As the Africa Cup of Nations draws ever closer, eyes are expectedly cast at the stars who will light up the continental showpiece as well as the top nations who might win the tournament.
However, the tournament will be graced by the presence of some young stars who will be seeking to make a name for themselves at Afcon.
The young players might not have been heard of, but they play with the hope of becoming household names come the end of the tournament.
Mauritania have included a 16-year-old in their squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
AS Douanes midfielder Beyatt Lekweiry was a surprise call-up by Mourabitounes coach Didier de Gomes who took charge in November.
He joins a set of teenagers handed call-ups by their respective countries including Sierra Leone's 17-year old goalkeeper Ibrahim Sesay and 18 year old midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, who will represent Tunisia.
Others include 19 year old Ghananian winger Kamaldeen Sulemanaand and 18 year old midfielder Ilaix Moriba who will represent Guinea.
Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o, now the country's Football Association president, is among one of the youngest players to feature in the Afcon.
He first turned out for the Indomitable Lions in the continental football bonanza in Burkina Faso 1998 as a precocious 17-year-old and since never missed a call up till he retired.
Africa's showpiece football tournament, that was rescheduled to this year, will be contested across five cities in Cameroon, namely Yaounde, Douala, Limbe, Garoua, and Bafousam, between January 9th and February 6th.