The Africa Cup of Nations 2019 edition comes to a close on Friday evening as Senegal vie for their first-ever title against a free-scoring Algeria in Cairo.
Bonafide superstars of European football like Kalidou Koulibaly, Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane all have the chance to become card-carrying legends for their countries, while the latter even admitted that winning AFCON would mean more to him than the Champions League medal he picked up with Liverpool just a month and a bit ago.
As the class of 2019 eye immortality, here's an all-time XI of the tournament's greatest stars.