Spain's Andres Iniesta (L) is challenged by South Africa's Dean Furman during their international friendly soccer match at Soccer City in Johannesburg November 19, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
MONGOMO, Equatorial Guinea (Reuters) - Half of the eight goals scored so far at the African Nations Cup came from European-born players, highlighting the growing dependency of the region's national teams on footballers from the diaspora.
Only two of the 16 countries at the finals drew their 23-man squads exclusively from home-born players.
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