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
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.
When does the tournament start and where is it?
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.
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What are the groups?
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.
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.
The venues…
Five hosts cities have been chosen with six stadiums used for the tournament.
- Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (capacity 60,000)
- Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (33,000)
- Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro (20,000)
- Stade de la Paix, Bouake (40,000)
- Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo (20,000)
- Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro ( 20,000)
AFCON: Previous winners and runners-up…
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
---|---|---|
1957 | Egypt | Ethiopia |
1959 | Egypt | Sudan |
1962 | Ethiopia | Egypt |
1963 | Ghana | Sudan |
1965 | Ghana | Tunisia |
1968 | DR Congo | Ghana |
1970 | Sudan | Ghana |
1972 | Congo | Mali |
1974 | DR Congo | Zambia |
1976 | Morocco | Guinea |
1978 | Ghana | Uganda |
1980 | Nigeria | Algeria |
1982 | Ghana | Libya |
1984 | Cameroon | Nigeria |
1986 | Egypt | Cameroon |
1988 | Cameroon | Nigeria |
1990 | Algeria | Nigeria |
1992 | Ivory Coast | Ghana |
1994 | Nigeria | Zambia |
1996 | South Africa | Tunisia |
1998 | Egypt | South Africa |
2000 | Cameroon | Nigeria |
2002 | Cameroon | Senegal |
2004 | Tunisia | Morocco |
2006 | Egypt | Ivory Coast |
2008 | Egypt | Cameroon |
2010 | Egypt | Ghana |
2012 | Zambia | Ivory Coast |
2013 | Nigeria | Burkina Faso |
2015 | Ivory Coast | Ghana |
2017 | Cameroon | Egypt |
2019 | Algeria | Senegal |
2021 | Senegal | Egypt |
Fixtures and schedule…
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Group stage
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, Abidjan (5pm)
Group B: Ghana vs Cape Verde – Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Monday January 15
Group C: Senegal vs The Gambia – Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro (2pm)
Group C: Cameroon vs Guinea – Yamoussoukro (5pm)
Group D: Algeria vs Angola – Stade de la Paix, Bouake (8pm)
Tuesday January 16
Group D: Burkina Faso vs Mauritania – Bouake (2pm)
Group E: Tunisia vs Namibia – Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo (5pm)
Group E: Mali vs South Africa – Korhogo (8pm)
Wednesday January 17
Group F: Morocco vs Tanzania – Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro (5pm)
Group F: DR Congo vs Zambia – San Pedro (8pm)
Thursday January 18
Group A: Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau – Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (2pm)
Group A: Ivory Coast vs Nigeria – Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
Group B: Egypt vs Ghana – Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Friday January 19
Group B: Cape Verde vs Mozambique – Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (2pm)
Group C: Senegal vs Cameroon – Yamoussoukro (5pm)
Group C: Guinea vs The Gambia – Yamoussoukro (8pm)
Saturday January 20
Group D: Algeria vs Burkina Faso – Bouake (2pm)
Group D: Mauritania vs Angola – Bouake (5pm)
Group E: Tunisia vs Mali – Korhogo (8pm)
Sunday January 21
Group F: Morocco vs DR Congo – San Pedro (2pm)
Group F: Zambia vs Tanzania – San Pedro (5pm)
Group E: South Africa vs Namibia – Korhogo (8pm)
Monday January 22
Group A: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast – Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
Group A: Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria – Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
Group B: Cape Verde vs Egypt – Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Group B: Mozambique vs Ghana – Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Tuesday January 23
Group C: The Gambia vs Cameroon – Bouake (5pm)
Group C: Guinea vs Senegal – Yamoussoukro (5pm)
Group D: Angola vs Burkina Faso – Yamoussoukro (8pm)
Group D: Mauritania vs Algeria – Bouake (8pm)
Wednesday January 24
Group E: Namibia vs Mali – San Pedro (5pm)
Group E: South Africa vs Tunisia – Korhogo (5pm)
Group F: Tanzania vs DR Congo – Korhogo (8pm)
Group F: Zambia vs Morocco – San Pedro (8pm)
Second round
Saturday January 27
SR1: Group D Winner vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F – Bouake (5pm)
SR2: Group A Second Place vs Group C Second Place – Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Sunday January 28
SR3: Group A Winner vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E – Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
SR4: Group B Second Place vs Group F Second Place -San Pedro (8pm)
Monday January 29
SR5: Group B Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D -Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
SR6: Group C Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F – Yamoussoukro (8pm)
Tuesday January 30
SR7: Group E Winner vs Group D Second Place – Korhogo (5pm)
SR8: Group F Winner vs Group E Second Place – San Pedro (8pm)
Quarter-finals
Friday February 2
QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner RS1 – Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3 – Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Saturday February 3
QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner RS6 – Bouake (5pm)
QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8 – Yamoussoukro (8pm)
Semi-finals
Wednesday February 7
SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 – Bouake (5pm)
SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 – Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Third place play-off
Saturday February 10
Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Final
Sunday February 11
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
State of play
Today at AFCON
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
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