Nigeria
Based on the Fifa world rankings, Senegal’s group is the ‘Group of Life’ at the Nations Cup.
While Senegal, ranked 20th in the world, are the top ranked team in the tournament, their nearest first round rivals—Guinea—are down in 81st place.
After them, the two ‘minnows’ in the group, Zimbabwe and Malawi, are outside the top 120 in the Fifa rankings, suggesting that they will struggle to contain Sadio Mane and co.
However, the Warriors and the Flames both have an opportunity to progress, if they can win their Cosafa derby.
Andrew Mbeki