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2024 AFCON Match Schedule, Dates and Venue

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January 6, 2024
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*Group Stage*
– Jan 13, Saturday:

Group A:
Ivory Coast vs. Guinea-Bissau at 20:00
(Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara Stadium)

Jan 14, Sunday:
Group A:
Nigeria vs. Equatorial Guinea at 1400
(Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara)

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Group B:
Egypt vs. Mozambique at 1700,
(Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium)

Ghana vs. Cape Verde at 2000
(Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium)

 

Jan 15, Monday:
Group C:
Senegal (holders) vs. Gambia at 1400,
(both Yamoussoukro)

Cameroon vs. Guinea at 1700
( Yamoussoukro)

Group D: Algeria vs. Angola at 2000
(Bouake)

Jan 16, Tuesday:
Group D:
Burkina Faso vs. Mauritania at 1400 (Bouake)

Group E:
Tunisia vs. Namibia at 1700 ( Korhogo)

Mali vs. South Africa at 2000 ( Korhogo)

Jan 17, Wednesday:
Group F: Morocco vs. Tanzania at 1700 (San Pedro)

Democratic Republic of Congo vs. Zambia at 2000 ( San Pedro)

Jan 18, Thursday:
Group A:
Equatorial Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau at 1400 (Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara)

Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria at 1700 ( Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara)

Group B:
Egypt vs. Ghana at 2000 (Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny)

Jan 19, Friday:
Group B:
Cape Verde vs. Mozambique at 1400 (Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny)

Group C:
Senegal vs. Cameroon at 1700, (Yamoussoukro)
Guinea vs. Gambia at 2000 (both Yamoussoukro)

Jan 20, Saturday:
Group D:
Algeria vs. Burkina Faso at 1400 ( Bouake)
Mauritania vs. Angola at 1700 (Bouake)

Group E:
Tunisia vs. Mali at 2000 (Korhogo)

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Jan 21, Sunday:
Group F:
Morocco vs. DR Congo at 1400 ( San Pedro)

Zambia vs. Tanzania at 1700 ( San Pedro)

Group E:
South Africa vs. Namibia at 2000 (Korhogo)

Jan 22, Monday:
Group A:
Equatorial Guinea vs. Ivory Coast at 1700 (Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara),
Guinea-Bissau vs. Nigeria at 1700 (Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny)

Group B:
Cape Verde vs. Egypt at 2000 (Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny), Mozambique vs. Ghana at 2000 (Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara)

Jan 23, Tuesday:
Group C:
Guinea vs. Senegal at 1700 (Yamoussoukro),
Gambia vs. Cameroon at 1700 (Bouake)

Group D:
Angola vs. Burkina Faso at 2000 (Yamoussoukro),
Mauritania vs. Algeria at 2000 (Bouake)

Jan 24, Wednesday:
Group E:
South Africa vs. Tunisia at 1700 (Korhogo)
Namibia vs. Mali at 1700 (San Pedro)

Group F:
Tanzania vs. DR Congo at 2000 (Korhogo)
Zambia vs. Morocco at 2000 (San Pedro)

*Last 16*
Jan 27, Saturday:
– (1) 1st D vs. 3rd B/E/F at 1700 (Bouake)
– (2) 2nd A vs. 2nd C at 2000 (Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny)

– Jan 28, Sunday:
– (3) 1st A vs. 3rd C/D/E at 1700 (Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara)
– (4) 2nd B vs. 2nd F at 2000 (San Pedro)

– Jan 29, Monday:
– (5) 1st B vs. 3rd A/C/D at 1700 (Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny)
– (6) 1st C vs. 3rd A/B/F at 2000 (Yamoussoukro)

– Jan 30, Tuesday:
– (7) 1st E vs. 2nd D at 1700 (Korhogo)
– (8) 1st F vs. 2nd E at 2000 (San Pedro)

*Quarter-finals*
– Feb 2, Friday:
– (1) Winners 2 vs. Winners 1 at 1700 (Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny)
– (2) Winners 4 vs. Winners 3 at 2000 (Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara)

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– Feb 3, Saturday:
– (3) Winners 7 vs. Winners 6 at 1700 (Bouake)
– (4) Winners 5 vs. Winners 8 at 2000 (Yamoussoukro)

*Semi-finals*
– Feb 7, Wednesday:
– Winners 1 vs. Winners 4 at 1700 (Bouake)
– Winners 3 vs. Winners 2 at 2000 (Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara)

*3rd Place*
– Feb 10, Saturday:
– Losing semi-finalists at 2000 (Abidjan, Felix Houphouet-Boigny)

*Final*
– Feb 11, Sunday:
– Winning semi-finalists at 2000 (Abidjan, Alassane Ouattara)

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