In Group C of the 2023 AFCON tournament, all four teams; Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, and Gambia, earned qualification for the knockout stages in the 2021 event, with Senegal securing their first trophy.
Senegal
Nickname: Lions of Teranga
Head Coach: Aliou Cissé
Captain: Kalidou Koulibaly
AFCON History: 1x winners (2021), 2x runners-up (2002, 2019)
The Lions of Teranga have 16 AFCON appearances
CAF Ranking: 2nd
Star Player: Sadio Mane
Cameroon
Nickname: Indomitable Lions
Head Coach: Rigobert Song
Captain: Vincent Aboubakar
AFCON History: 5x winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
The Indomitable Lions have 20 AFCON appearances
CAF Ranking: 7th
Player to Watch: Vincent Aboubakar (Besiktas)
The Gambia
Nickname: The Scorpions
Head Coach: Tom Saintfiet
AFCON History: Quarter Finals (2021)
They only have 1 AFCON appearance
CAF Ranking: 35th
Player to Watch: Alieu Fadera (Genk, Belgium)
Guinea
Nickname: Syli National (National Elephants)
Head Coach: Kaba Diawara
AFCON History: 1x runners-up (1976)
They have 14 AFCON appearances
CAF Ranking: 15th
Player to Watch: Naby Keita (Werder Bremen, Liverpool)
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