The 33rd Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Cameroon on Sunday 9 January after being delayed a year by the coronavirus pandemic.
Group D, which includes record seven-time champions Egypt, three-time winners Nigeria, S, Sudan, and Guinea-Bissau.
Fixtures
Tuesday, 11 January: Nigeria v Egypt, Sudan v Guinea-Bissau
Saturday, 15 January: Nigeria v Sudan, Guinea-Bissau v Egypt
Wednesday, 19 January: Egypt v Sudan, Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria
Nigerian
Former Nigeria captain Austin Eguavoen takes charge for a third spell revealed the squad’s target in Cameroon is to emerge as champions.
Players to watch
Kelechi Iheanacho has gone off the boil, exciting Samuel Chukwueze is only just returning from a long-term injury, while Wilfred Ndidi provides the sole reliability in midfield.
Egypt
Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz will be on the touchline once again for the Egyptians in Cameron as they prepare to bring the long-awaited trophy back to Egypt.
Players to watch
Mohamed Salah, Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny, and Galatasaray’s Mostafa Mohamed.
The Egyptian national team faces competition from defending champions Algeria, Africa’s top-ranked team Senegal, Nigeria, Tunisia and hosts Cameroon.
Sudan
Sudan Will be battling it out with the likes of Nigeria and Egypt to progress to the next stage of the competition but the Secretary Birds has failed to live up to expectations for years. What face of Sudanese football will show up in Cameroon?
Guinea Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau will be battling it out with Egypt and Nigeria in Group D to progress to the next stage of the competition.
Guinea-Bissau has failed to score a goal in their final four World Cup qualifiers but they have to redeem themselves to bring the long-awaited trophy home.
Most of the squad play in the second division in Portugal and France, but midfielders Moreto Cassama (Reims), Alfa Semedo (Vitoria Guimaraes) and forward Piqueti, who scored one of the most beautiful goals of the 2017 Nations Cup against Cameroon and plays in Saudi Arabia, are among their main stars.
