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Afcon: Mauritania, Angola and Mali unveil preliminary squads

Mauritania, Angola and Mali have disclosed their provisional squads for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

The trio, who are set to slug it out in Group E, have 23, 26 and 27 players respectively in their initial squads.

Mauritania’s main squad comprises 17 players who ply their trade outside the nation, with Turkey-based pair of Dialo Guidileye and Adama Ba standing out.

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Corentin Martins has put an additional seven players on standby, a list that includes Mohamed Soudani who plays for Algerian outfit DRB Tadjenanet, as well as Spanish-based Abdallahi Mahmoud who is contracted to Deportivo Alaves.