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Africa Cup of Nations

Jan 16, 2017 5:17:41 AM

Underachievers DR Congo and Morocco contest a potentially thrilling encounter for their respective Africa Cup of Nations opener on Monday.

Herve Renard is hoping to win his third Africa Cup of Nations title as a coach but is well aware of the task facing Morocco in Group C ahead of their opener against a resurgent DR Congo on Monday.

After breaking into the top 50 of FIFA's world rankings in 2016, DR Congo appear to be getting somewhere close to their former glory days of the 1960s and 70s, when they won AFCON in '68 and '74, as Congo-Kinshasa and Zaire, respectively.