2015 AFCON qualifiers: Factfile on teams, players

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are statistics for teams and players following Wednesday's final group phase matches in the qualifying series for the 2015 African Nations Cup (AFCON), to be hosted by Equatorial Guinea.

Fifteen teams, including the best third-placed team, DR Congo, will join host Equatorial Guinea in the 17 Jan.-8 Feb. 2015 competition.

Teams
Equatorial Guinea - Host - 2nd finals appearance - Last finals appearance 2012 - Reached quarter-finals in 2012.

Cape Verde - Group F winner - 2nd finals appearance - Last finals appearance 2013 - Reached quarter-finals 2013.

Algeria - Group B winner - 15th finals - Last appeared in 2013 - Winners (1990).

Tunisia - Group G winner - 17th finals - Last finals 2013 - Winners (2004).

South Africa - Group A winner - 9th finals - Last finals 2013 - Winners (1996).

Zambia - Group F runner-up - 17th finals - Last finals 2013 - Winners (2012).

Cameroon - Group D winner - 17th finals - Last finals 2010 - Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002).

Gabon - Group C winner - 5th finals - Last finals 2012 - Quarter-finals (1996, 2012).

Burkina Faso - Group C runner-up - 9th finals - Last finals 2013 - Runners-up (2013).

Senegal - Group G runner-up - 13th finals - Last finals 2012 - Runners-up (2002).

Cote d'Ivoire - Group D runner-up - 20th appearance - Last appearance 2013 - Winners (1992).

Ghana - Group E winner - 19th finals - Last finals 2013 - Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982).

Guinea - Group E runner-up - 11th finals - Last finals 2012 - Runners-up (1976).

Mali - Group B runner-up - 8th finals - Last finals 2013 - Runners-up (1972).

Congo - Group A runner-up - 7th finals - Last finals 2000 - Winners (1972).

DR Congo - Best 3rd place - 17th finals - Last finals 2013 - Winners (1968, 1974).

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Goal scorers in the qualifying campaign:

5 goals
Jonathan Pitroipa - Burkina Faso

4 goals
Stéphane Sessègnon - Benin
Vincent Aboubakar - Cameroon
Salomon Kalou - cote d'Ivoire
Seydouba Soumah - Guinea
Geofrey Massa - Uganda

3 goals
Yacine Brahimi - Algeria
Clinton N'Jie - Cameroon
Férébory Doré - Congo
Malick Evouna - Gabon
Mohamed Salah - Egypt
Asamoah Gyan - Ghana
Gabadinho Mhango - Malawi
Domingues - Mozambique
Jeremy Bokila - DR Congo
Tokelo Rantie - South Africa
Daddy Birori - Rwanda

2 goals
Riyad Mahrez - Algeria
Joel Mogorosi - Botswana
Lemponye Tshireletso - Botswana
Héldon - Cape Verde
Garry Rodrigues - Cape Verde
Ezechiel N'Douassel - Chad
Thievy Bifouma - Congo
Prince Oniangue - Congo
Getaneh Kebede - Ethiopia
Oumed Oukri - Ethiopia
Lévy Madinda - Gabon
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Gabon
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu - Ghana
André Ayew - Ghana
Cícero - Guinea-Bissau
Gervinho - Cote d'Ivoire
Max Gradel - Cote d'Ivoire
Yaya Touré - Cote d'Ivoire
Idrissa Sylla - Guinea
Atusaye Nyondo - Malawi
Bakary Sako - Mali
Isac - Mozambique
Josemar - Mozambique
Sonito - Mozambique
Ahmed Musa - Nigeria
Aaron Samuel Olanare - Nigeria
Sadio Mané - Senegal
Umaru Bangura - Sierra Leone
Bongani Ndulula - South Africa
Sibusiso Vilakazi - South Africa
Mame Biram Diouf - Senegal
Salah Ibrahim - Sudan
Khamis Mcha - Tanzania
Emmanuel Adebayor - Togo

