5 reasons Ivory Coast can win the African Cup of Nations

#2 Top-level experience

The Ivorians are ever-present in the highest echelons of international football

This squad might just have more experience than any other in the tournament. Other major giants like South Africa and Nigeria will be missing, which is also good news. The Egyptian squad is much changed from the African hat-trick winners of 2010.

With 3 World Cup appearances and 2 AFCON finals in recent years, Ivory Coast are easily one of the tournament’s top teams. They have not always been able to kill crucial games off, but that could also be down to a constant merry-go-round of managers.

This time around, they also have a manager who has taken a team to the business end of this competition. Dussuyer’s Guinea achieved their best ever result in 2004.

After their last campaign, however, the Ivory Coast will be feeling very confident about their chances.