المجموعة الرابعة : الكاميرون - تونس - الجابون - زامبيا

GROUP D



Four-time winners and always among the favourites, Cameroon rescued a disastrous early start to their latest qualifying campaign to finish strongly under the stewardship of Paul Le Guen.
The French coach took over a deflated Indomitable Lions team last July when they were languishing at the bottom of their group.
The former Lyon and Paris St Germain coach proved inspirational to a side led by Samuel Eto'o, converting them into a slick, efficient unit who would go onto win four successive qualifiers and book their places in Angola and South Africa.
They were rewarded by what many would regard as a favourable group draw, with their biggest challenge coming from Tunisia.

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The north Africans are, however, looking to regain some of the confidence lost by being pipped at the post by Nigeria for World Cup qualification.
The last-ditch failure caused a national outcry which saw Faouzi Benzarti replace Humberto Coelho as coach for this tournament.
The 2004 champions have also made several changes to their squad since November's disappointment, drafting in a younger squad of players. Whether they will suffer from the Tunisians' traditional problem of being poor sub-Saharan travellers will determine how far they can go.
Gabon will be given a chance to reacquaint themselves with Cameroon, having finished runners-up to them in qualifying.
The Gabonese enjoyed a strong showing early in qualifying, putting themselves in World Cup contention, but inevitably suffered a dip in fortunes, losing three of their last four matches.
But for a small nation, they acquitted themselves well overall throughout the qualifying campaign, under the coaching of former France international Alain Giresse and captaincy of Hull City's Daniel Cousin and they will hope to rediscover their excellent early form.
Zambia also had a strong start in qualifying, battling to a confidence-boosting draw with Egypt in Cairo.
They finished a distant third behind the Pharoahs in the end, but would scrape through to Angola with five points.
The Zambians will compete at the Nations Cup for the 10th time in the last 11 editions, but they have failed to make it past the first round since reaching the semi-finals in 1996.
One major worry for coach Herve Renard is their inability to score, after hitting just two goals in their final qualification phase, but they will be hoping striker Chris Katongo of German side Arminia Bielefeld can find the touch to match his blistering pace.