AFCON 2024 Schedule: Groupings, Fixtures, Results And Venues

In the 34th edition of the AFCON, 24 national teams from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are competing to become the Kings of the..

AFCON 2024

In the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, 24 national teams from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are competing to become the Kings of the Continent. The tournament, happening in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), kicks off on Saturday, January 13, 2024.

Nigeria, making their 19th AFCON appearance this year, has previously clinched the championship three times—in 2013, 1994, and 1980. Under the guidance of head coach José Peseiro, the Super Eagles are eager to bounce back from recent setbacks, especially after missing out on qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

In the last AFCON in 2019, Nigeria secured a third-place finish, losing 2-1 to eventual champions Algeria in the semi-final. This time around, Nigeria is placed in Group A alongside Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and the host nation Côte d'Ivoire.

Senegal aims to be the first team to win the Africa Cup of Nations twice in over a decade. They're defending their title in Ivory Coast this winter. In the last tournament, it was an all-Liverpool showdown in the final. Sadio Mane, a former Liverpool player, scored the decisive penalty in a shootout against Egypt, led by Mohamed Salah.

This year's AFCON will feature several Premier League stars, including Salah, Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana, Tottenham midfielders Pape Sarr and Yves Bissouma, West Ham's new sensation Mohammed Kudus, and Fulham duo Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey.

AFCON 2024 Dates And Groups

The Africa Cup of Nations in 2024 is going to start from Saturday, January 13 to Sunday, February 11. The teams that finish on top in each group, along with the four best third-placed teams, move on to the round of 16.

Here are the groups:

• 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

AFCON 2024 Venues

AFCON 2024 will be held at different stadiums across Ivory Coast. Here are the venues:

• Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan (Capacity: 60,000)
• Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan (Capacity: 33,000)
• Charles Konan Banny Stadium in Yamoussoukro (Capacity: 20,000)
• Stade de la Paix in Bouake (Capacity: 40,000)
• Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo (Capacity: 20,000)
• Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pedro (Capacity: 20,000)

AFCON 2024 Matches And Schedule

AFCON 2024 is packed with exciting matches. Here's the schedule for the group stage:

Group Stage

January 13:

• Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau (8pm)

January 14:

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

January 15:

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

January 16:

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

January 17:

• Morocco vs Tanzania (5pm)
• DR Congo vs Zambia (8pm)

January 18:

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

January 19:

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

January 20:

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

January 21:

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

January 22:

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

January 23:

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

January 24:

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

Round Of 16

January 27:

• Group D Winner vs Third Place Group B/E/F (5pm)
• Group A Second vs Group C Second (8pm)

January 28:

• Group A Winner vs Third Place Group C/D/E (5pm)
• Group B Second vs Group F Second (8pm)

January 29:

• Group B Winner vs Third Place Group A/C/D (5pm)
• Group C Winner vs Third Place Group A/B/F (8pm)

January 30:

• Group E Winner vs Group D Second (5pm)
• Group F Winner vs Group E Second (8pm)

Quarter-Finals

February 2:

• Winner R2 vs Winner R1 (5pm)
• Winner R4 vs Winner R3 (8pm)

February 3:

• Winner R7 vs Winner R6 (5pm)
• Winner R5 vs Winner R8 (8pm)

Semi-Finals

February 7:

• Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (5pm)
• Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (8pm)

Third Place Play-Off

February 10:

• Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 (8pm)

Final

February 11:

• Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (8pm)