The Desert Foxes are unbeaten in 33 fits -- a record for an African countrywide group -- with the amazing run beginning with a four-1 away overcome Togo in November 2018.
To prevail once more, however, Algeria will have to dollar a fashion as the last 5 African champions did not shield the identify with none advancing further than the spherical of 16.
Here, AFP Sport places the highlight at the 4 Group E contenders. The organization winners and runners-up are assured of ultimate-16 locations even as the excellent four 1/3-placed teams from the six companies also qualify.
Algeria
Coach Djamel Belmadi has stored religion inside the 2019 Cup of Nations-prevailing group with 9 of folks who started out inside the 1-zero final victory over Senegal heading to Cameroon.
While the forty five-yr-old France-born manager has been criticised for being too unswerving to people who conquered Africa, a file of 24 victories and nine attracts, and 83 goals scored, speaks for itself.
Algeria are specially effective on the wings, deploying no longer only Manchester City famous person Mahrez but additionally currently clubless Youcef Belaili.
Belaili examined effective for coronavirus throughout a camp in Qatar and Belmadi hopes the winger will make a brief restoration beforehand of the January eleven opener towards Sierra Leone.
Ivory Coast
Elephants coach Patrice Beaumelle has chosen five Premier League stars -- defenders Eric Bailly and Willy Boly and forwards Maxwel Cornet, Nicolas Pepe and Wilfred Zaha.
