The 33rd Africa Cup of Nations gets underway in Cameroon on Sunday, having been delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic.
Fixtures
- Tuesday, 11 January: Algeria v Sierra Leone
- Wednesday, 12 January: Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast
- Sunday, 16 January: Ivory Coast v Sierra Leone, Algeria v Equatorial Guinea
- Thursday, 20 January: Ivory Coast v Algeria, Sierra Leone v Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez captained Algeria to their second Nations Cup triumph three years ago
- Appearance: 19th
- Best finish: Winners (1990 and 2019)
- Coach: Djamel Belmadi
- Captain: Riyad Mahrez
- Fifa ranking: 29
- Nickname: Desert Foxes
SIERRA LEON
Veteran striker Kei Kamara scored the goal which secured Sierra Leone’s qualification for the Nations Cup
- Appearance: Third
- Best finish: Group stage (1994 and 1996)
- Coach: John Keister
- Captain: Umaru Bangura
- Fifa ranking: 108
- Nickname: Leone Stars
Equatorial Guinea
Former Mallorca, Middlesbrough and Birmingham City player Emilio Nsue featured when Equatorial Guinea hosted the Nations Cup in 2015
- Appearance: Third
- Best finish: Fourth place (2015)
- Coach: Juan Micha
- Captain: Emilio Nsue
- Fifa ranking: 114
- Nickname: Nzalang Nacional (National Thunder)
IVORY COAST
Ivory Coast skipper Serge Aurier joined Spanish side Villarreal in October after leaving Tottenham Hotspur
- Appearance: 24th
- Best finish: Winners (1992 and 2015)
- Coach: Patrice Beaumelle
- Captain: Serge Aurier
- Fifa ranking: 56
- Nickname: The Elephants