IAfter 11 months without senior international football, Africa’s national teams return to action with a series of tantalising friendlies this week.
There are some superb match-ups, including all-African affairs like Nigeria vs Algeria, Ghana vs Mali, South Africa vs Namibia and Kenya vs Namibia.
Similarly, we’ve got some fascinating cross-continental clashes, with North African champions Mexico facing reigning Africa Cup of Nations holders Les Fennecs in a mouth-watering showdown.
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More so than usual, there are plenty of intriguing subplots, with a series of new head coaches overseeing their first international break, and numerous new faces being handed their maiden international call-ups.