Africa Cup of Nations 2013 - European Club Association

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Foreword
Highlights
Club origin of the players
Top 10 most represented European National Championships
Top 5 most represented Championships (outside Europe)
Most represented European clubs
African players playing in Europe
European clubs represented
ECA clubs represented
European club representation in African teams (%)
Average age within the African teams
Top 3 NAs in number of players by Age Category
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Annexe 1: Comparison with statistics of CAN 2012 & 2010
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Executive Summary
For years, Africa is the provider of some of the most important players in European
football. In 2010 ECA published its first Research Facts & Key figures CAN 2010 which
highlighted the importance of African players registered in one of the European
National Championships. The second Research Facts & Key figures CAN 2012 showed a
slight decrease due to the fact that National teams of Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo, Benin
were not qualified for the 2012 edition (teams with more than 60% of players playing
in Europe).
The 2013 Edition confirmed the trend of the 2010 Edition with the majority
of players playing with clubs in Europe. The 2013 CAN figures show that 188
players out of 368 (51.1%) are playing in one of 26 European National
Championships.
Nevertheless the clubs from the “BIG 5” countries* released less players
(27.2% comparing to 38.1% in 2010). Looking at the Top 20 clubs in Europe**
only 15 players were released to the CAN. Whereas more than 20% of the players were
registered in France in 2010, figures of the CAN 2013 shows that this figures dropped
to just less than 15%.
Interestingly there is no player under 18, compared to 4.08% in the 2010 edition, and
only less than 8% of players under 21, compared to the 18.48% of the 2010 edition.
This ECA research highlights again the trend in the importance of European clubs and
their contribution to the CAN 2013. The results are based on a research conducted on
the basis of the official list of CAN players of the 9th January 2013 (updated).
* England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France
** UEFA Club Ranking 2013 available on http://www.ecaeurope.com/tabbed-content/club-ranking/
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Foreword
The Coupe d’Afrique des Nations (CAN) / African Cup of Nations is the main international
football competition in Africa. It is organised by the Confédération Africaine de Football
(CAF), and the first edition was held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years in
the months of January/February. Nevertheless, as from now on, the tournament will switch
to being held in odd-numbered years so that it does not clash with the World Cup and the
Euro.
This 29th edition is hosted in South Africa1 from the 19th of January to 10th of February 2013.
Games will be played in Durban - Moses Mabhida Stadium, Johannesburg - Soccer City,
Nelspruit - Mbombela Stadium, Port Elizabeth - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Rustenburg
- Royal Bafokeng Stadium.
Out of 56 countries belonging to the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), 14 have
previously won the competition. Egypt is the record title holder having won the CAN 7 times.
The 2013 participants are:
Group A
South Africa
Angola
Morocco
Cape Verde
Group B
Ghana
Mali
Niger
Congo DR
Group C
Zambia
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Group D
Côte d'Ivoire
Tunisia
Algeria
Togo
The 29th edition was originally scheduled in Libya but a decision from the CAF decided to move the competition
to South Africa
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Highlights
9 National Teams qualified for the 2013 CAN participated in the previous
edition in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
137 European clubs in total from UEFA Member Associations are involved
in the release of players (including 50 ECA Members), an increase of 14.2% in
comparison to the 2012 edition.
One player out of 2 (51.1%) participating at the CAN (188 players from
a total of 368) currently plays in one of the European National Championships,
an increase of +5.0% in comparison to the 2012 edition.
27.2% (100) of the players play in France, Spain, Germany, England, or
Italy, a decrease of -9.8% comparing to 2012 edition.
21 players out of 23 (91.3%) of the first ranked African National team Côte
d’Ivoire play in Europe, followed by Cape Verde with 20 players.
Only one player From Ethiopia is playing in Europe. The rest of the team,
with the exception of one player playing in the MLS (United States) and one
playing in Egypt, plays in the Ethiopian Premier League.
