FILE-In this file photo taken on Sunday, March 24, 2011, Lorient's French coach Christian Gourcuff is seen before his French League One soccer match against Lille, in Lorient, western France. For the first time in a long time, Ivory Coast isn’t the pre-tournament favorite to win the African Cup of Nations. Instead, Algeria is expected to win its first title since 1990 after being the continent’s best performer at last year’s World Cup. Algeria took eventual champion Germany to extra time in the last 16 at the World Cup in Brazil, and won its first five games in final qualifying for the Cup of Nations to underline its top-ranking in Africa. A change in coach after the World Cup, when Frenchman Christian Gourcuff replaced Vahid Halilhodzic, didn’t affect the momentum. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)