, Michael Essien and Anthony Yeboah must all be added to the list, with the Black Stars having failed to win the tournament since 1982, despite reaching the past six consecutive semi-finals. Similar to Drogba, current captain Gyan reached two finals, but finished as runner-ups in both instances.
Even Africa’s only FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, was not able to lift Africa’s biggest trophy, or even reach the knockout stages of the competition, with Liberia.
Others African legends, including Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia), Peter Ndlovu (Zimbabwe), Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) and Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) can also be found in the attached gallery.
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