Burkina Faso

Emmanuel Adebayor Nigeria cannot qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon after defeat to Egypt, while Morocco became the first team to book their spot.

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday, here we look at the 16 teams that will be competing for the title in Equatorial Guinea.

South Africa Previous champions Nigeria and Egypt both failed to reach the Africa Cup of Nations as qualification drew to a close on Wednesday.

Gordon Igesund South Africa have an opportunity to put their defeat to Nigeria behind them as they entertain Burkina Faso in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Essam Al Hadari Despite being on the back foot for much of the semi-final, Egypt progressed after a dramatic penalty shootout against Burkina Faso.

Cape Verde Islands Ivory Coast were stunned 4-3 by Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, as Cape Verde and Algeria progressed.

Eight players withdrew from Cameroon's squad to disrupt their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Pierre Aubameyang Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations remains wide open after Gabon and Burkina Faso played out the third consecutive 1-1 draw.

Africa Cup of Nations There were no guarantees that the Africa Cup of Nations would go ahead two months ago until Equatorial Guinea stepped up to host the event.