The highest figure amongst African National Championship is the Premier
Soccer South African League (PSL) with 26 players.
55 National Championships are represented for the 2013 CAN. A number of
players play in leagues from Qatar, the People’s Republic of China, Vietnam
and the United Arab Emirates.
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Club origin of the players
Amongst the 368 registered players, 188 players play in one of the European domestic
Championships, 155 players play in one of the African National Championships (CAF), 18
players play in Asian leagues (AFC), 1 player plays in North America (CONCACAF), 1 player
plays in South America (CONMEBOL) and 5 are free agents.
Source : ECA/CAF
(Europe 51.36%, Africa 42.12%, Asia 4.62%, South America 0.27%, North America 0.27%, Free agents 1.36%)
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Top 10 most represented European National Championships
27.2% (100 players) of the tournament players play in the so called “BIG 5” leagues,
namely France, England, Spain, Italy or Germany. Traditionally, the highest number of the
players playing in Europe plays in the French National Championship (15.0%).
Players
55
20
18
12
11
10
9
7
6
5
4
Country of the Championship
France
England
Portugal
Spain
Belgium
Turkey
Italy
Netherlands
Cyprus
Russia
Israel
Germany
Sweden
Top 5 most represented National Championships (outside Europe)
26 players from 5 National Associations participating at CAN play in the Premier Soccer
South African League (PSL)
Players
26
20
18
15
10
Country of the Championship
South Africa
Ethiopia
Tunisia
Congo DR
Algeria
Morocco
Most represented European clubs
Evian Thonon Gaillard FC, AC Ajaccio and Stade Brestois 29 released the highest number of
players in Europe with 5. For the CAN 2012, 7 French clubs released 4 players each (see
comparison in Annexe 1).
Players
Club Name
5
AC Ajaccio, Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (FRA), Stade Brestois
29 (FRA)
AEL Limassol (CYP)
Manchester City FC (ENG), Dijon FCO, LOSC Lille Métropole,
AS Saint-Étienne, Stade Rennais FC (FRA), SC Olhanense,
Vitória de Guimarães SC (POR)
4
3
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African players playing in Europe
Amongst the 16 African nations, all teams have at least one player currently playing in
European National Association. Cote d’Ivoire, currently ranked 1st in the CAF ranking, have
the highest number of players currently playing in Europe with 21 players. Interestingly, the
National Team of Cape Verde has 20 players in Europe, with half of them playing in
Portuguese leagues (see proportion table European club representation in African teams
Country
Number of
players
p.13)
Angola
8
Algeria
14
Burkina Faso
16
Cape Verde
20
Congo DR
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Player & Club
Marco Airosa, Dédé, Gilberto - AEL Limassol (CYP), Zuela - APOEL
FC (CYP), Manucho Gonçalves - Real Valladolid CF (ESP),
Guilherme Afonso - FC Vaduz (LIE), Mateus - CD Nacional (POR),
Djalma - Kasımpaşa SK (TUR)
Adlène Guedioura - Nottingham Forest FC (ENG), Medhi Lacen Getafe CF (ESP), Hameur Bouazza - Real Racing Club Santander
