For the first time in history, all five African countries representing Africa in the World Cup will be coached by Africans. The following are the names of players, theirs clubs and their coaches.
BLACK STARS OF GHANA: Coach: Otto Addo, 47.
GOALKEEPERS: Ibrahim Danlad (Asante Kotoko SC), Abdul Manaf Nurudeen (KAS Eupen), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (FC St. Gallen)
DEFENDERS: Daniel Amartey (Leicester City), Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), Alexander Djiku (RC Strasbourg), Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot), Tariq Lamptey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Abdul Rahman Baba (Reading FC), Gideon Mensah (AJ Auxerre), Denis Odoi (Club Brugge), Joseph Aidoo (Celta Vigo)
MIDFIELDERS: Salis Abdul Samed (RC Lens), Thomas Teye Partey (Arsenal FC), Elisha Owusu (KAA Gent),Daniel Afriyie Barnieh (Hearts of Oak),Kamal Sowah (Club Brugge),Mohammed Kudus (Ajax Amsterdam),Andre Ayew (Al Sadd SC), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (SC Freiburg)
ATTACKERS: Osman Bukari (Red Star Belgrade),Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace), Inaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Sporting Lisbon), Kamaldeen Sulemana (Stade Rennes), Antoine Selorm Semenyo (Bristol City)
SENEGAL: Coach: Aliou Cisse, 46.
Goalkeepers: Edouard Mendy (Chelsea), Seny Dieng (QPR), Alfred Gomis (Rennes).
Defenders: Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis), Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea), Abdou Diallo (RB Leipzig), Pape Abou Cisse (Olympiacos), Formose Mendy (Amiens), Fode Ballo-Toure (AC Milan), Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye (Everton), Cheikhou Kouyate (Nottingham Forest), Nampalys Mendy (Leicester), Pape Gueye (Marseille), Pape Sarr (Tottenham), Moustapha Name (Pafos), Mamadou Loum (Reading), Krepin Diatta (Monaco).
Forwards: Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich), Ismaila Sarr (Watford), Bamba Dieng (Marseille), Boulaye Dia (Salernitana), Famara Diedhiou (Alanyaspor), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal), Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
MOROCCO: Coach: Walid Regragui, 47.
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Sevilla), Munir Mohamedi (Al Wehda), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Wydad AC).
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Noussair Mazraoui (Bayern Munich), Roman Saiss (Besiktas), Nayef Aguerd (West Ham), Jawad El Yamiq (Real Valladolid), Achraf Dari(Brest), Yahia Attiat – Allal(Wydad), Badr Benoun(Qatar SC).
Midfielders: Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina), Selim Amallah (Standard Liege), Azzedine Ounahi (Angers), Abdelhamid Sabiri(Sampdoria), Yahya Jabrane(Wydad), Bilel El(Genk).
Forwards: Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla), Abde Ezzalzouli (Osasuna), Walid Cheddira( SSC Bari), Amine Harit(OM), Ilaias Chair(QPR), Sofiane Boufal(Angers), Abderrazak Hamdallah(Al- Ittihad).
CAMEROON: Coach: Rigobert Song, 46.
Goalkeepers: Devis Epassy (Abha), Andre Onana (Inter Milan), Simon Ngapandouetnbu (Marseille).
Defenders: Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), Enzo Ebosse (Udinese), Collins Fai (Al-Tai), Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union), Nicolas Nkoulou (Aris), Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), Christopher Wooh (Rennes).
Midfielders: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli), Samuel Gouet (Mechelen), Martin Hongla (Hellas Verona), Pierre Kunde (Olympiacos), Jerome Ngom (Colombe Dja), Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City), Gael Ondoua (Hannover 96).
Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar (Al-Nassr), Christian Bassogog (Shanghai Shenhua), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Bayern Munich), Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Moumi Ngamaleu (Dynamo Moscow), Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (Besiktas), Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys), Marou Souaibou (Coton Sport).
TUNISIA:Coach: Jalel Kadri
Goalkeepers: Aymen Dahmen (Club Sportif Sfaxien), Mouez Hassan (Club Africain), Bechir Ben Said (US Monastir), Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile du Sahel).
Defenders: Ali Abdi (Caen), Mohamed Drager (FC Luzern), Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly), Wajdi Kechrida (Atromitos), Nader Ghandri (Club Africain), Yassine Meriah (Esperance), Bilel Ifa (Kuwait FC), Dylan Bronn (Salernitana), Montassar Talbi (Lorient).
Midfielders: Ellyes Skhiri (FC Cologne), Ghaylen Chaalali (Esperance), Aissa Laidouni (Ferencvaros), Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Esperance), Ferjani Sassi (Al-Duhail), Hannibal Mejbri (Birmingham City, on loan from Manchester United).
Forwards: Youssef Msakni (Al Arabi SC), Seifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek), Naim Sliti (Ettifaq), Issam Jebali (Odense), Taha Yassine Khenissi (Kuwait SC), Anis Ben Slimane (Brondby), Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
