AFCON 2023: The Full Fixtures, Venues And More

After a long wait to observe the most beautiful soccer competition on the continent, it’s at last here. The competition which is hosted by Cote d’Ivoire is the 34th edition of the biggest sports event on the African soil.

The tournament starts today Saturday 13 January to 11 February 2024 in Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouake, San Pedro, and Korhogo.

The first game will feature the host Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau on Saturday 13 January 2024 at Alassane Ouattara Olympic stadium of Ebimpe, in Abidjan.

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The match will start off at 20:00 local time (GMT).

The following is the full schedule:

The top two in each group and the four best third-placed teams progress to the round of 16.

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

Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique

Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia

Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola

Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia

Group F: Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania

VENUES

Alassane Ouattara Stadium – Abidjan (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)

GROUP STAGE

January 13

Ivory Coast v Guinea-Bissau (8pm)

January 14

Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea (2pm)
Egypt v Mozambique (5pm)
Ghana v Cape Verde (8pm)

January 15

Senegal v Gambia (2pm)
Cameroon v Guinea (5pm)
Algeria v Angola (8pm)

January 16

Burkina Faso v Mauritania (2pm)
Tunisia v Namibia (5pm)
Mali v South Africa (8pm)

January 17

Morocco v Tanzania (5pm)
DR Congo v Zambia (8pm)

January 18

Equatorial Guinea v Guinea-Bissau (2pm)
Ivory Coast v Nigeria (5pm)
Egypt v Ghana (8pm)

January 19

Cape Verde v Mozambique (2pm)
Senegal v Cameroon (5pm)
Guinea v Gambia (8pm)

January 20

Algeria v Burkina Faso (2pm)
Mauritania v Angola (5pm)
Tunisia v Mali (8pm)

January 21

Morocco v DR Congo (2pm)
Zambia v Tanzania (5pm)
South Africa v Namibia (8pm)

January 22

Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast (5pm)
Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria (5pm)
Cape Verde v Egypt (8pm)
Mozambique v Ghana (8pm)

January 23

Gambia v Cameroon (5pm)
Guinea v Senegal (5pm)
Angola v Burkina Faso (8pm)
Mauritania v Algeria (8pm)

January 24

Namibia v Mali (5pm)
South Africa v Tunisia (5pm)
Tanzania v DR Congo (8pm)
Zambia v Morocco (8pm)

ROUND OF 16

January 27

R1: Group D Winner v Third Place Group B/E/F (5pm)

R2: Group A Second v Group C Second (8pm)

January 28

R3: Group A Winner v Third Place Group C/D/E (5pm)

R4: Group B Second v Group F Second (8pm)

January 29

R5: Group B Winner v Third Place Group A/C/D (5pm)

R6: Group C Winner v Third Place Group A/B/F (8pm)

January 30

R7: Group E Winner v Group D Second (5pm)
R8: Group F Winner vs Group E Second (8pm)

QUARTER-FINALS

February 2

QF1: Winner R2 v Winner R1 (5pm)
QF2: Winner R4 v Winner R3 (8pm)

February 3

QF3: Winner R7 v Winner R6 (5pm)
QF4: Winner R5 v Winner R8 (8pm)

SEMI-FINALS

February 7

SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF4 (5pm)
SF2: Winner QF3 v Winner QF2 (8pm)

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

February 10

Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 (8pm)

FINAL

February 11

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (8pm)

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