Guinea
AFRICA CUP 2015
Nations Cup appearances: 10
Best result: Runners-up (1976)
Coach: Michel Dussuyer (France)
Key players: Ibrahima Traore
Fifa ranking: 39
Guinea achieved qualification despite the ongoing Ebola crisis in the country that prevented them from hosted matches at home, instead they played their ties in Morocco.
Coach Dussuyer is taking charge of Guinea at a Nations Cup for the third time, having first led them at the tournament in Tunisia 11 years ago.
Former France international Luis Fernandez is poised to take over as coach of Guinea and replace compatriot Michel Dussuyer.
The defending champions, Algerians Entente Setif, put aside the suspension of goalkeeper Sofiane Khedairia to force a 1:1 draw.
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Algeria remained the top-ranked African side in Fifa's list for March, one place above Africa Cup of Nations winners Ivory Coast.
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Ivory Coast have leapt up the latest Fifa world rankings.
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