AFCON 2024: Scheduling, Groupings, Fixtures, Results And Venues

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 claim the title. The tournament, taking place in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), begins on Saturday, January 13, 2024.

Nigeria, making their 19th appearance in AFCON this year, has previously won 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, particularly 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, Nigeria is placed in Group A alongside Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and the host nation Côte d'Ivoire.

AFCON 2024 Details

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	Teams
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:

Stadium	Location	Capacity
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

AFCON 2024 Matches And Schedule

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

Group Stage

Date	Match	Time
January 13	Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau	8:00 pm
January 14	Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea	2:00 pm
	Egypt vs Mozambique	5:00 pm
	Ghana vs Cape Verde	8:00 pm
January 15	Senegal vs Gambia	2:00 pm
	Cameroon vs Guinea	5:00 pm
	Algeria vs Angola	8:00 pm
January 16	Burkina Faso vs Mauritania	2:00 pm
	Tunisia vs Namibia	5:00 pm
	Mali vs South Africa	8:00 pm
January 17	Morocco vs Tanzania	5:00 pm
	DR Congo vs Zambia	8:00 pm
January 18	Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau	2:00 pm
	Ivory Coast vs Nigeria	5:00 pm
	Egypt vs Ghana	8:00 pm
January 19	Cape Verde vs Mozambique	2:00 pm
	Senegal vs Cameroon	5:00 pm
	Guinea vs Gambia	8:00 pm
January 20	Algeria vs Burkina Faso	2:00 pm
	Mauritania vs Angola	5:00 pm
	Tunisia vs Mali	8:00 pm
January 21	Morocco vs DR Congo	2:00 pm
	Zambia vs Tanzania	5:00 pm
	South Africa vs Namibia	8:00 pm
January 22	Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast	5:00 pm
	Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria	5:00 pm
	Cape Verde vs Egypt	8:00 pm
	Mozambique vs Ghana	8:00 pm
January 23	Gambia vs Cameroon	5:00 pm
	Guinea vs Senegal	5:00 pm
	Angola vs Burkina Faso	8:00 pm
	Mauritania vs Algeria	8:00 pm
January 24	Namibia vs Mali	5:00 pm
	South Africa vs Tunisia	5:00 pm
	Tanzania vs DR Congo	8:00 pm
	Zambia vs Morocco	8:00 pm

Round Of 16

Date	Match	Time
January 27	Group D Winner vs Third Place Group B/E/F	5:00 pm
	Group A Second vs Group C Second	8:00 pm
January 28	Group A Winner vs Third Place Group C/D/E	5:00 pm
	Group B Second vs Group F Second	8:00 pm
January 29	Group B Winner vs Third Place Group A/C/D	5:00 pm
	Group C Winner vs Third Place Group A/B/F	8:00 pm
January 30	Group E Winner vs Group D Second	5:00 pm
	Group F Winner vs Group E Second	8:00 pm

Quarter-Finals

Date	Match	Time
February 02	Winner R2 vs Winner R1	5:00 pm
	Winner R4 vs Winner R3	8:00 pm
February 03	Winner R7 vs Winner R6	5:00 pm
	Winner R5 vs Winner R8	8:00 pm

Semi-Finals

Date	Match	Time
February 07	Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4	5:00 pm
	Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2	8:00 pm

Third Place Play-Off

Date	Match	Time
February 10	Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2	8:00 pm

Final

Date	Match	Time
February 11	Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2	8:00 pm