2023 Africa Cup of Nations

2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023
2023 Africa Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Ivory Coast
Dates	13 January–11 February 2024
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Ivory Coast (3rd title)
Runner-up	Nigeria
Third place	South Africa
Fourth place	DR Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	119 (2.29 per match)
Attendance	1,109,593 (21,338 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Emilio Nsue (5 goals)
Best player	William Troost-Ekong
Best goalkeeper	Ronwen Williams
Fair play award	South Africa
← 2021 2025 →

The 2023 African Cup of Nations, known for short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 34th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organised by Confederation of African Football. It will be hosted by Ivory Coast for the second time and the first since 1984.

This edition of the tournament was initially planned to be the third since 2019 to take place during the Northern Hemisphere's summer, in order to reduce scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions. However it was postponed by CAF to 13 January – 11 February 2024 on 3 July 2022 due to the adverse summer weather concerns in Ivory Coast, whilst retaining the edition's original name for sponsorship purposes. This followed the 2021 edition in Cameroon also being moved to the Northern Hemisphere's winter season for similar reasons.

Senegal are the defending champions.

Host selection

Bids:

• Egypt
• Guinea
• Zambia
• Ivory Coast
• Algeria
• Morocco
• Tunisia

Rejected Bids:

• Uganda
• Sudan
• Senegal
• Cameroon

After the final vote at the CAF Executive Committee meeting, on 20 September 2014, the CAF announced the hosts for the 2019, 2021 and 2023 AFCON tournaments: 2019 to Cameroon, 2021 to the Ivory Coast, and 2023 to Guinea.

The announcement of the 2023 hosts was unscheduled. Guinea was one of the bidders for the 2019 and 2021 tournaments, whose host countries were scheduled to be announced on that day. A CAF spokesperson told the BBC that, on the basis of Guinea's presentation "and commitment", the committee "decided to exercise its power to make an immediate decision."

Host change

On 30 November 2018, CAF stripped Cameroon from hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. However, former CAF President Ahmad Ahmad told Cameroon accepted to host the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Consequently, Ivory Coast, original hosts of 2021, would host the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, and Guinea, original hosts of 2023, would host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 30 January 2019, CAF President confirmed the timetable shift, after a meeting with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Marketing

Sponsorship

Title sponsor	Official sponsors	National sponsors
TotalEnergies 1XBET Rexona Visa Puma Orange	Air Côte d'Ivoire Apsonic Ecobank Razzl Tecno	Celeste Porteo LONACI Smart Technologies

Mascot

The organising board of the 2023 African Cup of Nations unveiled the competition; "Akwaba", which means "Welcome" in Baoulé language. It is an elephant, which is Ivory Coast's animal symbol. Its kit bears resemblance to Ivory Coast's home colours.

Match ball

On 12 October 2023, CAF and Puma unveiled "Pokou" as the official tournament edition match ball ahead of the final tournament draw. The name was chosen to honour deceased legendary Ivorian forward Laurent Pokou, locally known for scoring 5 goals in the 6–1 victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 edition of the tournament which has stood as a record to date.

Official song

On 12 October 2023, CAF unveiled the official song for the competition during the official draw. The song featured MTV award-winning Nigerian artist Yemi Alade, Egyptian rapper Mohamed Ramadan and Ivorian music band Magic System. Titled "Akwaba", meaning "Welcome" in the native language of Baoulé, the anthem is an exciting fusion of afrobeat, rap and zouglou in a unique musical mix that remains deeply entrenched with the tradition of the competition's previous anthems.

Qualification

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

  Qualified

  Failed to qualify

  Withdrew or did not enter

  Suspended

  Not part of CAF

54 teams originally registered for the qualification, which, like in 2019 and 2021, was held in two rounds. Réunion and Zanzibar were not full members of the CAF and were therefore excluded from participation. Eritrea withdrew after the first round draw. Kenya and Zimbabwe were suspended by FIFA at the time of the second round draw and were excluded from the competition after it was not lifted in time.

