AFCON 2023: When is it? Where is it? Groups, fixtures, venues, full schedule, kick-off times for 2023 tournament and previous winners
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starts on Saturday January 13; hosts Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau in Abidjan opens the tournament; the final also takes place at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium on Sunday February 11
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Dates, groups, fixtures, kick-off times, host cities and previous winners — here's all you need to know for the Africa Cup of Nations 2023.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starts on Saturday January 13 with Ivory Coast hosting the finals for the second time.
The hosts get things underway when they take on Guinea-Bissau in Abidjan.
The 34th edition of tournament will last two days short of a month and end where it began — at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium — on Sunday February 11.
The 24 teams taking part have been split into six groups of four.
Here's the line-up...
Group A: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau.
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Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique.
Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, The Gambia.
Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola.
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia.
Group F: Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania.
The top two teams in each group and the four best-ranked third-placed teams will advance to the last 16.
Five hosts cities have been chosen with six stadiums used for the tournament.
Saturday January 13
Group A: Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau — Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Sunday January 14
Group A: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea — Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (2pm)
Group B: Egypt vs Mozambique — Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium,
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