Africa Cup of Nations: Equatorial Guinea factfile

Fixtures: Dec 24 v Burkina Faso, Casablanca (1230), 28 v Sudan, Casablanca (1500), 31 v Algeria, Rabat (1600)

Qualifying: Group E runners-up

Results: Algeria 0-0 home 0-2 away, Togo 2-2 0-3, Liberia 1-0 2-1

Leading scorer: 2 - Luis Nlavo

Captain: Emilio Nsue, forward

Coach: Juan Micha (GEQ)

Rankings: 21 Africa, 97 world

Previous appearances: 4

Best placing: Semi-finals 2015

Most goals scored: Guinea-Bissau 4-2, Ivory Coast 4-0 (both 2024)

Most goals conceded: Ivory Coast 0-3 (2012), Ghana 0-3 (2015), Senegal 1-3 (2022)

Popular name: National Thunder