In the preliminary round, the twelve lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA world rankings of December 2021 competed against each other in a knockout system with two legs. The six winners of the preliminary round and the remaining 42 higher-placed teams were drawn into twelve groups of four in April 2022. The second round was played from June 2022 to September 2023 in a double round format. The group winners and runners-up from all twelve groups, with the exception of Group H, qualified for the final round. Apart from the hosts from Ivory Coast, only one other team qualified from Group H.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for this edition of the tournament with no debutant nation for the first time since the 2015 edition. 17 teams that participated in the most recent edition in 2021 are set to return for the event.

DR Congo, South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Tanzania made their return to the continental tournament after missing out on the 2021 edition. Zambia made its return after an almost nine-year absence from the event. Mozambique made its fifth appearance after a 14-year absence.

Comoros failed to qualify after making its debut in 2021, whereas Zimbabwe were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension. Sudan, Malawi, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia also failed to qualify after appearing in the 2021 tournament.

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Ivory Coast	H2 !Hosts / Group H runners-up	02019-01-30-30 January 2019	25th	2021	01 !Champions (1992, 2015)
Morocco	K12 !Group K winners or runners-up	02023-03-24-24 March 2023	19th	2021	01 !Champions (1976)
Algeria	F1 !Group F winners	02023-03-27-27 March 2023	20th	2021	01 !Champions (1990, 2019)
South Africa	K12 !Group K winners or runners-up	02023-03-28-28 March 2023	11th	2019	01 !Champions (1996)
Senegal	L1 !Group L winners	02023-03-28-28 March 2023	17th	2021	01 !Champions (2021)
Burkina Faso	B1 !Group B winners	02023-03-28-28 March 2023	13th	2021	02 !Runners-up (2013)
Tunisia	J1 !Group J winners	02023-03-28-28 March 2023	21st	2021	01 !Champions (2004)
Egypt	D1 !Group D winners	02023-06-14-14 June 2023	26th	2021	01 !Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Zambia	H1 !Group H winners	02023-06-17-17 June 2023	18th	2015	01 !Champions (2012)
Equatorial Guinea	J2 !Group J runners-up	02023-06-17-17 June 2023	4th	2021	04 !Fourth place (2015)
Nigeria	A1 !Group A winners	02023-06-18-18 June 2023	20th	2021	01 !Champions (1980, 1994, 2013)
Guinea-Bissau	A2 !Group A runners-up	02023-06-18-18 June 2023	4th	2021	24 !Group stage (2017, 2019, 2021)
Cape Verde	B2 !Group B runners-up	02023-06-18-18 June 2023	4th	2021	08 !Quarter-finals (2013)
Mali	G1 !Group G winners	02023-06-18-18 June 2023	13th	2021	02 !Runners-up (1972)
Guinea	D2 !Group D runners-up	02023-06-20-20 June 2023	14th	2021	02 !Runners-up (1976)
Ghana	E1 !Group E winners	02023-09-07-7 September 2023	24th	2021	01 !Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
Angola	E2 !Group E runners-up	02023-09-07-7 September 2023	9th	2019	08 !Quarter-finals (2008, 2010)
Tanzania	F2 !Group F runners-up	02023-09-07-7 September 2023	3rd	2019	24 !Group stage (1980, 2019)
Mozambique	L2 !Group L runners-up	02023-09-09-9 September 2023	5th	2010	24 !Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010)
DR Congo	I1 !Group I winners	02023-09-09-9 September 2023	20th	2019	1 !Champions (1968, 1974)
Mauritania	I2 !Group I runners-up	02023-09-09-9 September 2023	3rd	2021	24 !Group stage (2019, 2021)
Gambia	G2 !Group G runners-up	02023-09-10-10 September 2023	2nd	2021	8 !Quarter-finals (2021)
Cameroon	C1 !Group C winners	02023-09-12-12 September 2023	21st	2021	1 !Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
Namibia	C2 !Group C runners-up	02023-09-12-12 September 2023	4th	2019	24 !Group stage (1998, 2008, 2019)

Venues

With the Africa Cup of Nations expanded to 24 teams, six venues are expected to be used. The CAF has established the following requirements for stadiums:

Number of Stadiums	Capacity (Minimum)
2 Stadiums	40,000
2 Stadiums	20,000
2 Stadiums	15,000

In September 2017, the Ivory Coast government launched a public tender for the venues of the competition. This includes public tender requested bids for renovating and expanding the existing Stade Félix-Houphouët Boigny and Stade de la Paix (Peace Stadium) of Bouaké, and building new stadiums in the cities of Korhogo, San Pedro and Yamoussoukro. The three new stadiums were to have a capacity of 20,000 each.

