The African Cup of Nations starts today at exactly 17:00GMT at the Estadio de Bata,Bata in Equatorial Guinea.Below is the strength of each country participating…
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA ranking at start of event |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Equatorial Guinea |
Hosts | 14 November 2014 | 2nd | 2012 | Quarter-finals (2012) | 118 | |
 Cape Verde |
Group F winners | 15 October 2014 | 2nd | 2013 | Quarter-finals (2013) | 40 | |
 Algeria |
Group B winners | 15 October 2014 | 16th | 2013 | Winners (1990) | 18 | |
 Tunisia |
Group G winners | 14 November 2014 | 17th | 2013 | Winners (2004) | 22 | |
 South Africa |
Group A winners | 15 November 2014 | 9th | 2013 | Winners (1996) | 52 | |
 Zambia |
Group F runners-up | 15 November 2014 | 17th | 2013 | Winners (2012) | 50 | |
 Cameroon |
Group D winners | 15 November 2014 | 17th | 2010 | Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) | 42 | |
 Gabon |
Group C winners | 15 November 2014 | 6th | 2012 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) | 62 | |
 Burkina Faso |
Group C runners-up | 15 November 2014 | 10th | 2013 | Runners-up (2013) | 64 | |
 Senegal |
Group G runners-up | 15 November 2014 | 13th | 2012 | Runners-up (2002) | 35 | |
 Ivory Coast |
Group D runners-up | 19 November 2014 | 21st | 2013 | Winners (1992) | 28 | |
 Ghana |
Group E winners | 19 November 2014 | 20th | 2013 | Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | 37 | |
 Guinea |
Group E runners-up | 19 November 2014 | 11th | 2012 | Runners-up (1976) | 39 | |
 Mali |
Group B runners-up | 19 November 2014 | 9th | 2013 | Runners-up (1972) | 49 | |
 Congo |
Group A runners-up | 19 November 2014 | 7th | 2000 | Winners (1972) | 61 | |
 DR Congo |
Best third placed team | 19 November 2014 | 17th | 2013 | Winners (1968, 1974) | 57 |
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