Africa Cup of Nations 'Old Soldiers'

The Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017 will be the first outing for some players. For others, it is a familiar terrain after multiple appearances and honours. Despite the advancing age of the veterans, they continue to live by the adage old soldier never dies. The leader of the troop is the Egyptian veteran goalkeeper, Essam El Hadary, who turns 44 on 15 January. It is the first time that a player of more than 40 years is among the actors of the Africa Cup of Nations. This will be his seventh AFCON in almost 20 years (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010) and has four titles to show for. On... Read Full Story