| ADEBAYOR | Emmanuel ___, striker who captained Togo at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations despite not having a current club |
| BALLADSINGER | Small laboratory raises one of those in stable with pronounced canter for one familiar with the Curr |
| AMP | Curr. unit |
| NEWENGLANDERS | Despite not having been born there, what these six celebrities could be considered-if you look at their initials |
| GETALONGWITHOUT | Manage despite not having |
| CLUELESS | Despite not having much intelligence use cells differently (8) |
| AURIER | Serge -, captain of defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Cote d'Ivoire; at Tottenham Hotspur from 2017-21 |
| EGYPT | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up nicknamed The Pharaohs coached by Rui Vitoria since 2022; hosts of the competition in 1974, 1986, 2006 and 2019 (5) |
| MALAWI | CAF nation whose home is the Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe; 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 losers to Morocco (6) |
| LEONE | Sierra ....., in football, country that has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on three occasions (5) |
| ELHADARY | Essam .. ...... , 1996-2018 Egypt goalkeeper; oldest ever FIFA World Cup player and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations final winner (2-6) |
| CAMEROON | Country that hosted the football tournament Africa Cup of Nations in 2022 (8) |
| GABON | Africa Cup of Nations 2017 hosts (5) |
| BENIN | CAF nation, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finalists, coached by Gernot Rohr since 2023 (5) |
| ZAMBIA | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations champions (6) |
| NIGERIA | 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winners (7) |
| SENEGAL | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations winners (7) |
| GHANA | 1963 and 1978 Africa Cup of Nations hosts and winners (5) |
| OBOABONA | Godfrey ........ , 2012-16 Nigeria defender; 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final winner (8) |
| TOGO | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations team attacked by gunmen (4) |
