The group games have now concluded as a thrilling 2023 Africa Cup of Nations prepares for the knockout stage.
Hosts Ivory Coast have squeezed into the last-16 stage as a third-placed team despite a shocking defeat by Equatorial Guinea to round off Group A, while Nigeria booked their spot by beating Guinea-Bissau.
Ghana threw away a two-goal lead to draw with Mozambique and saw their exit from the competition confirmed the following day by Cameroon’s madcap win over The Gambia. Egypt are through despite drawing all three of their games 2-2.
Algeria have crashed out again after finishing bottom of their group and Tunisia joined them, while defending champions Senegal are through and pre-tournament favourites Morocco likewise.
The top two of each group have gone through plus the top four third-placed sides, ahead of a knockout stage beginning in the last-16 this coming weekend.
This year’s AFCON was delayed from last summer due to concerns over the monsoon season in west Africa.
The Knockout Stage Table And Last-16 Group Fixtures
Saturday, January 27
1: Angola vs Namibia (Stade de la Paix, Bouake, 5pm)
2: Nigeria vs Cameroon (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, 8pm)
Sunday, January 28
3: Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, 5pm)
4: Egypt vs DR Congo (Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro, 8pm)
Monday, January 29
5: Cape Verde vs Mauritania (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, 5pm)
6: Senegal vs Ivory Coast (Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Tuesday, January 30
7: Mali vs Burkina Faso (Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, 5pm)
8: Morocco vs South Africa (Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro, 8pm)
Quarter-Finals
Friday, February 2
1: Nigeria or Cameroon vs Angola or Namibia (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, 5pm)
2: Egypt or DR Congo vs Equatorial Guinea or Guinea (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, 8pm)
Saturday, February 3
3: Mali or Burkina Faso vs Senegal or Ivory Coast (Stade de la Paix, Bouake, 5pm)
4: Cape Verde or Mauritania vs Morocco or South Africa (Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Semi-finals
Wednesday, February 7
1: Winner 1 vs Winner 4 (Stade de la Paix, Bouake, 5pm)
2: Winner 3 vs Winner 2 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, 8pm)
Third place play-off
Saturday, February 10
Loser semi-final 1 vs Loser semi-final 2 (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, 8pm)
Final
Sunday, February 11
Winner semi-final 1 vs Winner semi-final 2 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, 8pm)