In addition to the renovation or construction of stadiums, the tender included the renovation or construction of training facilities in the host cities: 8 in Abidjan, and 4 in Bouaké, Korhogo, Yamoussoukro and San Pedro. It also included the construction of 96 villas (5 rooms per villa) in the cities of Bouaké, Korhogo, Yamoussoukro and San Pedro. In addition, bids were to be submitted to build a 3-star hotel of 50 rooms in the city of Korhogo.

Abidjan		Bouaké
Alassane Ouattara Stadium	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium	Stade de la Paix
Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 33,000	Capacity: 40,000
Korhogo	San-Pédro	Yamoussoukro
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium	Laurent Pokou Stadium	Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000

Squads

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Match officials

On 12 September 2023, a total of 32 referees, 33 assistants and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament.

Referees

• Mustapha Ghorbal
• Peter Waweru
• Bamlak Tessema Weyesa
• Jean Ngambo
• Amin Omar
• Dahane Beida
• Samir Guezzaz
• Boubou Traore
• Tom Abongile
• Atcho Pierre
• Mahmoud Mahmood
• Mahamat Aliaou
• Issa Sy
• Mutaz Ibrahim
• Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
• Samuel Uwikunda
• Mohamed Maarouf
• Abdel Bouh
• Mebiame Tanguy
• Omar Artan
• Gamouh Youcef
• Jalal Jayed
• Kalilou Ibrahim
• Sadok Selmi
• Louis Houngnandande
• Messie Nkoukou
• Milazare Patrice
• Lahlou Benbraham
• Guirat Haithem
• Daniel Laryea
• Mahmoud El Banna
• Ahmed Heerelal

Assistant referees

• Abbes Zerhouni
• Mokrane Gourari
• Ahmed Ibrahim
• Mahmoud Abouregal
• Azgaou Lahsen
• Mostafa Akarkad
• Emiliano Dos Santos
• Lopes Oliveira
• Djibril Camara
• Nouha Bangoura
• Ngoh Hermann
• Nouho Ouattara
• Zakhele Siwela
• Elvis Noupue
• Sourou Phatsoane
• Arsenio Maringule
• Ibrahim Mohamed
• Hassani Khalil
• Gilbert Cheriot
• Amsaed Essa
• Tiama Seydou
• Amaldin Souleimane
• Liban Abdoulrazack
• Ditsoga Marlene
• Dos Abdelmiro
• Kwasi Brobbey
• Ayimavo Eric
• Yiembe Stephen
• Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo
• Ahonto Koffi
• Steven Moutsassi
• Modibe Samake
• Zakaria Brinsi

Video assistant referees

• Lahlou Benbraham
• Mohamed Ashour
• Mahmoud Elbana
• Daniel Nii Laryea
• Ahmed Heerallal
• Maria Rivet
• Zakaria Brinsi
• Redouane Jiyed
• Salima Mukasanga
• Akhona Makalima
• Mohamed Ibrahim
• Haythem Guirat

Draw

The final draw was held at the Parc des Expositions d'Abidjan in Abidjan on 12 October 2023. The event was hosted by Senegalese-American musician Akon, whilst the draw was conducted by former African footballers Didier Drogba and Mikel John Obi, alongside current internationals Sadio Mané and Achraf Hakimi. The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four each, with the four initial pots determined based on the September 2023 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses), listed below. Ivory Coast were automatically given the top seed and assigned to position A1 in the draw as hosts.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Ivory Coast (50) (hosts) Morocco (13) Senegal (20) (title holders) Tunisia (29) Algeria (34) Egypt (35)	Nigeria (40) Cameroon (41) Mali (49) Burkina Faso (58) Ghana (60) DR Congo (64)	South Africa (65) Cape Verde (71) Guinea (81) Zambia (82) Equatorial Guinea (92) Mauritania (99)	Guinea-Bissau (106) Mozambique (113) Namibia (114) Angola (117) Gambia (118) Tanzania (122)

