As things get heated on the pitch during the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d’Ivoire 2023, there will be a continuous feast of know-how and technical acumen in the dugout.

Group B has so much to give as far as coaches go.

CAFOnline.com puts the spotlight on the coaches in Group B.

Rui Vitória - EGYPT

Born in Portugal, Vitória is heading to his first-ever TotalEnergies CAF AFCON after signing up to be the head coach of Egypt in 2022.

Before joining Egypt, Rui Vitória had a stint with Portuguese giants Benfica, where he won a domestic treble in his first season and went ahead to defend the Portuguese topflight league the following season.

Despite being a new face on the continent, the Portuguese international has what it takes to deliver on a big stage like the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON.

Chris Hughton - GHANA

For over four decades, Ghana has failed to win an AFCON title, and the 34th edition provides another platform for them to end the long drought.

To lead this campaign is the 65-year-old English-born Chris Hughton, who was appointed as the head coach after the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Chris, despite his rich experience in the English Premier League, has never been to the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON before.

The former Tottenham, West Ham, and Brentford player are hoping to write history in Côte d'Ivoire.

Bubista - CAPE VERDE

The Cape Verde National team is led by Bubista.

Bubista was a player for the Cape Verde National team, where he played 28 games as a defender.

The 54-year-old has been in charge of Cape Verde since 2020, and this will be his second AFCON. He qualified for the last edition in Cameroon and finished in the Round of 16.

Cape Verde finds themselves in a much more difficult group with past winners Ghana and Egypt.

Chiquinho Conde - MOZAMBIQUE

Chiquinho is one of the key men in the history of Mozambique football as a player and a coach.

As a player, Chiquinho spent most of his years playing in Portugal for clubs like SC Braga, Sporting Lisbon, among others.

He also appeared in three TotalEnergies CAF AFCON tournaments for Mozambique.

Before his appointment as the head coach for the Mambas, they had failed to qualify for the last six editions of the Africa Cup of Nations but managed to secure qualification for the 2023 edition.