Group A
This group comprises:
Egypt - Libya - Morocco -Cote D'Ivoire
Egypt's National Football Team
The Egyptian team has won the African Cup of Nations' title four times, making it the team with the most titles, along with Cameroon and Ghana. This year the Egyptian team will have the home team advantage. Initially, Egyptians were disappointed by their team's results in the World Cup's qualifying games. Now that the results of the Egyptian team have significantly improved, under the management of the Egyptian Coach Hassan Shehata, Egyptian football fans hope their team would win its fifth African title.
Nickname The Pharaohs
Association Egyptian Football Association
Coach Hassan Shehata
First International Game
Italy 2 - 1 Egypt
Best win
Egypt 15 - 0 Laos
(Indonesia; November 1963)
World Cup
Appearance 2 (First in 1934)
Best result Round 1, 1934 and 1990
African Nations Cup Appearances 20 (First in 1957)
Best result Winners, 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998
Team Formation
Goal Keeper
Essam El Hadary -Abdel Wahed El Sayed- Mohamed Abdel Monsef
Defender
Abdel Zaher El Sakka-Wael Gomaa-Ibrahim Saïd-Ahmed El Sayed-Ahmed Fathy -Mohammed AbdelWahab-Tarek El Sayed-Mohamed Barakat
Mildfielder
Ahmed Hassan-Mohamed Shawki-Hosni Abd Rabo-Hassan Mostapha-Mohamed Abo Treka-Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek-Samir Sabry
Forward
Emad Moteb-Amr Zaki-Hossam Hassan-Abdel Halim Ali-Ahmed "Mido" Hossam-Osama Hosni
Libya's National Football Team
The Libya national football team is the national team of Libya and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. They have never made the World Cup and only made one appearance to the African Nations Cup, finishing second in 1982, when they hosted the tournament.
Nickname Greens
Association Libyan Football Federation
Coach Mohamed El Seline
First International
Egypt 10 - 2 Libya
(Egypt; July 29, 1953)
Best win
Libya 21 - 0 Oman
(Iraq; April 1, 1966)
World Cup Appearances none
African Nations Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 1982)
Best result Runners-up, 1982
Team Formation
Goal keepers: Samir Abdussalam Abbud- Muftah Saad Ghzalla- Luis Alejandro Agustin
Defender: Mohmoud Maklouf Shafter-Omar Mohamed Dawood-Younes Alhousen Shibani-Essam Rajab Blal-Osama Mashbih Hamadi-Naje Saed Shushan-Waled Ali Osman-Fadi El Fetouri
Midfielder: Marei Mohamed Suliman-Abdesalam Kames Ezwae-Khaled Hussen-Tarek Ibrahim El Taib-Nader Ali Abdusalam-Jehad Abdussalam Muntaser-Naser Saleel-Marwan Mabrouk
Forward: Salem Ibrahim Rewani-Ahmed Faraj El Masli-Ahmed Mahmoud Zuway-Nader Amhimed Karra-Ahmed Saed Osman
Morocco's National Football Team
The Morocco national football team, nicknamed Lions de l'Atlas (Atlas Lions), is the national team of Morocco and is controlled by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football. They were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and England. Morocco fell to eventual runner-ups West Germany 1-0 in the second round. Morocco have won the African Nations Cup once, in 1976.
Nickname Atlas Lions
Association Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football
Coach -
First International
Morocco 3 - 3 Iraq
(Lebanon; 19 October 1957)
Best win
Morocco 13 - 1 Saudi Arabia
(Morocco; 6 September 1961)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1970)
Best result Round 2, 1986
African Nations Cup
Appearances 12 (First in 1972)
Best result Winners, 1976
Team Formation
Goal Keeper:
Tarek Jarmouni-Mustapha Moghreb Tetouan-Nadir Lamyaghri
Defender:
Noureddine Naybet -Talal Karkouri Charlton-Abdeslam Ouadou-Houcine Ouchela-
Oualid Regragui-Badr Kadouri-Noureddine Kacimi
Midfielder:
Youssef Safri-Mohcine Kharja-Hafid Abdessadek-Mustapha Chippo Ouakra-Mohamed Madihi-Amine Rbati
Forward:
Mouha Yacoubi Osasuna-Jawad Zairi-Marouane Chamakh-Ali Boussaboun-Hicham Aboucherouane-Mohamed Armoumen-Youssef Hadji
Côte d'Ivoire's National Football Team
Through 2004, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Nations Cup. On October 8, 2005, they qualified for the 2006 World Cup finals, marking their first appearance on the sport's greatest stage. Now the Ivorian, also known as The Elephants, team has a chance to prove their worthiness for representing African football in Germany's World Cup Finals by the result they achieve in Egypt's African Cup of Nations.
Nickname The Elephants
Association Fédération Ivoirienne
de Football
Coach Henri Michel
First International
Côte d'Ivoire 3 - 2 Benin
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Best win
Côte d'Ivoire 6 - 0 Madagascar
(Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 1 July 2001)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2006)
Best result -
African Nations Cup
Appearances 16 (First in 1965)
Best result Winners, 1992
Team Formation
Goal Keeper:
Jean-Jacques Tizie-Gerard Amoukou-Boubacar Barry
Defender:
Etienne Arthur Boka-Kolo Habib Toure-Koffi Blaise Kouassi-Troyes-Abdoulaye Meïte-Marc Andre Zoro-Cyrille Domoraud-Emmanuel Eboue
Midfielder
Kanga Akale-Didier Zokora-Emerse Fae-Yapi Yapo-Siaka Tiene-Yaya Toure-Guy Roland Demel-Koffi Christian
Forward
Bonaventure Kalou-Arouna Kone-Didier Drogba-Bakari Kone-Aruna Dindane
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