Africa's new faces: Real Madrid star with Morocco, Barca wonderkid with Senegal

The first international break after the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations offers national teams across the continent the opportunity to reshuffle their rosters and give new faces the opportunity to impress. Here are ESPN's picks for the most exciting players who could be set to make their international bows for African nations over the week ahead. Morocco entered the Nations Cup as potential title winners, particularly following their World Cup exploits, but it ended up being a difficult, controversial, and depressingly brief campaign for the 2025 hosts. Walid Regragui kept his job, and his hopes of building for next year's tournament on a positive footing have been boosted by the 'signing' of Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz.