Summary: Anto is joined with football correspondent Ed Aarons for a part one of a preview for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in which we take a look at several of the big talking points that have surfaced as provisional and final squads have been submitted during the tune-up phase of national team preparation. Needless to say, a year removed from the surprising rise of Zambia and the Copper Bullets, many of the questions are a final audition for that remarkable dress rehearsal settled by single elimination penalties. At the core of the discussion is a window of opportunity closing for Didier Drogba with even more questions of this team than the last, a lesser talented Ghana side than 2012 with late scratch Andre Ayew of Olympique de Marseille as a massive loss to the cause, past stars continental level stars who have been pressured by their professional clubs to not attend this edition and whether this might just be a tournament for emerging stars such as Younes Belhanda of Morocco, Kwadwo Asamoah of the Black Stars and Tokelo Rantie of South Africa in front of the home fans. Questions are in abundance here about the return of Togo to the competition after a tragedy in 2010, if Mali can make that next step and if the shuffle of host nations with Libya might just give the Bafana Bafana another emotional awakening from tournaments past. This is the primer for a number of looks we will take at one of the great international tournaments kicking off on 19 January.
