Previous appearances in finals: 1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019.Drawn in Group E with Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra LeoneThe 45-year-old French-born coach led Algeria to the last Cup of Nations title and on an unbeaten run of 31 games, marking him out among the top performing African coaches since he took over in August 2018.
As a player, he was a feisty midfielder on the books of Paris St Germain, Olympique Marseille, Manchester City and Southampton from 1995-2009 and captained Algeria at the 2004 Cup of Nations finals.The 2016 African Footballer of the Year was born in Sarcelles, France but his father hailed from Algeria and he was invited to play for the North Africans at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
He played a key role in Leicester City’s shock Premier League triumph in 2016 and has won two more league titles with Manchester City.
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