The Egypt national football team, nicknamed "Pharaohs", represents Egypt in men's international football, and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt.
The Uganda national football team represents Uganda in association football and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations.
Charles Kwabla Akonnor is a Ghanaian football manager and former player who most recently managed the Ghana national team. A former midfielder, he spent most of his club career in Germany. He made 51 appearances for the Ghana national team scoring 13 goals.
Steve Mandanda Mpidi is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is the captain of Ligue 1 club Rennes.
André Morgan Rami Ayew, also known as Dede Ayew in Ghana, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Ligue 1 club Le Havre and serves as captain for the Ghana national team.
Harrison Afful is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a fullback. A free agent, he most recently played for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC. He appeared previously for Feyenoord Academy, Espérance de Tunis, and Columbus Crew and spent time on loan at Asante Kotoko.
Jonathan Mensah, commonly known simply as Jonathan, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. He previously played for Ashanti Gold, Free State Stars, Granada, Evian, Anzhi Makhachkala, Columbus Crew and San Jose Earthquakes. Jonathan has represented the Ghana national team at two World Cups. To avoid confusion with the similarly named but unrelated John Mensah, he is typically known as and plays with the name "Jonathan" on his shirt.
The African Nations Championship, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship and commonly abbreviated as CHAN, is a biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2009 and first announced on 11 September 2007. The participating nations must consist of players playing in their national league competitions.
Gyasi A. Zardes is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Thomas Teye Partey is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Arsenal and the Ghana national team.
Raymond Gyasi is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Lawrence Ati-Zigi is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC St. Gallen and the Ghana national team.
Lawrence Lartey is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Hawassa Kenema and the Ghana national team.
Elizabeth Addo is a Ghanaian football forward who have played for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Hilal. She is also the captain of the Ghana women's national football team.
Onema Grace Geyoro is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain, which she also captains. Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, she plays for the France national team.
Fernand Mayembo is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Haifa. He previously played in Ligue 2 with Grenoble, Chamois Niortais and Le Havre.
Cody Mathès Gakpo is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.
Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi is a professional footballer and plays as a forward or left winger for Serie A club Empoli. Born in Italy, he plays for the Ghana national team.
Mavis Tchibota Dufounou is a Congolese footballer who plays as a winger for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Congo national football team.
Daniel Nii Adjei is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Elmina Sharks FC. He is a former player of TP Mazembe, Wydad Athletic Club and Asante Kotoko S.C. and Kumasi King Faisal.