1 goal
From Algeria - Sofiane Feghouli, Rafik Halliche, Carl Medjani, Djamel Mesbah, Islam Slimani, El Arbi Hillel Soudani.
From Angola - Ary Papel, Bastos, Love.
From Benin - Frédéric Gounongbé.
From Botswana - Jerome Ramatlhakwane.
From Burkina Faso - Aristide Bancé, Alain Traoré.
From Cameroon - Léonard Kweuke, Stéphane Mbia.
From Cape Verde - Odaïr Fortes, Kuca, Ryan Mendes, Júlio Tavares, Zé Luís.
From Central African Republic - Josué Balamandji.
From Chad - Rodrigue Ninga.
From Comoros - Yacine Saandi.
From Congo - Ladislas Douniama, Césaire Gandzé, Sylvère Ganvoula.
From DR Congo - Junior Kabananga, Neeskens Kebano, Cédric Mongongu, Firmin Ndombe Mubele.
From Egypt - Mohamed Elneny, Amr Gamal.
From Equatorial Guinea - Dio, Mauricio Mina, César Augusto Rivas.
From Ethiopia - Abebaw Butako, Saladin Said, Yussuf Saleh.
From Gabon - Samson Mbingui.
From Ghana - Christian Atsu.
From Guinea - Ibrahima Traoré, Mohamed Yattara.
From Guinea-Bissau - Bacar Baldé, Ansumane Faty Seidi.
From Cote d'Ivoire - Wilfried Bony, Seydou Doumbia, Kolo Touré.
From Kenya - Ayub Masika, Johanna Omolo.
From Lesotho - Emmanuel Lekhanya, Mabuti Potloane, Tsepo Seturumane.
From Liberia - Anthony Laffor.
From Madagascar - Carolus Andriamatsinoro, Faneva Imà Andriatsima.
From Malawi - Frank Banda, John Banda, Essau Kanyenda, Robert Ng'ambi.
From Mali - Cheick Diabaté, Abdoulay Diaby, Mustapha Yatabaré, Sambou Yatabaré.
From Mauritania - Adama Ba, Bessam, Ismaël Diakité, Demba Sow.
From Mozambique - Kito, Mexer, Reginaldo.
From Namibia - Rudolf Bester.
From Niger - Mahamane Cissé, Moussa Maâzou.
From Nigeria - Efe Ambrose, Gbolahan Salami, Ikechukwu Uche.
From Rwanda - Meddie Kagere, Michel Ndahinduka.
From Senegal - Dame N'Doye.
From Sierra Leone - Moustapha Bangura, Khalifa Jabbie, Kei Kamara, Sulaiman Sesay-Fullah.
From South Africa - Thulani Serero.
From Sudan - Bakri Almadina.
From Swaziland - Sidumo Shongwe.
From Tanzania - John Bocco, Nadir Haroub, Mbwana Samatta, Thomas Ulimwengu.
From Togo - Serge Akakpo, Floyd Ayité, Jonathan Ayité, Donou Kokou.
From Tunisia - Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Yassine Chikhaoui, Wahbi Khazri, Ferjani Sassi.
From Uganda - Savio Kabugo, Hamis Kiiza, Brian Majwega, Tony Mawejje, Robert Ssentongo.
From Zambia - Rainford Kalaba, Emmanuel Mayuka, Jacob Mulenga, Kennedy Mweene, Given Singuluma.
From Zimbabwe - Willard Katsande, Danny Phiri.

Own goal
From Cape Verde - Fernando Varela (playing against Niger)
From Lesotho - Tsoanelo Koetle (playing against Angola)
From Liberia - Sekou Oliseh (playing against Lesotho)

Tournament details:
Qualifiers were played 12 April to 19 November, 2014.
Number of Teams 51

Tournament statistics
Matches played - 111
Goals scored - 234 (2.11 per match).
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