From Mohamed Salah to Idrissa Gueye, a whole host of Premier League stars could be strutting their stuff at the Africa Cup of Nations this month. But it won’t just be top-tier ballers shining in the Ivory Coast – countless lower-leagues aces have represented the competing nations in recent times.
Bizarrely, 21-year-old former Chelsea youth-teamer Ben Elliott, who signed for League One Reading over the summer, made his senior international debut for Cameroon before he’d played in a senior club game. Scouts had spotted him impressing for his old side in a
