Forget the goals so far, did you know that a total of 368 players from a total of 142 clubs are present at the 2016 Africa Nations Championship in Rwanda?
Now that you have known, do you know which clubs are most represented and which nation has the most represented clubs? Worry not, you have the answers.
According to CAF, Guinea’s AS Kaloum is the most represented football club at the championship with 10 players.
The former Guinea champions are followed by Rwanda’s APR FC, Angola’s Primeiro de Agosto as well as AS Vita of DR Congo with eight players each whilst AS Garde Nationale of Niger and Onze Createurs of Mali having seven players.
In Uganda’s the case, the most represented club is KCCA FC with six players in defenders Denis Okot Oola, Hassan Wasswa Dazo, Timothy Awani and Joseph Ochaya, midfielders Ivan Ntege and Muzamiru Mutyaba.
Cameroon and Guinea squads represent the most clubs with 13 while Guinea and Rwanda have least club representation with six.
For Uganda’s case, the squad is a representative of eight in clubs; KCCA, Vipers, Bright Stars, SC Villa, URA FC, Proline FC, Lweza FC and Express FC.
Meanwhile, new KCCA recruit Okhuti is registered as player from Express FC perhaps due to late registration by FUFA after his transfer from the Wankulukuku based side.
Below is a Compilation according To Caf Website
Number of Clubs per team
13 : Cameroun, Nigeria
11 : Ethiopia
10 : Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco
9 : Angola, Mali, Zambia, Zimbabwe
8 : Uganda, DR Congo
7 : Gabon, Niger, Tunisia
6 : Guinea, Rwanda
Clubs with the highest number of players
10: AS Kaloum (Guinea)
8 : APR FC (Rwanda), Primeiro de Agosto (Angola), AS Vita Club (DR Congo)
7 : AS Garde Nationale (Niger), Onze Createurs (Mali)
ANGOLA
9 clubs: Primeiro de Agosto (8), Recreativo Libolo (4), Benfica Luanda (2), Interclube (2), Kabuscorp Palanca (2), Petro Atletico (2), AS Aviacao (1), CD Huila (1), Progresso Sambizanga (1)
CAMEROON
13 clubs: Coton Sport Garoua (6), Union Douala (4), APEJES Mfou 2), Yong Sports Bamenda (2), Botafogo FC (1), Cosmos Bafia (1), Dragon Yaoundé (1), AS Fortuna (1), Fovu Baham (1), New Stars Douala (1), Panthère Security (1), Tonnerre Yaoundé (1), Unisport Haut Nkam (1)
COTE D’IVOIRE
10 clubs: AS Tanda (6), AFAD (3), ASEC Mimosas (3), Séwé Sport (3), Africa Sports (2), Stade Abidjan (2), Moossou FC (1), SC Gagnoa (1), Williamsville AC (1), Yopougon FC (1).
ETHIOPIA
11 clubs: Saint George (4), Dedebit (3), Ethiopian Coffee (3), Dashen Beer (2), Defence Force (2), Adama Kenema (1), ArbaMinch (1), Commercial Bank (1), Hawasa (1), Muger Cement (1), Sidama Coffee (1)
GABON
7 clubs: CF Mounana (6), Mangasport (6), Missile FC (4), AS Pélican (3), Akanda FC (2), US Bitam (1), Olympique Mandji (1).
GUINEA
6 clubs: AS Kaloum (10), Horoya AC (7), Hafia FC (3), Satellite FC (1), FC Séquence (1), Soumba FC (1)
MALI
9 clubs: Onze Createurs (7), Stade Malien (5), Djoliba AC (3), AS Real (3), Centre Salif Keita (1), Club Olympique Bamako (1), Jeanne d’Arc (1), AS Korofina (1), AS Nianan Koulikoro (1)
MOROCCO
10 clubs: FUS Rabat (5), Raja Casablanca (5), Moghreb Tétouan (3), RS Berkane (2), OC Khourigba (2) WAC Casablanca (2), CR Al Hoceima (1), Difaâ El Jadida (1), AS FAR (1), IR Tanger (1)
NIGER
7 clubs: AS Garde Nationale (7), AS FAN (4), ASN NIGELEC (4), AS Douanes (3), Sahel SC (3), US Garde Nationale (1), AS SONIDEP (1)
NIGERIA
13 clubs: Sunshine Stars (5), Rangers International (3), Abia Warriors (2), Enyimba Aba (2), Shooting Stars Ibadan (2), Warri Wolves (2), El Kanemi Warriors (1), Giwa FC (1), Ifeanyi Uba, Lobi Stars (1), Nasarawa United (1), Sharks FC (1), Taraba United (1)
UGANDA
8 clubs: Kampala City Authority FC (6), Vipers SC (5), Bright Stars (3), URA FC (3), SC Villa (3), Express SC (1), Lweza FC (1), ProlineFC (1).
DR CONGO
8 clubs: AS V.Club (8), DC Motema Pembe (4), TP Mazembe (3), Don Bosco (2), MK Etanchéité (2), FC Renaissance (2), Saint Eloi Lupopo (1), Shark FC (1).
RWANDA
6 clubs: APR FC (8), Police FC (7), Rayon Sports (3), Mukura VS (2), AS Kigali (1), Kiyovu Sports (1)
TUNISIA
7 clubs: CS Sfaxien (6), Espérance Tunis (5), Etoile du Sahel (4), Club Africain (3), CA Bizertin (2), Stade Gabésien (2), US Ben Guerdane (1)
ZAMBIA
9 clubs: Green Buffaloes (5), Zanaco (4), Zesco United (4), Green Eagles (2), Kabwe Warriors (2), Nkana FC (2), Red Arrows (2), Lusaka Dynamos (1), Nchanga Rangers (1)
ZIMBABWE
9 clubs: Dynamos FC (6), Highlanders (4), Caps United (3), Chicken Inn (2) Flame Lily (2), Harare City (2), FC Platinum (2), How Mine (1), Kariba FC (1)