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Zimbabwe coach Norman Mapeza has named his final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon, but is without a number of his leading players due to injury and abrupt international retirement.

Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba, Tawanda Maswanhise of Leicester City, Reims midfielder Marshal Munetsi and Wigan Athletic’s Tendayi Darikwa will all miss the Jan. 9-Feb. 6 tournament through injury.

The squad will be led by striker Knowledge Musona and does include Lyon forward Tinotenda Kadewere and defender Teenage Hadebe, who plays in Major League Soccer with Houston Dynamo. There is also a recall for former Celtic midfielder Kundai Benyu, who now plies his trade in Iceland. He last played for the national team in 2017.

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