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Equatorial Guinea	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
3	Ivory Coast (H)	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Guinea-Bissau	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) 20:00	Ivory Coast	2–0	Guinea-Bissau	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 36,858 Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
	S. Fofana  4' Krasso  58'	Report

14 January 2024 (2024-01-14) 14:00	Nigeria	1–1	Equatorial Guinea	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
	Osimhen  38'	Report	Salvador  36'

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18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) 14:00	Equatorial Guinea	4–2	Guinea-Bissau	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 13,888 Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
	Nsue  21', 51', 61' Miranda  46'	Report	Esteban  37' (o.g.) Zé Turbo  90+3'

18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) 17:00	Ivory Coast	0–1	Nigeria	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 49,517 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
		Report	Troost-Ekong  55' (pen.)

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22 January 2024 (2024-01-22) 17:00	Equatorial Guinea	4–0	Ivory Coast	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 42,550 Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
	Nsue  42', 75' Ganet  73' Buyla  88'	Report

22 January 2024 (2024-01-22) 17:00	Guinea-Bissau	0–1	Nigeria	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 15,650 Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
		Report	Sanganté  36' (o.g.)

Group B

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cape Verde	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Egypt	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	3
3	Ghana	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
4	Mozambique	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	2

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

14 January 2024 (2024-01-14) 17:00	Egypt	2–2	Mozambique	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 11,933 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
	Mohamed  2' Salah  90+7' (pen.)	Report	Witi  56' Clésio  58'

14 January 2024 (2024-01-14) 20:00	Ghana	1–2	Cape Verde	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 11,943 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
	Djiku  56'	Report	Monteiro  17' Rodrigues  90+2'

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18 January 2024 (2024-01-18) 20:00	Egypt	2–2	Ghana	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 20,808 Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
	Marmoush  69' Mohamed  74'	Report	Kudus  45+3', 71'

19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) 14:00	Cape Verde	3–0	Mozambique	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 5,794 Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
	Bebé  32' Mendes  51' Pina  69'	Report

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22 January 2024 (2024-01-22) 20:00	Mozambique	2–2	Ghana	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
	Geny  90+1' (pen.) Mandava  90+4'	Report	J. Ayew  15' (pen.), 70' (pen.)

22 January 2024 (2024-01-22) 20:00	Cape Verde	2–2	Egypt	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 15,650 Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
	G. Tavares  45+1' Teixeira  90+9'	Report	Trézéguet  50' Mohamed  90+3'

Group C

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
3	Guinea	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
4	Gambia	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

15 January 2024 (2024-01-15) 14:00	Senegal	3–0	Gambia	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Attendance: 7,896 Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
	P. Gueye  4' Camara  52', 86'	Report

15 January 2024 (2024-01-15) 17:00	Cameroon	1–1	Guinea	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Attendance: 11,271 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
	Magri  51'	Report	Bayo  10'

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19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) 17:00	Senegal	3–1	Cameroon	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Attendance: 19,176 Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
	I. Sarr  16' H. Diallo  71' Mané  90+5'	Report	Castelletto  83'

19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) 20:00	Guinea	1–0	Gambia	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Attendance: 19,822 Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
	A. Camara  69'	Report

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23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 17:00	Guinea	0–2	Senegal	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
		Report	Seck  61' I. Ndiaye  90'

23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 17:00	Gambia	2–3	Cameroon	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 24,172 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
	Jallow  72' E. Colley  85'	Report	Toko Ekambi  56' Gomez  87' (o.g.) Wooh  90+1'

Group D

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Burkina Faso	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
3	Mauritania	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Algeria	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

15 January 2024 (2024-01-15) 20:00	Algeria	1–1	Angola	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 19,740 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
	Bounedjah  18'	Report	Mabululu  68' (pen.)

16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) 14:00	Burkina Faso	1–0	Mauritania	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 27,898 Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)
	Traoré  90+6' (pen.)	Report

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20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 14:00	Algeria	2–2	Burkina Faso	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 33,501 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
	Bounedjah  51', 90+5'	Report	M. Konaté  45+3' Traoré  71' (pen.)

