Title holders Zambia head a list of 10 past winners in a strong field at this year's African Nations Cup finals, but it is the Ivory Coast who start as srong favourites.
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It will be the 5th successive tournament that the forward Didier Drogba and his teammates are the team to beat but they could find the 'favourite' tag substituted for that of 'boring, useless, nothing to write home about' if they again fail to deliver.
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The spoltlight will be on the 34-year-old Drogba who is Africa's most high-profile player but has never tasted Nations Cup success.
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Drogba is joined in the Ivory Coast squad by African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure and Wilfied Bony, top scorer in the dutch league this season and seen as Drogba's successor.
He is seen as the leader, he must act like one.
He is a role model to so many players