Africa Cup of Nations 2024: Final fixture, results, schedule, groups and how to watch AFCON on TV
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations showpiece is set with our two finalists now confirmed.
Nigeria became the first nation to reach the AFCON final, as they edged past South Africa on penalties at the end of a dramatic 120 minutes on Wednesday.
The Super Eagles will face hosts Ivory Coast - who edged past DR Congo - in Sunday’s final, with Bafana Bafana then beating them on penalties in the third place play-off.
Who will lift the continent’s ultimate prize this weekend?
Fixtures, schedule and results (all times GMT)
Knockout stage
Last-16
Saturday, January 27
Sunday, January 28
Monday, January 29
Tuesday, January 30
Quarter-finals
Friday, February 2
Saturday, February 3
Semi-finals
Wednesday, February 7
Third place play-off
Saturday, February 10
South Africa 0-0 DR Congo (6-5 pens)
Final
Sunday, February 11
Nigeria vs Ivory Coast (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, 8pm)
Group stage
Group A
Saturday, January 13
Sunday, January 14
Thursday, January 18
Equatorial Guinea 4-2 Guinea-Bissau
Monday, January 22
Pos | Nation | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
1 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group B
Sunday, January 14
Thursday, January 18
Friday, January 19
Cape Verde 3-0 Mozambique
Monday, January 22
Pos | Nation | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
1 | Cape Verde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
2 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
Group C
Monday, January 15
Friday, January 19
Guinea 1-0 Gambia
Tuesday, January 23
Pos | Nation | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
1 | Senegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
4 | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group D
Monday, January 15
Tuesday, January 16
Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania
Saturday, January 20
Mauritania 2-3 Angola
Tuesday, January 23
Angola 2-0 Burkina Faso
Pos | Nation | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
1 | Angola | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
3 | Mauritania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group E
Tuesday, January 16
Saturday, January 20
Tunisia 1-1 Mali
Sunday, January 21
Wednesday, January 24
Namibia 0-0 Mali
Pos | Nation | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
1 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
3 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group F
Wednesday, January 17
DR Congo 1-1 Zambia
Sunday, January 21
Zambia 1-1 Tanzania
Wednesday, January 24
Tanzania 0-0 DR Congo
Pos | Nation | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
2 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
4 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
Third-place ranking
Top four qualify for last-16. Teams level on points will be split via goal-difference, then goals scored and finally on a disciplinary tiebreaker
Pos | Group | Nation | P | W | GD | Pts |
1 | C | Guinea (Q) | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
2 | E | Namibia (Q) | 3 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
3 | D | Mauritania (Q) | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
4 | A | Ivory Coast (Q) | 3 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
5 | B | Ghana (E) | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
6 | F | Zambia (E) | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
Where to watch Africa Cup of Nations
TV channel: In the UK, the whole tournament will be televised live on Sky Sports, with some games also shown on the BBC.
Live stream: Subscribers can also watch matches live online via the Sky Go app, with the BBC games also broadcast live on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer.
Live blog: You can follow the tournament live every day via Standard Sport’s live blogs.
