Africa Cup of Nations 2023 match schedule

Côte d’Ivoire hosts the tournament – delayed for six months due to adverse weather, but retaining the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 title – featuring the best talent from the continent 


Top two from each group plus four best third-placed teams progress to knockout stage

GROUP A
Abidjan (1)*
Côte d’Ivoire
Nigeria
Eq. Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

GROUP B
Abidjan (2)*
Egypt 
Ghana 
Cape Verde
Mozambique

GROUP C
Yamoussoukro
Senegal 
Cameroon 
Guinea
Gambia

GROUP D
Bouaké
Algeria 
Burkina Faso 
Mauritania
Angola

GROUP E
Korhogo
Tunisia
Mali
South Africa
Namibia

GROUP F
San-Pédro
Morocco 
DR Congo 
Zambia
Tanzania


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13 Côte d’Ivoire - Guinea-Bissau 
14 Nigeria - Eq. Guinea		Egypt - Mozambique	Ghana - Cape Verde
15 Senegal - Gambia		Cameroon - Guinea	Algeria - Angola
16 Burkina Faso - Mauritania	Tunisia - Namibia	Mali - South Africa
17 Morocco - Tanzania		DR Congo - Zambia
18 Eq. Guinea - Guinea-Bissau	Côte d’Ivoire - Nigeria	Egypt - Ghana
19 Cape Verde - Mozambique	Senegal - Cameroon	Guinea - Gambia
20 Algeria - Burkina Faso	Mauritania - Angola	Tunisia - Mali
21 South Africa - Namibia	Morocco - DR Congo	Zambia - Tanzania
22 Eq. Guinea - Côte d’Ivoire 	Guinea-Bissau - Nigeria	Mozambique - Ghana	Cape Verde - Egypt
Abidjan (1)			Abidjan (2)		Abidjan (1)		Abidjan (2)
23 Guinea - Senegal		Gambia - Cameroon	Angola - Burkina Faso	Mauritania - Algeria
Yamoussoukro			Bouaké			Yamoussoukro		Bouaké
24 South Africa - Tunisia 	Namibia - Mali		Tanzania - DR Congo	Zambia - Morocco
Korhogo				San-Pédro		Korhogo			San-Pédro
	

Knockout stages

If scores level after 90 minutes, matches go into extra-time then decided on penalties

Round of 16							Round of 16
1 2A 								2B 3
2C 		Quarter-finals			Quarter-finals	2F
Jan 27		Feb 2		Third-place  	Feb 3		Jan 28
		A Winner 1 	play-off	Winner 3 B
		Winner 2	Feb 10		Winner 4
Jan 27								Jan 28
2 1D 								1A 4 
3B/E/F				Semi-finals			3C/D/E
			1 Winner A	Winner B 2
			Winner D	Winner C
5 1B 			Feb 7		Feb 7			1E 7 
3A/C/D								2D
Jan 29 		D Winner 5 			Winner 7 C	Jan 30
		Winner 6			Winner 8
		Feb 3				Feb 2
Jan 30				Final: Feb 11			Jan 29
6 1F 				Alassane Ouattara 		1C 8 
2E				Stadium, Abidjan		3A/B/F


*Abidjan (1): Alassane Ouattara Stadium. Abidjan (2): Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium


Source: ACN 
Pictures: Getty Images
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