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Africa Cup of Nations 2024 schedule: Semifinal fixtures, how to watch, live stream, scores, bracket

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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is taking place in Ivory Coast as the semifinal stage is here and four nations still have dreams of being crowned champions of Africa.

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Reigning champions Senegal were dispatched in penalties by hosts Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals. Super sub Franck Kessie converted two of the biggest spot kicks in AFCON history, equalizing for the hosts in the 86th minute and sealing Les Elephants place in the quarterfinals with the decisive penalty after 120 minutes failed to settle things.

Ivory Coast then beat Mali in dramatic fashion in the quarters, as they scored a 122nd minute winner after going down to 10 men in the 43rd minute. The hosts are the story of the tournament as they fired their manager after the group stage, just scraped through but are now two wins from glory on home soil.

This tournament started with big shocks and the drama has just kept on coming...

What is coming up?

We are now at the semifinal stage with some mouthwatering ties and two teams were expected to get this far and two teams were not.

DR Congo have made it through to the semifinals after beating Guinea and they face Ivory Coast, while South Africa won a dramatic penalty kick shootout against Cape Verde to set up their semifinal against Nigeria. South Africa goalkeeper and captain Ronwen Williams was the hero as he saved four penalty kicks in the 2-1 shootout win and that sums up this chaos tournament nicely.

As for Nigeria, they beat Angola as the Super Eagles have quietly gone about their business with minimum fuss and look like the strongest team left in the tournament.

Below is everything you need for the Africa Cup of Nations in early 2024.

Africa Cup of nations knockout rounds schedule, how to watch live, scores

Dates: January 13 to February 11
How to watch in USA: beIN Sports USA
Where: Six stadiums in Ivory Coast (Abidjan - Alassane Ouattara Stadium and Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium; Bouake - Stade de la Paix; Korhogo - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium; San-Pedro - Laurent Pokou Stadium; Yamoussoukro - Charles Konan Banny Stadium)

Round of 16

Match 1, Jan. 27, 12pm: Angola 3-0 Namibia - Stade de la Paix, Bouake

Match 2, Jan. 27, 3pm: Nigeria 2-0 Cameroon - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Match 3, Jan. 28, 12pm: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Guinea - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

Match 4, Jan. 28, 3pm: Egypt 1-1 DR Congo (7-8 on penalties) - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro

Match 5, Jan. 29, 12pm: Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritania - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Match 6, Jan. 29, 3pm: Senegal 1-1 (4-5, penalties) Ivory Coast - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

Match 7, Jan. 30, 12pm: Mali 2-1 Burkina Faso - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

Match 8, Jan. 30, 3pm: Morocco 0-2 South Africa - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro

Quarterfinal

Match 2, Feb. 2, 3pm: DR Congo 3-1 Guinea - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Match 1, Feb. 2, 12pm: Nigeria 1-0 Angola - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Match 3, Feb. 3, 12pm: Mali 1-2 (AET) Ivory Coast - Stade de la Paix, Bouake
Match 4, Feb. 3, 3pm: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa (1-2 PKs) - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

Semifinal

Match 1, Feb. 7, 12pm: Nigeria vs South Africa - Stade de la Paix, Bouake
Match 2, Feb. 7, 3pm: Ivory Coast vs DR Congo - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

Third place play-off

Feb. 10, 3pm: Loser Semifinal 1 vs Loser Semifinal 2 - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Final

Feb. 11, 3pm: Winner Semifinal 1 vs Winner Semifinal 2 - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

Africa Cup of Nations final group stage standings

Group A

  1. Equatorial Guinea — 2-1-0 — +6 GD — 7 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16 AS GROUP WINNERS

  2. Nigeria — 2-1-0 — +2 GD — 7 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  3. Ivory Coast — 1-0-2 — -3 GD — 3 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  4. Guinea-Bissau — 0-0-3 — -5 GD — 0 points — ELIMINATED

Group B

  1. Cape Verde— 2-0-0 — +4 GD — 6 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16 AS GROUP WINNERS

  2. Egypt — 0-3-0 — 0 GD — 3 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  3. Ghana — 0-2-1 — -1 GD — 2 points — ELIMINATED

