The 30th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations will start on Saturday. It was just in November that Equatorial Guinea had become the hosts from Morocco, whose plea to postpone the finals over fears concerning the spread of Ebola was rejected from the Confederation of African Football.

The Africa Cup of Nations takes place between January 17 and February 8 2015 and the opening match will be between the hosts Equatorial Guinea and Congo. 16 teams will compete in 4 groups.

The groups:

Group A: Equatorial Guinea, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Burkina Faso.

Group B: Zambia, DR Congo, Cape Verde, Tunisia.

Group C: Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Algeria.

Group D: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Cameroon, Mali.

How to watch the tournament:

ITV4 has the main TV rights for the African Cup of Nations, they will be showing every single game live. You may also catch up with all the action on British Eurosport.

Group Qualification Betting:

Top 2 teams of each group will qualify for the Quarter Finals. If you like long term bets group qualification betting is one of the best choice for you. Let's have a closer look to each group:

Group A:

Burkina Faso look like the best team in Group A. Gabon would be the most likely team to beat Burkina to the top but Congo could also pose an important challenge to Burkina and Gabon. Bet365 offers 1.57 for Burkina Faso to Qualify, odds for Gabon to Qualify is also 1.57. You can get odds of 2.00 if you believe hosts to qualify from group A. Congo to qualify is the lowest possibility with 2.87 betting odds at bet365.

Group B:

Tunisia also known as the Carthage Eagles have enjoyed a rise in form under the management of George Leekens. They are the heavy favourites of Group B. Betting odds also pointing them. Bet365 offers 1.50 for Tunisia to qualify. All other 3 teams in this group are with similar strength. But Cape Verde is our choice as the second team to qualify. Group Qualification odds for the rest of the group are as follows; Zambia 1.97, Cape Verde 2.10 and Congo DR 2.37

Group C:

Algeria and Ghana are the strongest teams in group C. Algeria are one of the best team in the continent if they are on form. With their new manager, Christian Gourcuff Algeria have the chance to win the tournament. Bet365 offers 1.40 for Algeria to qualify from group C, 1.50 for Ghana, 2.37 for Senegal and 3.25 for South Africa.

Group D:

2 African giants, Ivory Coast and Cameroon are the favourites of this group. Most Online bookmakers seem to think Ivory Coast are the favourites to win not only this group but the whole tournament. Ivory Coast will be without Didier Drogba but they have dangerous offensive players like Yaya Touré, Gervinho and Wilfried Bony. With odds of 1.20 at Bet365 Ivory Coast have the lowest odds for group qualification. Bet365 offers 1.50 for Cameroon to qualify, 2.75 for Mali and 4.00 for Guinea.