Mamelodi Sundowns have set a record ahead of other clubs at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
The 34th edition of the biggest football competition in Africa is set to kick off in five days, with the host nation facing Guinea-Bissau.
Many football clubs worldwide are represented in the competition, but Sundowns edge all others with a record of providing the most players at the tournament.
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According to a report by iDiskiTimes, over 40 clubs will have at least three players in the competition, but the Brazilians come out top with 11 players.
Al Ahly are second alongside fellow Egyptian league side with nine players each.
Clubs with three or more players at AFCON 2023
Mamelodi Sundowns: 11 (10 in South Africa, 1 in Namibia)
Al Ahly: 9 (7 in Egypt, 1 in South Africa, 1 in Tunisia)
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Pyramids FC: 9 (6 in Egypt, 1 in Burkina Faso, 1 in Morocco, 1 in DRC)
Yanga: 8 (5 in Tanzania, 1 in Burkina Faso, 1 in Mali, 1 in Zambia)
Marseille: 7 (3 in Senegal, 2 in Morocco, 1 in Cameroon, 1 in DRC, 1 in Senegal)
Simba: 6 (4 in Tanzania, 1 in DRC, 1 in Zambia)
Orlando Pirates: 6 (4 in South Africa, 1 in Namibia, 1 in Ghana)
Nottingham Forest: 6 (3 in Ivory Coast, 2 in Senegal, 1 in Nigeria)
Montpellier: 5 (2 in Mali, 1 in Cameroon, 1 in Guinea, 1 in DRC)
Nouadhibou: 5 (5 in Mauritania)
Monaco: 5 (2 in Senegal, 1 in Mali, 1 in Ivory Coast, 1 in Ghana)
Beşiktaş: 5 (2 in Cameroon, 1 in DRC, 1 in Ghana, 1 in Gambia)
Reims: 5 (2 in Morocco, 1 in Mali, 1 in Ivory Coast, 1 in Guinea)
Young Boys: 5 (2 in Gambia, 1 in DRC, 1 in Zambia, 1 in Guinea)
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Bayer Leverkusen: 4 (1 in Ivory Coast, 1 in Nigeria, 1 in Morocco, 1 in Burkina Faso)
Genk: 4 (1 in Morocco, 1 in Gambia, 1 in Ghana, 1 in DRC)
Amiens: 4 (1 in Burkina Faso, 1 in DRC, 1 in Mali, 1 in Ghana)
Lorient: 4 (1 in Tunisia, 1 in Cameroon, 1 in Senegal, 1 in DRC)
Toulouse: 4 (1 in Cape Verde, 1 in Cameroon, 1 in Burkina Faso, 1 in Mali)
Nantes: 4 (1 in Nigeria, 1 in Egypt, 1 in Cameroon, 1 in DRC)
Zamalek: 4 (3 in Egypt, 1 in Tunisia)
TP Mazembe: 4 (1 in DRC, 1 in Mauritania, 1 in Mali, 1 in Zambia)
Azam FC: 4 (4 in Tanzania)
Red Star Belgrade: 4 (1 in Ivory Coast, 1 in Ghana, 1 in Burkina Faso, 1 in Zambia)
Zesco United: 3 (3 in Zambia)
Samsunspor: 3 (1 in Guinea-Bissau, 1 in Ghana, 1 in Cameroon)
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Kayserispor: 3 (1 in Guinea-Bissau, 1 in Guinea, 1 in Cameroon)
African Stars: 3 (3 in Namibia)
Sekhukhune United: 3 (1 in South Africa, 1 in Ivory Coast, 1 in Zambia)
Petro de Luanda: 3 (3 in Angola)
Nice: 3 (2 in Algeria, 1 in Ivory Coast)
Sivasspor: 3 (1 in Ivory Coast, 1 in, 1 in Nigeria, 1 in Cameroon)
Real Betis: 3 (2 in Morocco, 1 in Senegal)
Auxerre: 3 (2 in Ghana, 1 in Mali)
Braga: 3 (1 in Equatorial Guinea, 1 in Mali, 1 in DRC)
Red Bull Salzburg: 3 (2 in Mali, 1 in Ivory Coast)
Valenciennes: 3 (2 in Burkina Faso, 1 in Angola)
Lecce: 3 (1 in Tunisia, 1 in Zambia, 1 in Algeria)
Le Havre: 3 (2 in Guinea, 1 in Ghana)
Super Eagles snubbed as AFCON favourite
Sports Brief previously reported Ivory Coast Football Federation chief, Yacine Diallo has snubbed Nigeria’s Super Eagles while naming his favourite teams to win the AFCON.
The 63-year-old Ivorian, who recently addressed the media to discuss a flurry of topics ahead of the tourney, also discussed his nation’s preparation for the major tournament.
