Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria factfile

Fixtures: Dec 24 v Sudan, Rabat (1500), 28 v Burkina Faso, Rabat (1730), 31 v Equatorial Guinea, Rabat (1600)

Qualifying: Group E winners

Results: Equatorial Guinea 2-0 home 0-0 away, Togo 5-1 1-0, Liberia 5-1 3-0

Leading scorer: 4 - Amine Gouiri

Captain: Riyad Mahrez, midfielder

Coach: Vladimir Petkovic (BIH)

Rankings: 4 Africa, 35 world

Previous appearances: 20

Best placing: Champions 1990, 2019

Most goals scored: Nigeria 5-1 (1990)

Most goals conceded: Egypt 0-4 (2010)

Popular name: Desert Foxes