players using pop

from random import *
teamA=[]
teamB=[] #create 2 empty lists for team A and B
players = ["Tom","Dick","Harry","Nigel","Sid","Bill","Sam","Will","D","P","X","Z","Y"]


print(players)
shuffle(players)
print(players)

def add_player_to_team(team):
    #shuffle(players)
    #remove  a player from the list and add them to the team
    player_picked = players.pop(-1)
    team.append(player_picked)
    #players.remove(player_picked)
#team = choice(teams)
i = int(len(players)/2)
for player in range(i):
    add_player_to_team(teamA)
    add_player_to_team(teamB)
    if len(players) == 1:
        add_player_to_team(teamA)
else:
    print("teamA = "+str(teamA), "teamB = " +str(teamB))