Spotlight on new coaches as road to Afcon 2027 begins
Image source, Reuters/Getty ImagesImage caption, Pitso Mosimane (left) and Herve Renard (right) return to the dugout for South Africa and Ivory Coast respectively while Patrick Vieira (centre) starts his first international job with SenegalByRob StevensBBC Sport AfricaJust eight months on from the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) - and with the world still waiting to find out the ultimate destination of the title - the road to the 2027 tournament begins in earnest.
Other new arrivalsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Claude Le Roy, who guided Cameroon to Afcon glory in 1988, returns for another spell with Congo-Brazzaville five years after leaving his most recent international job with TogoCape Verde were one of the great stories of the 2026 World Cup, pushing Argentina all the way in the last 32 before the debutants lost 3-2 after extra time.
Return of the Red Sea CamelsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sheffield United striker Siem Eyob-Abraha (right) is back in the Eritrea squad after the 18-year-old scored in the preliminary qualifying round victory over Eswatini in MarchElsewhere, Eritrea are back in the group stage of Afcon qualifiers - for the first time since the build-up to the 2008 edition - after seeing off Eswatini 4-1 on aggregate in the preliminary round in March.
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