The Offside Fantasy League: Ghana… Ghana… Gone!

The African Cup of Nations is coming (you may have heard Harry Redknapp mention it once or twice) and Premier League managers are bidding temporary goodbyes to African talent like Obafemi Martins (pictured.) You should do the same. If your team in the The Offside Fantasy League has any players headed to Ghana, then now is the time to transfer them out. How do you know which players are going? Here’s a useful little list of every Premiership player who’s been called up by their national team for African Cup of Nations duty.

Arsenal – 3
Kolo Toure (Cote d’Ivoire)
Emmanuel Eboue (Cote d’Ivoire)
Alex Song (Cameroon)

Aston Villa – 0

Blackburn – 1
Aaron Mokoena (South Africa)

Birmingham – 3
Richard Kingson (Ghana)
Mehdi Nafti (Tunisia)
Radhi Jaidi (Tunisia)

Bolton – 2
El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
Abdoule Meite (Cote d’Ivoire)

Chelsea – 4
Michael Essien (Ghana)
Didier Drogba (Cote d’Ivoire)
Salomon Kalou (Cote d’Ivoire)
John Obi Mikel (Nigeia)

Derby – 0

Everton
Josph Yobo (Nigeria)
Ayegbeni Yakubu (Nigeria)
Steven Pienaar (South Africa)

Fulham – 1
Diomansy Kamara (Senegal)

Liverpool – 2
Momo Sissoko (Mali)
Nabil El Zhar (Morocco)

Man Utd – 1 (sort of)
Manuco Goncalves (Angola) doesn’t join Man Utd until after the AFCON

Man City – 0
Middlesbrough – 1
Mohammed Shawky (Egypt)

Newcastle – 4
Geremi (Cameroon)
Obafemi Martins (Nigeria)
Habib Beye (Senegal)
Abdoulaye Faye (Senegal)

Portsmouth – 4
John Utaka (Nigeria)
Sulley Muntari (Ghana)
Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal)
Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)

Reading – 3
Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)
Andre Bikey (Cameroon)
Ibrahima Sonko (Senegal)

Sunderland – 1
Dickson Etuhu (Nigeria)

Tottenham – 1
Didier Zokora (Cote d’Ivoire)

West Ham – 2
John Pantsil (Ghana)
Henri Camara (Senegal)

Wigan – 2
Solomon Olembe (Cameroon)
Julius Aghahowa (Nigeria)

Player who aren’t going:
Emmanuel Adebayor
Hossam Ghaly
Mido
Mwaruwari Benjani

For more African Cup of Nations coverage, pay a visit to World Cup Blog.

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