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Who will play in AFCON 2023?

Who will play in AFCON 2023?

Group A: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau.

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.

What is the schedule for AFCON 2023/2024?

Round Date
Group stage Jan 13 — 24, 2024
Round of 16 Jan 27 — 30, 2024
Quarterfinal Feb 2 — 3, 2024
Semifinal Feb 7, 2024 
Third place playoff Feb 10, 2024 
Final Feb 11, 2024

Matchday 1

Date Fixture
01/13 Ivory Coast vs. Guinea-Bissau
01/13 Nigeria vs. Equatorial Guinea
01/14 Egypt vs. Mozambique
01/14 Ghana vs. Cape Verde
01/15 Senegal vs. The Gambia
01/15 Cameroon vs. Guinea
01/15 Algeria vs. Angola
01/16 Burkina Faso vs. Mauritania
01/16 Tunisia vs. Namibia
01/16 Mali vs. South Africa
01/17 Morocco vs. Tanzania
01/17 DR Congo vs. Zambia

Matchday 2

Date Fixture
01/18 Equatorial Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau
01/18 Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria
01/18 Egypt vs. Ghana
01/19 Cape Verde vs. Mozambique
01/19 Senegal vs. Cameroon
01/19 Guinea vs. The Gambia
01/20 Algeria vs. Burkina Faso
01/20 Mauritania vs. Angola
01/20 Tunisia vs. Mali
01/21 Morocco vs. DR Congo
01/21 Zambia vs. Tanzania
01/21 South Africa vs. Namibia

Matchday 3

Date Fixture
01/22 Guinea-Bissau vs. Nigeria
01/22 Equatorial Guinea vs. Ivory Coast
01/22 Mozambique vs. Ghana
01/22 Cape Verde vs. Egypt
01/23 The Gambia vs. Cameroon
01/23 Guinea vs. Senegal
01/23 Mauritania vs. Algeria
01/23 Angola vs. Burkina Faso
01/24 Namibia vs. Mali
01/24 South Africa vs. Tunisia
01/24 Zambia vs. Morocco
01/24 Tanzania vs. DR Congo

Which platforms will broadcast AFCON 2023?

TV channels that broadcast AFCON 2023: all beIN sports channels, beIN Sports XTRA, beIN XTRA en Espanol, beIN Sports en Espanol, ESPN*, EPTV, Sky Sports*, Kayo Sports*, BBC*.

Platforms that stream AFCON 2023: DirecTV Stream, fuboTV, beIN Sports, beIN Sports Espanol, beIN Sports Connect, Fanatiz, ESPN, Sling TV, Eurosport, DAZN, Vidgo, SportItalia, CAF TV (YouTube)

*AFCON 2021 broadcasters that haven’t approved the broadcast of AFCON 2023 as of writing this.

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  • beIN Sports XTRA
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  • CAF TV (on YouTube)
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FAQ

When does AFCON 2023 start?

AFCON 2023 starts on Saturday, Jan 13, 2024.

Why is AFCON 2024 called 2023?

AFCON 2024 is called 2023 because the tournament had to happen in 2023 but was moved to early 2024 due to heavy rains in Ivory Coast, as announced by CAF (Confederation of African Football) in June 2022.

Who will host AFCON?

AFCON 2024 will be held in Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), West Africa, and is scheduled to start on January 13, 2024 and end on February 11, 2024.

What is the format of the African Cup of Nations?

The AFCON starts with an initial group stage followed by a knockout system that follows the round-of-last-16 draw.

There are six groups of four teams. The top two teams qualify automatically, with four more spaces in the knockouts available to the best-performing third-place teams.

The classification for the best-performing team:

  1. Points
  2. Goal difference
  3. Goals scored
  4. Disciplinary points
  5. Drawing of lots

Which teams have qualified for AFCON 2023?

The teams that qualified for the 2023 AFCON are Ivory Coast, Morocco, Algeria, South Africa, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Egypt, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mali, Guinea, Ghana, Angola, Tanzania, Mozambique, Congo DR, Mauritania, The Gambia, Cameroon, and Namibia.