France, Jan. 31 -- Well, if the organisers can call it the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations when it is clearly happening in 2024, the review can jolly well inject some contemporary breeze and freshness and anoint it the 2024 Africa Cup of Surprises.

Dream scenario

The Morocco coach Walid Regragui was handed a four-game touchline ban for his part in a melee with the Democratic Republic of Congo skipper Chancel Mbemba at the end of their game in the group stages. Regragui was absent for the final pool game against Zambia in San Pedro on Day 12. The Moroccan football federation appealed and tournament organisers relented to allow him to be in the engine room on the sidelines for the game against South Africa. But what? The DRC federation says it...