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2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready

All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

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5 Mar 2014
Algeria

Algeria
AFRICA CUP 2015


GROUP C QUARTER-FINALS

 

Nations Cup appearances: 15 
Best result: Winners (1990) 
Coach: Christian Gourcuff (France) 
Key players: Yacine Brahimi, Sofiane Feghouli, Islam Slimani 
Fifa ranking: 18


Algeria crashed out in the group phase last time around but have since climbed to the top of the African rankings and reached the World Cup knock-out stage for first time in 2014. 

Attacking midfielder Yacine Brahimi is reigning BBC African Footballer of Year.