AFCON 2023: Know Your Teams in the AFCON 2023 Group D

Group D of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, consisting of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Angola, kicked off on Saturday, January 13th 2024. Algeria to face Angola today 15th January 2024 at 11.00 pm EAT while Burkina Faso to meet Mauratina tomorrow 16th January 2024 from 05.00pm EAT.

Angola

Nickname: Palancas Negras
Head Coach: Pedro Gonçalves
They have 8 AFCON appearances in Finals: 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019.
Their best AFCON performance: Quarter-finalists in 2008, 2010
FIFA Ranking: 117
Player to Watch: Gelson Dala (Al-Wakrah)

Algeria

Nickname: The Foxes
Appearances: 20
CAF Ranking: 4th
AFCON Best Result: Winners (1990, 2019)
Coach: Djamel Belmadi (Algeria)
Player to Watch: Riyad Mahrez

Burkina Faso

Nickname: The Stallions
Their previous AFCON appearances in Finals: (12) 1978, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021
Their best performance: Runners-up 2013
Coach: Hubert Velud
Player to Watch: Edmond Tapsoba

Mauritania

Nickname: Lions of Chinguetti
CAF Ranking: 22nd
Their Previous AFCON Appearances in Finals: (2) 2019, 2021
Best Performance: Group Phase
Coach: Amir Abdou