AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS

The Ivory Coast welcomes some of the world's best footballers

- RICHARD McCLURE

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The 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) gets underway on Saturday when hosts Ivory Coast take on GuineaBissau in Abidjan (k-o 8pm).

Six stadiums in five cities will stage the 24-team tournament, with matches kicking off at 2pm, 5pm and 8pm UK time.

Reigning champions Senegal begin their defence against Gambia on Monday (k-02pm), and are among the favourites to reach the final on 11 February.

Here, we pick five of the tournament's star players...

ACHRAF HAKIMI (MOROCCO)