Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Djamel Belmadi of Algeria says hosts Ivory Coast are the team to beat at the 2024 tournament, which kicks off on Saturday.

Host nations have often struggled to turn home advantage into success with only 11 of the previous 33 AFCONs won by the home side.

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But 2019 winning coach Belmadi believes the Ivorian Elephants can go all the way and win the flagship African football tournament a third time after triumphs in 1992 and 2015.

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"Hosts and two-time champions Ivory Coast are the team to beat at this tournament as they possess a very strong squad," he told reporters.

Belmadi brushed aside suggestions that Algeria are also strong challengers, saying "we are not among the favourites".

The 47-year-old France-born coach guided the Desert Foxes to victory over Senegal in the 2019 final, but they were shock first round casualties when defending the title two years ago.

Here, AFP Sport covers the views of 10 of the 24 coaches who will be seeking glory in a tournament that reaches its climax on February 11 with the final in Abidjan.

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