AFCON 2023 Fixtures & What You Need to Know
As the AFCON 2023 commence today, host Ivory Coast will host Guinea Bissau. Ivory Coast staging the biggest African sports event a second time with Cameron winning clinging on the title in 1984. Nigeria finished second and Algeria finished third.
Commercial capital Abidjan will host 20 matches in two stadiums, Bouake nine, San Pedro and Yamoussoukro eight and Korhogo seven.
The opening ceremony will see Nigerian singer and song writer Yemi Alade will perform with her amazing songs.
VAR will be used in all 52 matches with 12 officials to monitor the matches. 26 referees were selected and 30 assistant referees in the tournament.
The knockout stages, draw matches will go extra time, then a penalty shootout if necessary to determine the winner.
If teams finish level on points in a mini-league, head-to-head records will be the first tie breaker, followed by goal difference then goal scored in all group matches.
Saturday 13
Ivory Coast vs Guinea Bissau 21:00 PM
Sunday 14
Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea 15:00PM
Egypt vs Mozambique 18:00PM
Ghana vs Cape Verde 21:00PM
Monday 15
Senegal vs Gambia 15:00PM
Cameroon vs Guinea 18:00PM
Algeria vs Angola 21:00PM
Tuesday 16
Tunisia vs Namibia 15:00PM
Mali vs South Africa 18:00PM
Wednesday 17
Morocco vs Tanzania 18:00PM
DR Congo vs Zambia 21:00PM
All matches will be broadcast on DSTV and NTA