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 17:00	Mauritania	2–3	Angola	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 36,318 Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
	Amar  43' Koita  58'	Report	Dala  30', 50' Gilberto  53'

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23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 20:00	Angola	2–0	Burkina Faso	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Attendance: 15,753 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
	Mabululu  36' Zini  90+2'	Report

23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 20:00	Mauritania	1–0	Algeria	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 28,010 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
	Yali  37'	Report

Group E

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
3	Namibia	3	1	1	1	1	4	−3	4
4	Tunisia	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) 17:00	Tunisia	0–1	Namibia	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo Attendance: 13,991 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
		Report	Hotto  88'

16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) 20:00	Mali	2–0	South Africa	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo Attendance: 16,894 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
	H. Traoré  60' Sinayoko  66'	Report

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20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 20:00	Tunisia	1–1	Mali	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo Attendance: 18,130 Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
	Rafia  20'	Report	Sinayoko  10'

21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) 20:00	South Africa	4–0	Namibia	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo Attendance: 9,304 Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
	Tau  14' (pen.) Zwane  25', 40' Maseko  75'	Report

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24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) 17:00	South Africa	0–0	Tunisia	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
		Report

24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) 17:00	Namibia	0–0	Mali	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro Attendance: 15,231 Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
		Report

Group F

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	DR Congo	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	Zambia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Tanzania	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

17 January 2024 (2024-01-17) 17:00	Morocco	3–0	Tanzania	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
	Saïss  30' Ounahi  77' En-Nesyri  80'	Report

17 January 2024 (2024-01-17) 20:00	DR Congo	1–1	Zambia	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
	Wissa  27'	Report	Kangwa  23'

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21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) 14:00	Morocco	1–1	DR Congo	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro Attendance: 13,342 Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
	Hakimi  6'	Report	Silas  76'

21 January 2024 (2024-01-21) 17:00	Zambia	1–1	Tanzania	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro Attendance: 13,342 Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
	Daka  88'	Report	Msuva  11'

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24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) 20:00	Tanzania	0–0	DR Congo	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo Attendance: 12,847 Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
		Report

24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) 20:00	Zambia	0–1	Morocco	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro Attendance: 15,231 Referee: Patrice Tanguy (Gabon)
		Report	Ziyech  37'

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advance to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Guinea	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	E	Namibia	3	1	1	1	1	4	−3	4
3	D	Mauritania	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	A	Ivory Coast (H)	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
5	B	Ghana	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
6	F	Zambia	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Host

Combinations of matches in the round of 16

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:

  Combination according to the four qualified teams

Third-placed teams qualify from groups							1A vs	1B vs	1C vs	1D vs
A	B	C	D				3C	3D	3A	3B
A	B	C		E			3C	3A	3B	3E
A	B	C			F		3C	3A	3B	3F
A	B		D	E			3D	3A	3B	3E
A	B		D		F		3D	3A	3B	3F
A	B			E	F		3E	3A	3B	3F
A		C	D	E			3C	3D	3A	3E
A		C	D		F		3C	3D	3A	3F
A		C		E	F		3C	3A	3F	3E
A			D	E	F		3D	3A	3F	3E
	B	C	D	E			3C	3D	3B	3E
	B	C	D		F		3C	3D	3B	3F
	B	C		E	F		3E	3C	3B	3F
	B		D	E	F		3E	3D	3B	3F
		C	D	E	F		3C	3D	3F	3E

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

27 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)

Nigeria

2

2 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)

Cameroon

0

Nigeria

1

27 January – Bouaké

Angola

0

Angola

3

7 February – Bouaké

Namibia

0

Nigeria (p)

1 (4)

29 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)

South Africa

1 (2)

Cape Verde

1

3 February – Yamoussoukro

Mauritania

0

Cape Verde

0 (1)

30 January – San Pédro

South Africa (p)

0 (2)

Morocco

0

11 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)

South Africa

2

Nigeria

1

30 January – Korhogo

Ivory Coast

2

Mali

2

3 February – Bouaké

Burkina Faso

1

Mali

1

29 January – Yamoussoukro

Ivory Coast (a.e.t.)

2

Senegal

1 (4)

7 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)

Ivory Coast

1 (5)

Ivory Coast

1

28 January – San Pédro

DR Congo

0

Third place play-off

Egypt

1 (7)

2 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)

10 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)

DR Congo (p)

1 (8)

DR Congo

3

South Africa (p)

0 (6)

28 January – Abidjan (Ouattara)

Guinea

1

DR Congo

0 (5)

Equatorial Guinea

0

Guinea

1

Round of 16

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 17:00	Angola	3–0	Namibia	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 28,663 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
	Dala  38', 42' Mabululu  66'	Report (CAF) Report (BBC)

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27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 20:00	Nigeria	2–0	Cameroon	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 22,085 Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
	Lookman  36', 90'	Report (CAF) Report (BBC)

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28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) 17:00	Equatorial Guinea	0–1	Guinea	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 36,340 Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
		Report (CAF) Report (BBC)	Bayo  90+8'

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28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) 20:00	Egypt	1–1 (a.e.t.)	DR Congo	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro Attendance: 12,342 Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
	Mostafa  45+1' (pen.)	Report (CAF) Report (BBC)	Elia  37'
		Penalties
	Abdelmonem Mostafa Marmoush Kamal Hany Hegazi M. Fathi Hamada Abou Gabal	7–8	Moutoussamy Masuaku Dianagana Silas Tshibola Kalulu Mbemba Inonga Baka Mpasi

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29 January 2024 (2024-01-29) 17:00	Cape Verde	1–0	Mauritania	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 16,088 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
	Mendes  88' (pen.)	Report (CAF) Report (BBC)

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29 January 2024 (2024-01-29) 20:00	Senegal	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Attendance: 19,948 Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
	H. Diallo  4'	Report (CAF) Report (BBC)	Kessié  86' (pen.)
		Penalties
	Koulibaly P. Sarr Niakhaté Dieng Mané	4–5	Pépé Kouamé Haller Aurier Kessié

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30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) 17:00	Mali	2–1	Burkina Faso	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo Attendance: 19,184 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
	E. Tapsoba  3' (o.g.) Sinayoko  47'	Report (CAF) Report (BBC)	Traoré  57' (pen.)

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30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) 20:00	Morocco	0–2	South Africa	Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro Attendance: 19,078 Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
		Report (CAF) Report (BBC)	Makgopa  57' Mokoena  90+5'

Quarter-finals

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 17:00	Nigeria	1–0	Angola	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
	Lookman  41'	Report (CAF) Report (BBC)

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2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 20:00	DR Congo	3–1	Guinea	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 33,278 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
	Mbemba  27' Wissa  65' (pen.) Masuaku  82'	Report (CAF) Report (BBC)	Bayo  20' (pen.)

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3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 17:00	Mali	1–2	Ivory Coast	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 39,836 Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
	Dorgeles  71'	Report	Adingra  90' Diakité  120+2'

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3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 20:00	Cape Verde	0–0 (a.e.t.)	South Africa	Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro Attendance: 12,162 Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
		Report
		Penalties
	Bebé Semedo L. Duarte Teixeira Andrade	1–2	Mokoena Lepasa Modiba Mvala

Semi-finals

7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) 17:00	Nigeria	1–1	South Africa	Stade de la Paix, Bouaké Attendance: 31,227 Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
	Troost-Ekong  67' (pen.)	Report	Mokoena  90' (pen.)
		Penalties
	Moffi Omeruo Aina Troost-Ekong Iheanacho	4–2	Mokoena Mayambela Makgopa Mvala

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7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) 20:00	Ivory Coast	1–0	DR Congo	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 51,020 Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
	Haller  65'	Report

Third place play-off

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 20:00	South Africa	0–0	DR Congo	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 21,975 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
		Report
		Penalties
	Mokoena Sibisi Monare Modiba Lepasa Appollis Xulu	6–5	Moutoussamy Mfulu Bakambu Kayembe Mbemba Wissa Elia

Final

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Final

11 February 2024 (2024-02-11) 20:00	Nigeria	1–2	Ivory Coast	Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan Attendance: 57,094 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
	Troost-Ekong  38'	Report	Kessié  62' Haller  81'

See also

• 2023 AFC Asian Cup, which is held at the same time as 2023 AFCON.

External links

• AFCON 2023 ORGANIZATION COMITEE official website