Group F at the 2023 AFCON finals boasts an impressive lineup featuring the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalist and the highest-ranked side in the tournament, Morocco, alongside Zambia, DR Congo, and Tanzania.
Tanzania, Taifa Stars.
Nickname: Taifa Stars
FIFA Ranking: 121
Their Previous AFCON appearances in finals: (2) 1980, 2019
Best performance: Group Phase
Qualification: Second-placed team in Group F, behind Algeria but ahead of Uganda and Niger.
Coach: Adel Amrouche
Morocco, Atlas Lions.
Nickname: Atlas Lions
FIFA ranking: 13
Their Previous AFCON appearances: 18
Best performance: Winners 1976
Qualification: Top-placed team in Group K, ahead of South Africa and Liberia.
Coach: Walid Regragui
Key player: Achraf Hakimi
DR Congo, Leopards.
Nickname: Leopards
FIFA Ranking: 67
Previous appearances: 19
Best performance: Winners in 1968 and 1974
Qualification: Top-placed team in Group I, ahead of Mauritania, Gabon, and Sudan.
Coach: Sebastien Desabre
Key player: Cedric Bakambu, Age: 32, Forward
Zambia, Chipolopolo
Nickname: Chipolopolo
FIFA ranking: 84
Their Previous AFCON appearances in finals: 17
Best performance: Winners 2012
Qualification: Top-placed team in Group H, ahead of Ivory Coast, Comoros Islands, and Lesotho
Coach: Avram Grant
Key player: Patson Daka
