Fixtures: Dec 23 v Botswana, Tangier (1500), 27 v Democratic Republic of Congo, Tangier (1500), 30 v Benin, Tangier (1900)
Qualifying: Group L winners
Results: Burkina Faso 1-1 home 1-0 away, Burundi 2-0 1-0, Malawi 4-0 1-0
Leading scorer: 3 - Habib Diarra, Sadio Mane
Captain: Kalidou Koulibaly, defender
Coach: Pape Thiaw (SEN)
Rankings: 2 Africa, 19 world
Previous appearances: 17
Best placing: Champions 2022
Most goals scored: Ethiopia 5-1 (1965)
Most goals conceded: Angola 1-3 (2008)
Popular name: Teranga Lions