The 30-year-old Manchester City winger skippered his country to victory against Senegal in the 2019 final in Egypt, and Djamel Belmadi’s team are unbeaten in competitive action since then
The 2021 tournament dates have changed twice, first because of fears that torrential seasonal rains could affect the tight schedule, and then because of the pandemic.
English football is set for (another) defiant return, bringing with it several bizarre subplots
The expanded and new-look Africa Cup of Nations was supposed to be a celebration of football in the cradle of civilisation