LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Three Iberian prodigies who went to Merseyside as starlets will line up in the opening game of the African Nations Cup on Saturday looking to add some lustre to careers that have failed to sparkle.
Francisco Junior, Emmanuel Mendy and Toni Silva were snapped up by Everton and Liverpool as teenagers but never made the grade in the Premier League.
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