World Soccer - UK (2022-01)

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The wait is over

Twice-delayedtournamentfinally

readytobegininCameroon

2021 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

A

lgeriahavebrokenrecords

withtheirconsistencysince

takingthelastAfricaCup

ofNationsfinalsinEgyptin

2019 , butitisagain an openfieldwhen

thecontinentalchampionshipfinally

kicksoffinCameroononJanuary 6.

Thecontinenthas rarelybeen

dominatedbyonecountryover an

extendedperiodoftime;Egyptwon

three AFCONtitlesina rowfrom 2006

to 2010 , whilealsofailingtoqualify

fortwoWorldCupsintheprocess.

Algeria’slongunbeatenrungoing

intothetournamentisnoguaranteeof

success.DjamelBelmadi’s sidemight

havegone 33 gameswithoutdefeat,

uptotheconclusionofNovember’s

WorldCupqualifiers, buttheirrecent

displayswerenotoverwhelmingly

convincingandthevagaries of

tournamentplay aresuchthattheywill

beamonga list of potentialwinners

ratherthanoverwhelmingfavourites.

Thereis theusualthreatfrom

North AfricancountriesEgyptand

Morocco,andfromNigeria,Ghana,

Ivory Coast andSenegalin thewest,

plushopesfor thehomenation,

finallygettingtohostthe event.

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