Africa Cup 2022 - National Football Team
Appearance: 12th
Best finish: Runners-up (1972)
Coach: Mohamed Magassouba
Captain: Hamari Traore
Fifa ranking: 53
Nickname: The Eagles
Sundowns lose to Zimbabwe's Chicken Inn.
DR CONGO beat Mali to win the African Nations Championship.
DR Congo into final beating Guinea on penalties.
Mali into final beating Ivory Coast 1:0.
Werder Bremen sign Mali midfielder Sambou Yatabare.
Three names on shortlist.
Algeria and Nigeria through to semi-finals.
Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt avoid upsets.
Senegal fought back to draw 2:2 with Madagascar.
African giants eager to avoid shocks.