The much-awaited 34th AFCON tournament kicks off this Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Ivory Coast.
It will be one-month of battle for supremacy among 24 African countries who have qualified for the continent’s biggest sporting event and who have their eyes on the prestigious trophy, the prestige and the $7million prize placed on the table for the eventual champions.
Hosts Ivory Coast will open the tournament against resilient Guinea-Bissau at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium at 9pm on Saturday after the customary opening ceremony.
After the tournament opener, other group-stage games will follow on Sunday, January 14, including the game between Super Eagles of Nigeria and Equatoria Guinea at 3pm.
Some of the biggest games to watch out for in the AFCON 2023 group stage include Ivory Coast and Nigeria in Group A, Egypt and Ghana in Group B, Senegal and Cameroon in Group C, and Algeria and Burkina in Group D.
Other top group-stage games to watch out for are Tunisia and Mali in Group E, and Zambia and Morocco in Group F.
Below are all the group stage fixtures and kick-off time for the matches:
Group A:
Saturday, January 13
Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau
9pm.
Sunday, January 14
Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea
3pm.
Thursday, January 18
Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
3pm.
Ivory Coast vs Nigeria
6pm.
Monday, January 22
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast
6pm.
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
6 pm.
Group B:
Sunday, January 14
Egypt vs Mozambique
6pm.
Ghana vs Cape Verde
9pm.
Thursday, January 18
Egypt vs Ghana
9pm.
Friday, January 19
Cape Verde vs Mozambique
3pm.
Monday, January 22
Cape Verde vs Egypt
9pm.
Mozambique vs Ghana
9pm.
Group C:
Monday, January 15
Senegal vs Gambia
3pm.
Cameroon vs Guinea
6pm.
Friday, January 19
Senegal vs Cameroon
6pm.
Guinea vs Gambia
9pm.
Tuesday, January 23
Gambia vs Cameroon
6pm.
Guinea vs Senegal
6pm.
Group D:
Monday, January 15
Algeria vs Angola
9pm.
Tuesday, January 16
Burkina Faso vs Mauritania
3pm.
Saturday, January 20
Algeria vs Burkina Faso
3pm.
Mauritania vs Angola
6pm.
Tuesday, January 23
Angola vs Burkina Faso
9pm.
Mauritania vs Algeria
9pm.
Group E:
Tuesday, January 16
Tunisia vs Namibia
6pm.
Mali vs South Africa
9pm.
Saturday, January 20
Tunisia vs Mali
9pm.
Sunday, January 21
South Africa vs Namibia
9pm.
Wednesday, January 24
Namibia vs Mali
6pm.
South Africa vs Tunisia
6pm.
Group F:
Wednesday, January 17
Morocco vs Tanzania
6pm.
DR Congo vs Zambia
9pm.
Sunday, January 21
Morocco vs DR Congo
3pm.
Zambia vs Tanzania
6pm.
Wednesday, January 24
Tanzania vs DR Congo
9pm.
Zambia vs Morocco
9pm.
