The Africa Cup of Nations, known as the "highest honor on the African continent", has always been a stage for African football teams to show their strength and strive for international reputation. And the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicked off in Côte d'Ivoire on January 13, 2024, has attracted the attention of fans around the world.
A total of 24 teams participated in this tournament, divided into 6 groups, to compete for the final championship. The top 2 finishers from the group stage and the 4 best third-placed finishers advance to the knockout stage until the winner is determined. In the past month, the players will show their excellent skills, and the coaches will show their superb ability to mobilize troops, and dedicate a feast to the fans.
Let's take a look at the grouping:
Group A: Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau.
Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique.
Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia.
Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola.
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia.
Group F: Morocco, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Tanzania.
Judging from the above groupings, there is no suspense for the seeded team to advance to the knockout round, and the main players of the strong teams have returned from the five major leagues.
Let's take a closer look at the line-ups of the top teams (the numbers in parentheses are the latest world rankings):
Senegal (20) is led by two veterans, Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, supplemented by a new generation of players such as Jackson (Chelsea) and Sarr (Tottenham).
Tunisia (28) has no big stars, it is a team with very strong overall combat effectiveness, remember last year when the world took France down?Mr. Mu's worth is more than the value of the entire Tunisian team.
Algeria (30) are led by Riyad Mahrez, but the quality players are getting older, and it will be difficult to defend the title as the last champion.
Egypt (33) Salah is thunderous in the team, and the team is a typical example of a star leading the whole team, relying on Salah to lead the team forward.
Nigeria (42) has a very luxurious attacking line, led by Osimhen, who is worth 1200 million euros is the sweet spot for transfer in the winter window, and the performance of the Africa Cup of Nations will give potential buyers more confidence, but the team as a whole is not very good, and often makes mistakes that lead to defeat. 
Cameroon (46) has been in rapid decline this year, a generation of losers will be old, the team still has Aboubakar and Choupo-Moting as the core of the attack, but the form of the game has dropped a lot. The team's most famous is goalkeeper Onana, who has been a shocking butter player for Manchester United this season, but his conflict with FA president Samuel Eto'o may make it difficult to play for the team.
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