African wanderers on way back

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce could be boosted by the return of his African Nations Cup quartet tomorrow when they face Arsenal at Highbury.

El-Hadji Diouf, Abdoulaye Faye, Jay-Jay Okocha and Radhi Jaidi are all returning from Egypt after finishing their stints in the tournament.

Kevin Davies is facing a late fitness test on an ankle problem while Khalilou Fadiga, Ivan Campo, Gary Speed and Henrik Pedersen are all ruled out through injury.

Provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, O’Brien, Hunt, Ben Haim, N’Gotty, Jaidi, Gardner, Giannakopoulos, Faye, Okocha, Nakata, Nolan, Diouf, Davies, Jansen, Walker, Vaz Te, Borgetti.