Source: Daily_Mail
Wenger to block Fabregas from charity match as five Gunners are left out
Arsene Wenger has seen off an attempt to lure five Arsenal first-team players for a charity match in Spain next week.[LNB]Alex Song, Emmanuel Eboue, Bacari Sagna, Samir Nasri and Abou Diaby had been pencilled in for the Champions for Africa match at the Bernabeu next Tuesday, but the line-ups have now been confirmed without any involvement of Arsenal players.[LNB]Wenger is also fighting Catalonia boss Johan Cruyff's desire for Cesc Fabregas to play for the unrecognised country against Argentina next Tuesday.[LNB] Battle: Arsene Wenger doesn't want Cesc Fabregas to play at the Nou Camp next week[LNB]The Champions for Africa decision indicates that the Gunners are likely to stick to their guns by blocking captain Fabregas's involvement in the Nou Camp showpiece match.[LNB]The club are under no obligation to release their players, but Cruyff still named Fabregas in his squad on Monday despite Wenger's insistence on Friday that he was unavailable.[LNB]Determined: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger[LNB]The Frenchman is still smarting from Robin van Persie picking up injury on international duty with Holland and is in no mood to risk players for charity matches or friendlies.[LNB]The Bernabeu clash is for a good cause. Fredi Kanoute, the formerWest Ham striker now at Sevilla, is leading the 'Africa United' teamand funds will be invested through the Kanoute Foundation, UNICEF andthe Nelson Mandela Foundation.[LNB]Missing out on Arsenal plans is a blow to attempts to sell out the 80,000-capacity Bernabeu.[LNB]Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, who will lead a Spanish League XIagainst the Africans, said: 'It will be complicated to pack theSantiago Bernabeu Stadium, but it's a beautiful challenge for all of us.[LNB]'We'lltry to have a nice day and gather the funds we need. We've called uponall the players, who will help a good cause on Tuesday 22 December. Wemust think of those children who haven't been as fortunate as us.'[LNB] The United Africa team will be made up of: Abdoulaye Konko (FC Sevilla), Sidi Yaya Keita (Xerez), Mahamadou Diarra (Real Madrid), Romaric (FC Sevilla), Didier Zokora (FC Sevilla), Achille Emana (Real Betis) Songo 'o (Real Zaragoza), Daniel Ngom Kome (Tenerife), Selim Ben Achour (Malaga), Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan), Achille Webo (Mallorca), Alhassane Keita (Mallorca), Arouna Kone (Sevilla FC), Frederic Kanoute (FC Seville), Manucho (Valladolid), Aziza Makukula (Kayserispor), Bartholomew Ogbeche (Cadiz), Nabil Baha (Malaga), Al Jaber (Saudi Arabia), Victor Obinna (Malaga), Modeste Mbami (Almeria).[LNB] 'I will play for Catalonia' - Fabregas set for Wenger showdown over friendlyArsenal have the quality Liverpool lack to win Premier League, insists ParlourARSENAL FC
