AFCON 2023: full tournament schedule, fixtures, teams, kick-off times
The 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations kicks-off in Ivory Coast on Saturday 13 January as 24 nations eye the biggest prize in African football.
Ivory Coast will stage the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time after hosting the 1984 edition of the tournament. Much has changed since Cameroon secured their first AFCON title some 40 years ago with just eight nations participating at the 14th edition of the competition.
Fast forward to 2024 and twenty four nations will participate at six stadiums in five Ivorian cities with the host nation kick starting the competition on Saturday, 13 January (2024) as the Elephants face Guinea-Bissau in Abidjan with the final set for 11 February.
At the outset of the competition, current champions Senegal, Cameroon, Egypt and Morocco are considered tournament favourites with the spotlight set to fall on greats such as Sadio Mané, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen or Riyad Mahrez.
The top two sides in each of the six groups will advance to the Round of 16 and will be joined by four of the best placed third placed teams. The competition then follows a direct knock-out format through to the 11 February final where the champion of Africa will be crowned at the 60,000 capacity Alassane Ouattara Stadium in the capital, Abidjan.
Group A: Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (3pm ET)
Group A: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (9am)
Group B: Egypt vs Mozambique, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (12pm)
Group B: Ghana vs Cape Verde, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (3pm)
Group C: Senegal vs The Gambia, Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro (9am)
Group C: Cameroon vs Guinea, Yamoussoukro (12am)
Group D: Algeria
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