Squad
The latest Squad stories from the African game.
2014 World Cup - squad - Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah dropped big names
Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah dropped a number of big names.
2014 World Cup - squad - Cameroon coach picks familiar line-up
Cameroon - squad for 2014 World Cup in Brazil
stars in Europe - Uche not angry at Nigeria World Cup snub
The Villarreal striker was not picked by Keshi, despite scoring 12 goals in the Spanish top flight this season. Uche has not played for his country since they won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa last year. The 30-year-old insists, however, that he holds no grudges against Keshi. "Of course as a professional footballer you'd love to represent your country, but I have never had bad words towards the national coach," Uche is widely regarded as one of Nigeria's most reliable strikers at international level and is one of his nation's all-time top scorers, with 18 goals in 45 appearances, behind Rashidi Yekini, Segun Odegbami and Yakubu Aiyegbeni.
2014 World Cup - squad - Shola Ameobi in provisional Nigeria squad
Stoke striker Peter Odemwingie and Newcastle forward Shola Ameobi are in Nigeria's provisional 30-man World Cup squad for Brazil 2014.
stars in Europe - Nabil Bentaleb tipped to star for Algeria
Tottenham youngster Nabil Bentaleb has the ability to become one of the stars of the Algeria team, says fellow international Adlene Guedioura.