(ESP), Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba - Real Sociedad de Fútbol
(ESP), Sofiane Feghouli - Valencia CF (ESP), Carl Medjani, Mehdi
Mostefa - AC Ajaccio (FRA), Foued Kadir - Olympique de Marseille
(FRA)Faouzi Ghoulam - AS Saint-Étienne (FRA), Ryad Boudebouz
Djamel - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (FRA)Mesbah - AC Milan (ITA),
Rafik Halliche - Académica de Coimbra (POR), El Arbi Hillel Soudani
- Vitória de Guimarães SC (POR), Raïs M'Bolhi - FC Krylia Sovetov
Samara (RUS)
Saïdou Panandétiguiri - Royal Antwerp FC (BEL), Daouda Diakité Lierse SK (BEL), Issouf Ouattara - PSFC Chernomorets Burgas
(BUL), Alain Traoré - FC Lorient (FRA), Djakaridja Koné - Évian
Thonon Gaillard FC (FRA), Bakary Koné - Olympique Lyonnais
(FRA), Charles Kaboré - Olympique de Marseille (FRA), Germain
Sanou - AS Saint-Étienne (FRA), Jonathan Pitroipa - Stade Rennais
(FRA), Aristide Bancé - FC Augsburg (GER), Wilfried Balima, Florent
Rouamba - FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MOL), Abdou Razack Traoré KS Lechia Gdańsk (POL), Prejuce Nakoulma - Górnik Zabrze (POL),
Paul Kéba Koulibaly - SC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti (ROM)
Carlitos - AEL Limassol (CYP), Marco Soares - AC Omonia Nicosia
(CYP), Nando - LB Châteauroux (FRA), Júlio Tavares - Dijon FCO
(FRA), Ryan Mendes - LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA), Ronny - CS Fola
Esch (LUX), Josimar - FC Dordrecht (NED), Toni Varela - Sparta
Rotterdam (NED), Guy Ramos - RKC Waalwijk (NED), Gegé Marítimo da Madeira Futebol B (POR), Nivaldo - Académica de
Coimbra (POR), Babanco - SC Olhanense (POR), Pecks - Gil Vicente
FC (POR), Sténio - CD Feirense (POR), David Silva - SC Olhanense
(POR), Platini - CD Santa Clara (POR), Héldon Nhuck - Marítimo da
Madeira Futebol (POR), Djaniny - SC Olhanense (POR), Rambe CF Os Belenenses (POR), Fernando Varela - FC Vaslui (ROM),
Chancel Mbemba Mangulu, Dieumerci Mbokani - RSC Anderlecht
(BEL), Parfait Mandanda - Royal Charleroi SC (BEL), Landry
Mulemo - K.V. Kortrijk (BEL), Zola Matumona - RAEC Mons (BEL),
Gabriel Zakuani - Peterborough United FC (ENG), Youssouf
Mulumbu - West Bromwich Albion FC (ENG), Cédric Makiadi - SC
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Côte d'Ivoire
21
Ethiopia
Ghana
1
15
Mali
18
Morocco
14
Niger
Nigeria
2
17
Freiburg (GER), Cédric Mongongu - Evian Thonon Gaillard FC
(FRA), Lomana LuaLua, Larrys Mabiala - Kardemir Karabükspor
(TUR)
Boubacar Barry - KSC Lokeren OV (BEL), Gervinho - Arsenal FC
(ENG)Kolo Touré, Yaya Touré, Abdul Razak - Manchester City FC
(ENG), Cheick Tioté - Newcastle United FC (ENG), Arouna Koné Wigan Athletic FC (ENG), Romaric - Real Zaragoza SAD (ESP),
Ismaël Traoré - Stade Brestois 29 (FRA), Daniel Yeboah - Dijon
FCO (FRA), Salomon Kalou - LOSC Lille Métropole (FRA), Siaka
Tiéné - Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA), Max Gradel - AS SaintÉtienne (FRA), Didier Ya Konan - Hannover 96 (GER), Arthur Boka VfB Stuttgart (GER), Wilfried Bony - SBV Vitesse (NED), Lacina
Traoré - FC Anzhi Makhachkala (RUS), Igor Lolo - FC Kuban
Krasnodar (RUS), Emmanuel Eboué - Galatasaray SK (TUR), Sol
Bamba, Didier Zokora - Trabzonspor AŞ (TUR)
Yussuf Saleh - Syrianska FC (SWE)
Isaac Vorsah - FC Red Bull Salzburg (AUT), Wakaso Mubarak - RCD
Espanyol (ESP), Anthony Annan - CA Osasuna (ESP), Albert
Adomah - Bristol City FC (ENG), Jonathan Mensah, Mohammed
Rabiu - Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (FRA), John Boye - Stade Rennais
FC (FRA), Kwadwo Asamoah Juventus (ITA), Emmanuel
Agyemang-Badu - Udinese Calcio (ITA), Richmond Boakye - US
Sassuolo Calcio (ITA), John Paintsil - Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC (ISR),
Adam Kwarasey - Strømsgodset IF (NOR), Christian Atsu - FC Porto
(POR), Jerry Akaminko Eskişehirspor (TUR), Derek Boateng
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
Samba Diakité - Queens Park Rangers FC (ENG), Modibo Maïga West Ham United FC (ENG), Adama Tamboura - Randers FC (DEN),
Sigamary Diarra, Fousseni Diawara - AC Ajaccio (FRA), Adama
Coulibaly - AJ Auxerre (FRA), Sambou Yatabaré - SC Bastia (FRA),
Cheick Diabaté - FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA), Ousmane
Coulibaly - Stade Brestois 29 (FRA), Molla Wague - Stade Malherbe
Caen (FRA), Mamadou Samassa - EA Guingamp (FRA), Samba Sow
- RC Lens (FRA), Mahamane Traoré - OGC Nice (FRA), Mohamed
Sissoko - Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA), Cheick Fantamady Diarra Stade Rennais FC (FRA), Mohamed Kalilou Traoré - FC SochauxMontbéliard (FRA), Mamadou Samassa - AC Chievo Verona (ITA),
Mahamadou N'Diaye - Vitória de Guimarães SC (POR)
Oussama Assaidi - Liverpool FC (ENG), Abdelaziz Barrada - Getafe
CF (ESP), Youssef El-Arabi - Granada CF (ESP), Mounir El
Hamdaoui - ACF Fiorentina (ITA), Mehdi Benatia - Udinese Calcio
(ITA), Chahir Belghazouani - AC Ajaccio (FRA), Kamel Chafni,
Ahmed Kantari - Stade Brestois 29 (FRA), Zakaria Bergdich - RC
Lens (FRA), Abdelhamid El Kaoutari - Montpellier HSC (FRA), Issam
El Adoua - Vitória de Guimarães SC (POR), Nordin Amrabat Galatasaray SK (TUR)
Moutari Amadou - Le Mans FC B (FRA), William N'Gounou - IF
Limhamn Bunkeflo (SWE)
Mikel John Obi, Victor Moses - Chelsea FC (ENG), Nosa Igiebor Real Betis Balompié SAD (ESP), Ikechukwu Uche - Villarreal CF
(ESP), Ogenyi Onazi - SS Lazio (ITA), Nwankwo Obiorah - Calcio
Padova (ITA), Juwon Oshaniwa - FC Ashdod (ISR), Austin Ejide Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC (ISR), Vincent Enyeama - Maccabi Tel Aviv
FC (ISR), Kenneth Omeruo - ADO Den Haag (NED), Fegor Ogude Vålerenga IF (NOR), Uwa Elderson - SC Braga (POR), Ahmed Musa
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South Africa
7
Tunisia
7
Togo
Zambia
13
5
- PFC CSKA Moscow (RUS), Emmanuel Emenike - FC Spartak
Moscow (RUS), Efe Ambrose - Celtic FC (SCO), Echiéjilé Joseph
Yobo - Fenerbahçe SK (TUR), Ideye Aide Brown - FC Dynamo Kyiv
(UKR)
Anele Ngcongca - KRC Genk (BEL), Kagisho Dikgacoi - Crystal
Palace FC (ENG), Dean Furman - Oldham Athletic FC (ENG),
Bongani Khumalo - PAOK FC (GRE), Thulani Serero - AFC Ajax
(NED), May Mahlangu - Helsingborgs IF (SWE), Tokelo Rantie Malmö FF (SWE)
Hamdi Harbaoui - KSC Lokeren OV (BEL), Saber Khelifa - Evian
Thonon Gaillard FC (FRA), Wahbi Khazri - SC Bastia (FRA), Aymen
Abdennour - FC Toulouse (FRA), Oussama Darragi - FC Sion (SUI),
Wissem Ben Yahia - Mersin İdmanyurdu SK (TUR), Anis Boussaïdi SC Tavriya Simferopol (UKR)
Daré Nibombé - Royal Boussu Dour Borinage (BEL), Emmanuel
Adebayor - Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG), Prince Segbefia AJ Auxerre (FRA), Jonathan Ayité - Stade Brestois 29 (FRA), Baba
Tchagouni - Dijon FCO (FRA), Kalen Damessi - LOSC Lille Métropole
(res.) (FRA), Alaixys Romao - FC Lorient (FRA), Serge Gakpé FC Nantes (FRA), Komlan Amewou - Nîmes Olympique FC (FRA),
Kossi Agassa, Floyd Ayité - Stade de Reims (FRA), Abdoul-Gafar
Mamah - FC Dacia Chişinău (MOL) Serge Akakpo - MŠK Žilina
(SVK),
Emmanuel Mayuka - Southampton FC (ENG), William NjovuHapoel Be'er Sheva FC (ISR), Jacob Mulenga - FC Utrecht (NED),
Emmanuel Mbola - FC Porto (POR), Chisamba Lungu - FC Ural
Sverdlovsk Oblast (RUS)
Source : ECA/CAF
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European clubs represented
189 players play in one of the 26 European National Championships represented (25 in
2012 and 28 in 2010). 138 European clubs are involved in releasing African players (120 in
2012 and 142 in 2010). Looking at the Top 20 clubs in Europe only 15 players were released
to the CAN.
UEFA
Ranking
of
the
Country2
Country
1
Spain
11
2
England
17
3
Germany
4
4
Italy
8
5
France
26
6
Portugal
11
7
Ukraine
3
8
Netherlands
7
9
Russia
6
10
2
Number
of clubs
Club
(In alphabetical order by number of players)
Belgium
10
Getafe CF (2), CA Osasuna, Granada CF, RCD
Espanyol, Real Betis Balompié SAD, Real Sociedad de
Fútbol, Real Valladolid CF, Real Zaragoza SAD,
Real Racing Club Santander, Valencia CF, Villarreal CF
Manchester City FC (3), Chelsea FC (2), Arsenal FC,
Aston Villa FC, Bristol City FC, Crystal Palace FC,
Liverpool FC, Newcastle United FC, Nottingham Forest
FC, Oldham Athletic FC, Peterborough United FC,
Queens Park Rangers FC, Southampton FC,
Tottenham Hotspur FC, West Bromwich Albion FC,
West Ham United FC, Wigan Athletic FC
FC Augsburg, Hannover 96, SC Freiburg, VfB Stuttgart
Udinese Calcio (2), AC Chievo Verona, AC Milan,
ACF Fiorentina, Calcio Padova, Juventus, SS Lazio, US
Sassuolo Calcio
AC Ajaccio (5), Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (5), Stade
Brestois 29 (5), AS Saint-Étienne (3), LOSC Lille (3),
Dijon FCO (3), Stade Rennais FC (3), AJ Auxerre (2),
FC Lorient (2), FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (2),
Montpellier HSC (2), Olympique de Marseille (2), Paris
Saint-Germain FC (2), RC Lens (2), SC Bastia (2),
Stade de Reims (2), EA Guingamp, FC Girondins de
Bordeaux, FC Toulouse, FC Nantes, LB Châteauroux,
Le Mans FC, Nîmes Olympique FC,
OGC Nice,
Olympique Lyonnais, Stade Malherbe Caen
SC Olhanense (3), Vitória de Guimarães SC (3),
Académica de Coimbra (2), FC Porto (2), Marítimo da
Madeira Futebol (2), CD Feirense, CD Santa Clara,
CD Nacional, CF Os Belenenses, Gil Vicente FC
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv, SC
Tavriya Simferopol
ADO Den Haag, AFC Ajax, FC Dordrecht, FC Utrecht,
RKC Waalwijk, SBV Vitesse, Sparta Rotterdam
FC Krylia Sovetov Samara, FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast,
FC Anzhi
Makhachkala,
FC Kuban
Krasnodar,
FC Spartak Moscow, PFC CSKA Moscow
RSC Anderlecht (2), KSC Lokeren OV (2), K.V. Kortrijk,
KRC Genk, Lierse SK, RAEC Mons, Royal Antwerp FC,
Last official ranking January 2013 available on the ECA website
http://www.ecaeurope.com/tabbed-content/country-ranking/
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Royal Charleroi SC, Royal Boussu Dour Borinage
PAOK FC
11
Greece
1
12
Turkey
7
13
Cyprus
3
Galatasaray SK (2), Kardemir Karabükspor (2),
Trabzonspor AŞ (2), Eskişehirspor, Fenerbahçe SK,
Kasımpaşa SK, Mersin İdmanyurdu SK
AEL Limassol (4), AC Omonia Nicosia, APOEL FC
14
Switzerland
1
FC Sion
15
Denmark
1
Randers FC
16
Austria
1
FC Red Bull Salzburg
17
Israël
4
19
Romania
2
Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC (2), FC Ashdod, Hapoel TelAviv FC, Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
FC Vaslui (ROM), SC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti (ROM)
20
Poland
2
Górnik Zabrze, KS Lechia Gdańsk
23
Sweden
4
24
26
27
Scotland
Slovakia
Norway
1
1
2
Helsingborgs IF, IF Limhamn Bunkeflo, Malmö FF
Syrianska FC
Celtic FC (SCO)
MŠK Žilina (SVK)
Strømsgodset IF, Vålerenga IF
28
35
Bulgaria
Moldova
1
2
PSFC Chernomorets Burgas
FC Dacia Chişinău, FC Sheriff Tiraspol
45
46
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
1
1
FC Vaduz
CS Fola Esch
Source : ECA Ranking
ECA clubs represented
50 ECA Members from 23 different UEFA countries have at least one player playing in the
2013 CAN. As we can see, LOSC Lille Métropole, Stade Rennais FC (FRA) and Manchester
City FC (ENG) have released 3 players each.
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European club representation in African teams
Apart from Zambia and Tunisia, most Top African National teams (according to the CAF
ranking) have a majority of their players playing in European National Championships.
CAF
Ranking
1
2
3
4
5
8
10
15
16
17
21
23
24
28
29
31
Country
Côte d'Ivoire
Algeria
Mali
Ghana
Zambia
Tunisia
Nigeria
Cape Verde
Togo
Morocco
Angola
South Africa
Burkina Faso
Niger
Congo DR
Ethiopia
African players
playing in Europe
% of the players
playing in Europe
21/23
14/23
18/23
15/23
5/23
8/23
17/23
20/23
13/23
14/23
8/23
7/23
15/23
2/23
11/23
1/23
91.3%
60.9%
78.3%
65.2%
21.7%
34.7%
73.9%
86.9%
56.5%
60.9%
34.7%
30.4%
65.2%
8.6%
47.8%
4.3%
Source: CAF Ranking - Rankings are calculated by FIFA (December 2012)
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Average age within the African teams
Here are some graphics which show the age scale of the players playing in Europe and also
which African teams have the most players by age category.
The highest proportion of players is between 26 and 30, (born in 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984
and 1983). Only 20% of players are less than 23 years old, a proportion that differs largely
from the 2010 edition where 46.2% of all players present at the CAN were U23 (born after
1986).
Interestingly there is no player under 18, compared to 4.08% in the 2010 edition, and
only less than 8% of players under 21, compared to the 18.48% of the 2010 edition.
We may note here that the oldest player is Muteba Kidiaba (1st February 1976, 36; Congo
DR), playing for Congolese club TP Mazembe, and the youngest one is Mémé Placca Fessou
(1st December 1994, 18; Togo), playing with Togolese club OC Agaza.
By Age Categories
Source : ECA/CAF
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By Age
Source : ECA/CAF
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Top 3 countries in number of players by Age category
Age
U18
U21
Year of Birth
1997/96/95
1995/94/93/92
First
5 players:
Niger
U23
1992/91/90
8 players:
U26
1990/89/88/87
11 players:
Togo
Ghana
U30
>30
1987/86/85/84/83 14 players:
Burkina Faso
1983+
6 players:
Côte d'Ivoire
Second
4 players:
Congo DR
6 players:
Tunisia
10 players:
Cape Verde
Nigeria
12 players:
Algeria
Côte d'Ivoire
South Africa
4 players:
Niger
Third
3 players:
Angola
Mali
Nigeria
Zambia
5 players:
Nigeria
9 players:
Ethiopia
Mali
11 players:
Zambia
3 players:
Algeria
Angola
Cape Verde
Congo DR
Mali
Morocco
Zambia
Source : ECA/CAF
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ANNEXE 1: Comparison with statistics of previous CAN
Club Origin of the player
2010
2012
%
(CAN12/10)
CAN 2013
African Players playing in Europe
213
38.1%
20.7%
141
14
179
30.4%
16.5%
163
19
- 16.0
- 20.2
- 20.3
+15.6
+35.7
188
27.2%
15.0%
155
18
2010
142
39
28
2012
120
38
25
%
- 15.5
- 2.6
- 10.7
CAN 2013
Including Players playing in “BIG 5”
Including Players playing in France
African Players playing in Africa
African Players playing in Asia
European Clubs
Number of European Clubs
Including ECA Members Clubs
Number of European National
Championships
Most represented European Club in 2013 (by number of players)
Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (FRA)
AC Ajaccio (FRA)
Stade Brestois 29 (FRA)
Most represented European Club in 2012 (by number of players)
FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA)
Stade Brestois 29 (FRA)
AS Saint-Étienne (FRA)
Stade Rennais FC (FRA)
Montpellier HSC (FRA)
Country
1
Côte d'Ivoire
3
Mali
4
Ghana
5
8
Zambia
Tunisia
17
Morocco
21
Angola
24
Burkina Faso
28
Niger
African
players
playing in
Europe
22/23
19/23
19/23
2/23
12/23
16/23
10/23
18/23
4/23
% of the
team
playing in
Europe
95.6%
82.6%
82.6%
8.6 %
52.2%
69.6%
43.5%
78.3%
17.4%
+ 5.0
- 10.5
- 9.1
- 4.9
- 5.3
% CAN 13/12
+ 14.2
+ 31.6
+ 4.0
CAN 2013
5
5
5
CAN 2013
1
5
3
3
2
2012
CAF
Ranking
2013
137
50
26
% CAN 13/12
CAN 2012
2
0
4
CAN 2012
4
4
4
4
4
2013
African
players
playing in
Europe
% of the
team
playing in
Europe
21/23
91.3%
18/23
78.3%
15/23
65.2%
5/23
8/23
21.7%
34.7%
14/23
60.9%
8/23
34.7%
15/23
65.2%
2/23
8.6%
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- 4.5
- 5.3
- 21.1
+ 150.0
- 33.3
- 12.5
- 20.0
- 16.7
- 50.0
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Disclaimer
The Facts and Key Figures, Player Release analysis of the CAN 2013 was elaborated by Olivier Jarosz,
ECA Membership Services Manager and Yann Calder, ECA Research and Communication Assistant.
This research is based on the national football squads for the 2012 Coupe d’Afrique des Nations
published on the 9th of January 2013 updated on the 19th of January. The European Club Association
has endeavoured to keep the information up to date, but it makes no representations or warranties of
any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, with respect to this
information. The aim of this research is purely informative.
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