OTHER Tomorrow, Gabon kicks off the Africa Cup (CAN). Five Anderlecht players will be present on the tournament and many others have an Anderlecht past. We'll give you a preview of the tournament and of the interesting games.
Anderlecht-players on the Africa Cup
Sofiane Hanni, Kara Mbodj and Frank Acheampong are three important players in Anderlecht and all three also have ambitions on the Africa Cup. Algeria of Sofiane Hanni is one of the favourites for the victory. Hanni himself may not be in the starting line-up of his team. He has to deal with competition of Mahrez, Slimani (both Leicester) and Bentaleb (Schalke 04).
Hanni will face Kara Mbodj's Senegal, that never survived the first round since 2006. Senegal counts on Sow (Fenerbahce), Diouf (Stoke) and Mané (Liverpool) to finally make it to the next round again. Senegal will have to beat Tunesia and Zimbabwe in group A to reach the second round, together with favourites Algeria. Kara Mbodj has a place in Senegal's starting line-up.
The final of the previous Africa cup was lost by Ghana (against Ivory Coast) on penalties with 9-8. Anderlecht's Frank Acheampong missed a penalty back then. Ghana should be able to easily qualify, together with Egypt, in group D. Mali and Uganda are the other two teams in this group. Acheampong isn't sure of a place in the starting line-up but he usually one of the replacements.
Also Trezeguet (Egypt) and Fabrice N'Sakala (DR Congo) will be playing on the Africa Cup. Both players are still under contract in Anderlecht.
Former Anderlecht players on the Africa Cup
Anderlecht has a tradition of African players and players with African roots. The following ones have an Anderlecht past:
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