  4. Mozambique — 0-2-1 — -4 GD — 2 points — ELIMINATED

Group C

  1. Senegal — 3-0-0 — +7 GD — 9 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  2. Cameroon — 1-1-1 — -1 GD — 4 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  3. Guinea — 1-1-1 — -1 GD — 4 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  4. Gambia — 0-0-3 — -5 GD — 0 points — ELIMINATED

Group D

  1. Angola — 2-1-0 — +3 GD — 7 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  2. Burkina Faso — 1-1-1 — -1 GD — 4 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  3. Mauritania — 1-0-2 — -1 GD — 3 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  4. Algeria — 0-2-1 — -1 GD — 2 points — ELIMINATED

Group E

  1. Mali — 1-2-0 — +2 GD — 5 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  2. South Africa — 1-1-1 — +2 GD — 4 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  3. Namibia — 1-1-1 — -3 GD — 4 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  4. Tunisia — 0-2-1 — -1 GD — 2 points — ELIMINATED

Group F

  1. Morocco — 2-1-0 — +4 GD — 7 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  2. Dem Rep of Congo — 0-3-0 — 0 GD — 3 points — ADVANCED TO LAST 16

  3. Zambia — 0-2-1 — -1 GD — 2 points — ELIMINATED

  4. Tanzania — 0-2-1 — -3 GD — 2 points — ELIMINATED

Africa Cup of Nations group stage results

All kick offs ET

Group A

January 13, 3pm: Ivory Coast 2-0 Guinea-Bissau - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

January 14, 9am: Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

January 18, 9am: Equatorial Guinea 4-2 Guinea-Bissau - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

January 18, 12pm: Ivory Coast 0-1 Nigeria - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

January 22, 12pm: Equatorial Guinea 4-0 Ivory Coast - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

January 22, 12pm: Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Nigeria - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Group B

January 14, 12pm: Egypt 2-2 Mozambique - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

January 14, 3pm: Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

January 18, 3pm: Egypt 2-2 Ghana - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

January 19, 9am: Cape Verde 3-0 Mozambique - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

January 22, 3pm: Mozambique 2-2 Ghana - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

January 22, 3pm: Cape Verde 2-2 Egypt - Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Group C

January 15, 9am: Senegal 3-0 Gambia - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

January 15, 12pm: Cameroon 1-1 Guinea - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

January 19, 12pm: Senegal 3-1 Cameroon - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

January 19, 3pm: Guinea 1-0 Gambia - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

January 23, 12pm: Guinea 0-2 Senegal - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

January 23, 12pm: Gambia 2-3 Cameroon - Stade de la Paix, Bouake

Group D

January 15, 3pm: Algeria 1-1 Angola - Stade de la Paix, Bouake

January 16, 9am: Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania - Stade de la Paix, Bouake

January 20, 9am: Algeria 2-2 Burkina Faso - Stade de la Paix, Bouake

January 20, 12pm: Mauritania 2-3 Angola - Stade de la Paix, Bouake

January 23, 3pm: Angola 2-0 Burkina Faso - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

January 23, 3pm: Mauritania 1-0 Algeria - Stade de la Paix, Bouake

Group E

January 16, 12pm: Tunisia 0-1 Namibia - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

January 16, 3pm: Mali 2-0 South Africa - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

January 20, 3pm: Tunisia 1-1 Mali - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

January 21, 3pm: South Africa vs Namibia - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

January 24, 12pm: South Africa 0-0 Tunisia - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

January 24, 12pm: Namibia 0-0 Mali - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro

Group F

January 17, 12pm: Morocco 3-0 Tanzania - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro

January 17, 3pm: DR Congo 1-1 Zambia - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro

January 21, 9am: Morocco 1-1 DR Congo - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro

January 21, 12pm: Zambia 1-1 Tanzania - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro

January 24, 3pm: Tanzania 0-0 DR Congo - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

January 24, 3pm: Zambia 0-1 Morocco - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro