4-0 in Morocco, finishing a 4-2 combination conclusion over the southern Africans.


THE COACH - Rachid Taoussi
Rachid Taoussi was recently named because the new coach of the Moroccan national team, replacement Eric Gerets, World Health Organization was raped once his first-leg defeat by African nation within the final spherical of qualifying for the 2013 Afcon.

Taoussi has earned  an excellent name in Morocco once winning a historic treble with geographical region Fez last season, earning the club the African Federation Cup, the African Super Cup, and therefore the Throne Cup. Taoussi is reaching to build a robust team by golf stroke religion within the best native players and line up Moroccans World Health Organization have gotten masses game time in their European clubs.

Goalkeepers: Khalid Askri (Raja), Nadir Lamyaghri (Wydad), Anas Zniti (Maghreb Fes)

Defenders: Issam El Adoua (Vitoria), Younes Belakhdar (FAR Rabat), Zakarya Bergdich (RC Lens), Mehdi Benatia (Udinese), Abderrahim Chakir (FAR Rabat), Ahmed Kantari (Stade Brestois), Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (Montpellier)

Midfielders: Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa), Nordin Amrabat (Galatasaray), Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool),Abdelaziz Barrada (Getafe), Chahir Belghazouani (Ajaccio), Younes Belhanda (Montpellier), Kamel Chafni (Stade Brestois) Adil Hermach (Al Hilal), Youssef Kaddioui (FAR Rabat),Mehdi Nemli (Moghreb Tetouan)

Forwards: Youssef El Arabi (Granada), Abderrazak Hamdallah (OCS), Mounir El Hamdaoui (Fiorentina)

Cape Verde


CAPE VERDE AFRICA CUP OF NATION HISTORY
Best Performance None
Champions None
Runners-Up None
Third Place None
Fourth Place None


HOW CAPE VERDE QUALIFIED
Cape Verde have participated in eight Afcon qualifying campaigns since 1994, and that they have finally engaged their place for the primary time at the 2013 Afcon finals, when a surprising 3-2 combination persuade four-time champions Cameroon within the second spherical. The Blue Sharks started their campaign with a 4-0 defeat of Madagascar within the 1st leg of the primary spherical, before wrapping it up to 7-1 on combination in national capital, fuelling hopes for a historic qualification to the curio, however few would have fanciful the positive ending to the story with the unsubduable Lions in their path.


THE COACH - Lucio Antunes
Lucio Antunes was appointed as coach in 2010 following the withdrawal of Joao First State Deus, United Nations agency managed the team for many years, operating aboard Antunes and different native hands. each men discovered a score of young abilities for the outfit and created a stable cluster that had nice concentrate on the longer term.

While helping within the senior outfit, Antunes was assumptive the post of head coach of the Under-21 team, whom he crystal rectifier to the 2009 Lusophone Games in capital of Portugal, happening to win the competition. The land soccer authorities believe that the coach incorporates a nice data of the Island's soccer following his steady rise from the youth to the senior level, and he are going to be needed to prove the maximum amount in African country.

THE CAPTAIN - Fernando Neves

Goalkeepers: Bleep (Petro Atletico/ANG), Rilly (Mindelense), Vozinha (Progresso Sambizanga/ANG)

Defenders: Carlitos (AEL Limassol/CYP), Fernando Varela (Vaslui/ROM), Gege (Maritimo/POR), Guy Ramos (Waalwijk/NED), Josimar (Dordrecht/NED), Nando (Chateauroux/FRA), Nivaldo (Academica Coimbra/POR), Pecks (Gil Vicente/POR)

Midfielders: Babanco and David Silva (Olhanense/POR), Platini (Santa Clara/POR), Roni (Fola Esch/LUX), Marco Soares (Omonia Nicosia/CYP), Stenio (Feirense/POR), Toni Varela (Sparta Rotterdam/NED)

Strikers: Djaniny (Olhanense/POR), Heldon (Maritimo/POR), Julio Tavares (Dijon/FRA), Ryan Mendes (Lille/FRA), Rambe (Belenenses/POR)