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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso begin their quest for Africa Cup of Nations glory against Gabon in Group A on Saturday.

Congo Gabon missed a chance to book their place in the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stages as Group A winners, losing 1-0 to Congo on Wednesday.

Gabon Congo are underdogs for their Africa Cup of Nations game with Gabon, but Dominique Malonga has a formula for an upset.

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea saved the day by stepping in as hosts of the Africa Cup of Nations, but their preparations have been far from ideal.

Gabon needed a penalty shootout to advance from the second round of World Cup qualifying, while there was drama for Congo and Algeria.

Łukasz Piszczek Borussia Dortmund will monitor Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lukasz Piszczek after the duo picked up knocks on international duty.

Yaya Toure Yaya Toure, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Vincent Enyeama are part of a three-man shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award.

Mario Lemina Marseille midfielder Mario Lemina will not link up with Gabon for the African Cup of Nations, despite being named in their squad on Sunday.

Stephen Keshi Just over four months since the Africa Cup of Nations final, qualification for the next staging of the tournament gets under way this week.

Pierre Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was unable to continue his prolific Borussia Dortmund form on the international stage with Gabon due to injury.