Team profiles

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Group A

EGYPT

Nickname: The Pharaohs

Coach: Hassan Shehata

Captain: Hossam Hassan

African Cup of Nations record: Winners 1957, 1959, 1986 & 1998

Qualified: 20 times

Key players: Ahmed Hossam 'Mido' and the Bermuda midfield trio of Mohamed Barakat, Mohamed Abou Treika and Emad Miteb

Jerseys: red. Shorts: white. Socks: black

MOROCCO

Nickname : Atlas Lions

Coach: Mohamed Fakhir

Captain : Talal Al-Karkouri

ACN record: Winners 1976

Qualified: 12 times

Key players: Defender Talal Al-Karkouri, Holland-based midfielder Tarik Sektoui and Bordeaux's striker Marouane Chamakh.

Jerseys: green, red, white. Shorts: green, red, white. Socks: green, red, white

COTE D'IVOIRE

Nickname: The Elephants

Coach: Henri Michel

Captain: Didier Drogba

ACN record: Winners 1992

Qualified: 16 times

Key players: Centre back England-based Kolo Toure, midfielder Didier Zokora, strikers Didier Drogoba and Aruna Dindane

Jerseys: orange. Shorts: white. Socks: green

LIBYA

Nickname: The Greens

Coach: Ilija Loncarevic

Captain: Tarek Al-Taib

Qualified: Two times

Key player: Captain Tarek Al-Taib

Jerseys: green, black. Shorts: black. Socks: black

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Group B

CAMEROON

Nickname: The Indomitable Lions

Coach: Artur Jorge

Captain : Rigobert Song

ACN record: Winners in 1984, 1988, 2000 & 2002

Qualified: 14 times

Key players: Barcelona's world star striker Samuel Eto'o, Idris Kameni and midfielder Geremi Njitap

Jerseys: green. Shorts: red. Socks: yellow

ANGOLA

Nickname: The Palancas Negras

Coach: Luis Oliveira Goncalves

Captain : Akwa

Qualified: Three times

Key players: Fabrice Akwa, Paulo Figueiredo and Pedro Mantorras

Jerseys: red. Shorts: black. Socks: red

DR CONGO

Nickname: Simbas

Coach: Claude Leroy

Captain : Lomana LuaLua

ACN record: Winners 1968 & 1974

Qualified: 15 times

Key players: Captain Lomana LuaLua and Shabani Nonda

Jerseys: blue, yellow. Shorts: blue, yellow. Socks: blue, yellow

TOGO

Nickname: The Hawks

Coach: Stephen Keshi

Captain : Abalo Dosseh

Qualified: Six times

Key players: Keshi, France-based Emmanuel Adebayor, Cherif Mamam Toure and Abdel-Coubadja

Jerseys: yellow, green. Shorts: green, white. Socks: white, red

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Group C

TUNISIA

Nickname: Carthage Eagles

Coach: Roger Lemerre

Captain : Riadh Bouazizi

ACN record: Winners in 2004

Qualified: 12 times

Key players: European-based Hatem Trabelsi, Radhi Jaidi and Brazilian-born forward Santos

Jerseys: red. Shorts, white. Socks: red

ZAMBIA

Nickname: Chipolopolo

Coach: Kalusha Bwalya

Captain : Elijah Tana

ACN record: Runners-up in 1994

Qualified: 12 times

Key players: England-based Collins Mbesuma, Andrew Sinkala and Laughter Chilembi

Jerseys: copper, orange. Shorts: black. Socks: copper, orange

SOUTH AFRICA

Nickname: Bafana Bafana

Coach: Ted Dumitru

Captain : Aaron Mokoena

ACN record: Winners 1996

Qualified: Six times

Key players: Steven Pienaar, Benni McCarthy, Quinton Fortune and Aaron Mokoena

Jerseys: white, yellow stripes on sleeves. Shorts: white with yellow stripes. Socks: white

GUINEA

Nickname: Syli Nationale

Coach: Patrice Neveu

Captain : Dianbobo Balde

ACN record: Runners-up 1976

Qualified: Eight times

Key players: Pascal Feindouno, Scotland-based defender Dianbobo Balde and Sambegou Bangoura

Jerseys : red. Shorts: yellow. Socks: green

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Group D

NIGERIA

Nickname: Super Eagles

Coach: Austin Eguavoen

Captain : Jay-Jay Okocha

ACN record: Winners 1980 & 1994

Qualified: 14 times

Key players: Obafemi Martins, Jay-Jay Okocha, John Mikel Obi and England- based Yakubu Ayegbeni

Jerseys : green, white. Shorts: green, white. Socks: green, white

GHANA

Nickname: Black Stars

Coach: Ratomir Dujkovic

Captain : Stephen Appiah

ACN record: Winners 1963, 65, 78 & 82

Qualified: 15 times

Key players: Michael Essien, captain Stephen Appiah and Matthew Amoah

Jerseys: white. Shorts: white. Socks: white

SENEGAL

Nickname: Teranga Lions

Coach: Abdoulaye Sarr

Captain : Ferdinand Coly

ACN record: Qualified 10 times

Key players: El Hadji Diouf , Henri Camara and Pape Boupa Diop

Jerseys: white, green. Shorts: white, green. Socks: white, green

ZIMBABWE

Nickname: Warriors

Coach: Charles Mhlauri

Captain : Peter Ndlovu

Qualified: Two times

Key players: Peter Ndlovu and French-based striker Benjani Mwaruwari

Jerseys: green, gold. Shorts: green, gold. Socks: green, gold

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