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Ivory Coast are the defending champions, beating Nigeria in the final two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, with the first final taking place in 1957 between Egypt and Ethiopa. But how well do you know the history of the tournament, and more specifically the players?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Test out your knowledge below by correctly identifying the mystery lineups with only the each player&#8217;s club crest to go off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to let us know how you got on via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/squawka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SquawkaFootballNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" data-rid-id=\"498615\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" style=\"margin:0 auto;max-width:100%;width:640px;\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/css\/embed.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<iframe style=\"width:100%;height:300px;border:1px solid #cfcfcf;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/498615?\" allow=\"autoplay\" title=\"Quiz - Can you name these former AFCON winners and runners-up on their players&#039; clubs?\"><section><h2><h2>Can you name these former AFCON winners and runners-up on their players&#8217; clubs?<\/h2><\/h2><\/section><section><h2><\/h2><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><section><h2><\/h2><\/section><section><h3><\/h3><\/section><\/iframe>\n<\/div><p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\"  rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"blank\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is almost upon us. 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