After hosting the competition in 1984, Ivory Coast will host the Africa Cup of Nations once again. Almost forty years have passed since Cameroon won their first AFCON championship, and just eight countries took part in the competition's 14th edition.

 

 

In 2024, twenty-four countries will compete in six stadiums spread over five Ivorian towns. The host country, Abidjan, will host the competition's opening match on January 13 when the Elephants take on Guinea-Bissau. The championship match is scheduled for February 11.

 

Current champions Senegal, Cameroon, Egypt, and Morocco are the tournament favorites at the start of the campaign. Still, legends like Sadio Mané, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen, or Riyad Mahrez will undoubtedly steal the show.

                                                                                                    Mohamed Salah

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

 

Group B: Mozambique, Egypt, Ghana, and Cape Verde. Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, and The Gambia make Group

 

C. Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Angola make Group

 

D. Namibia, South Africa, Mali, and Tunisia make Group

 

E. Group F: Tanzania, Zambia, DR Congo, and Morocco.

 

Four of the highest-seeded third-place teams will accompany the top two teams from each of the six groups to the Round of 16.

 

The tournament then proceeds in a straight knockout style to the final on February 11, which will take place in the 60,000-seat Alassane Ouattara Stadium in the nation's capital, Abidjan, and crown the champion of Africa.

 

Schedule for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (times in ET)January

13th, Saturday Group A: Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan vs. Guinea-Bissau (3 p.m. ET) Sunday, January

 

14 Group A: Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan; Nigeria vs. Equatorial Guinea (9 am)

 

Mozambique vs. Egypt in Group B at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium (noon)

 

Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan: Ghana vs. Cape Verde, 3 p.m.

 

 

Monday, January 15, 9 a.m., Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Senegal vs. The Gambia,

 

Group C: Yamoussoukro, Guinea vs. Cameroon (midnight)

 

Group D: Stade de la Paix, Bouake; Algeria vs. Angola (3 pm)

 

                                                                         Victor Osimhen

Tuesday, January 16, 9 a.m.: Burkina Faso vs. Mauritania in Group D, Bouake

 

Group E: Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo vs. Namibia (noon)

 

Group E: South Africa vs. Mali, Korhogo (3 pm) Wednesday, January 17, 12 p.m.,

 

Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro: Morocco vs. Tanzania in Group F.

 

Group F: San Pedro, DR Congo vs. Zambia (3 pm)

 

Thursday, January 18, 9 a.m., Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan,

Group A: Equatorial Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau Group A:

 

Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria  (12 p.m.)

 

Egypt against Ghana in Group B at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium at 3 p.m.

 

 

Friday, January 19, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan,

 

 

Group B: Cape Verde vs. Mozambique (9 am) Group C: Yamoussoukro, Senegal vs. Cameroon (noon) Group C: Yamoussoukro, Guinea vs. The Gambia (3 pm) Algeria vs. Burkina Faso,

 

Saturday, January 20, Group D, Bouake (9 am) Group D: Angola vs. Mauritania, Bouake (noon)

 

Tunisia vs. Mali, Group E, Korhogo (3 pm) Sunday, January 21, 3 p.m.,

 

Group E: Namibia vs. South Africa, Korhogo

 

Group F: DR Congo vs. Morocco, San Pedro, 9 a.m. Group F: San Pedro, Zambia vs. Tanzania (12 p.m.) Monday, January 22, 9 a.m., Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan,

 

Group A: Equatorial Guinea vs. Ivory Coast

 

Group A: Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan; Guinea-Bissau vs. Nigeria (9am)

 

 

Group B: Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan: Cape Verde vs. Egypt (3pm)

 

 

Group B: Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan vs. Ghana (3pm)

 

Tuesday, January 23, 12 p.m., Bouake, Group C: The Gambia vs. Cameroon

 

 

Group C: Yamoussoukro, Guinea vs. Senegal (noon)

 

 

Group D: Yamoussoukro, Angola vs. Burkina Faso (3 pm)

 

Algeria vs. Mauritania in Group D, Bouake (3 pm) Wednesday, January 24,

 

 

12 p.m., San Pedro, Group E: Namibia vs. Mali

 

 

Group E: Tunisia vs. South Africa, Korhogo (12 pm)

 

 

Group F: DR Congo vs. Tanzania, Korhogo, 3 p.m.

 

 

Group F: Morocco vs. Zambia, San Pedro, 3 p.m.

 

 

AFCON 2023: Qualifiers January 27, Saturday SR1: Bouake, Group D Winner vs Third Place Group B/E/F (12 pm)

 

 

SR2: Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan; Group A Second Place vs. Group C Second Place (3 pm) Sunday, January 28.

 

 

SR3: Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan; Group A Winner vs. Third Place Group C/D/E (12 pm)

 

 

SR4: San 3 p.m., Group B vs. Group F Second Place Pedro Monday, January 29.

 

 

 

SR5: Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan vs. 3rd Place Group A/C/D; Group B Winner (12pm)

 

 

 

SR6: Yamoussoukro, Group C Winner vs. 3rd Place, Group A/B/F (3 pm) Tuesday, January 30.

 

 

 

SR7: Korhogo, Group D Second Place vs. Group E Winner (12 pm) SR8: San Pedro, Group F Winner vs. Group E Second Place (3 pm)