Fixtures: Dec 23 v Uganda, Rabat (1430), Dec 27 v Nigeria, Fes (1200), Dec 30 v Tanzania, Rabat (1700)
Qualifying: Group A runners-up
Results: Comoros 0-1 home 1-1 away, Gambia 0-1 2-1, Madagascar 1-0 3-2
Leading scorer: 2 - Ali Abdi
Captain: Ferjani Sassi, midfielder
Coach: Sami Trabelsi (TUN)
Rankings: 6 Africa, 40 world
Previous appearances: 21
Best placing: Champions 2004
Most goals scored: Ethiopia 4-0 (1965), Zambia 4-2 (1996), Zambia 4-1 (2006), Zimbabwe 4-2 (2017), Mauritania 4-0 (2022)
Most goals conceded: Ethiopia 2-4 (1962), Ethiopia 2-4 (1963), Nigeria 2-4 (2000)
Popular name: Carthage Eagles