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Mohamed Salah will lead Egypt's hopes at AFCON while Sadio Mane, Riyad Mahrez and Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang are also looking to shine... but who is each country's star man in Cameroon hoping to light up the tournament?

The Africa Cup of Nations is just around the corner and is should be a showcase of talent and exciting football with some of the world's top players heading off to Camerooon to take part this month.

We are already well aware of the talent of the likes of Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, but there might be a handful of players from the lesser-known countries you may not be familiar with just yet.

From Morocco to Sudan, from Nigeria to Ethiopa and from Senegal to Zimbabwe, each of the 24 teams taking part are pinning their hopes on their squad's best and most experienced players, but which of them are leading the charges of each nation?