Former Nigeria international picks out Equatorial Guinea in his country’s group during the draws for the championship
The Fixtures: Quarter-finalsFriday 2 FebruarySaturday 3 FebruaryThe Fixtures: Semi-finals Wednesday 7 FebruaryThe Fixtures: Third place play-offSaturday 10 FebruaryThe Fixtures: FinalSunday 11 February
Full Fixtures & Kick-off Times
CAF has released the official match schedule for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 following the successful draw held in Abidjan last week.
The Groups
Group A: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau.
Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique.
Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, The Gambia.
Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola.
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia.
Group F: Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania.
The 34th edition of the biggest sports event on African soil will take place from 13 January to 11 February 2024 in Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouake, San Pedro, and Korhogo.
The Venues
- Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (capacity 60,000)
- Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (capacity 33,000)
- Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro (capacity 20,000)
- Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)
- Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo (capacity 20,000)
- Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro (capacity 20,000)
The opening game will feature hosts Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau on Saturday 13 January 2024 at Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium of Ebimpe, in Abidjan.
The match will kick off at 20h00 local time (GMT)
The newly built, 60,000-capacity Alassane Ouattara Stadium will host the opening match and the final of the 2023 Nations Cup
The Fixtures: Group-rounds
Saturday 13 January
Group A: Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Sunday 14 January
Group A: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (14:00)
Group B: Egypt vs Mozambique, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (17:00)
Group B: Ghana vs Cape Verde, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Monday 15 January
Group C: Senegal vs The Gambia, Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro (14:00)
Group C: Cameroon vs Guinea, Yamoussoukro (17:00)
Group D: Algeria vs Angola, Stade de la Paix, Bouake (20:00)
Tuesday 16 January
Group D: Burkina Faso vs Mauritania, Bouake (14:00)
Group E: Tunisia vs Namibia, Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo (17:00)
Group E: Mali vs South Africa, Korhogo (20:00)
Wednesday 17 January
Group F: Morocco vs Tanzania, Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro (17:00)
Group F: DR Congo vs Zambia, San Pedro (20:00)
Thursday 18 January
Group A: Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (14:00)
Group A: Ivory Coast vs Nigeria, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (17:00)
Group B: Egypt vs Ghana, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, which hosted the opening and final matches of the 1984 Nations Cup, has been renovated for the 2023 finals
Friday 19 January
Group B: Cape Verde vs Mozambique, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (14:00)
Group C: Senegal vs Cameroon, Yamoussoukro (17:00)
Group C: Guinea vs The Gambia, Yamoussoukro (20:00)
Saturday 20 January
Group D: Algeria vs Burkina Faso, Bouake (14:00)
Group D: Mauritania vs Angola, Bouake (17:00)
Group E: Tunisia vs Mali, Korhogo (20:00)
Sunday 21 January
Group E: South Africa vs Namibia, Korhogo (20:00)
Group F: Morocco vs DR Congo, San Pedro (14:00)
Group F: Zambia vs Tanzania, San Pedro (17:00)
Inaugurated in September, the Laurent Pokou Stadium in San Pedro is named after the former Ivory Coast striker and has a capacity of 20,000
Monday 22 January
Group A: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (17:00)
Group A: Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (17:00)
Group B: Cape Verde vs Egypt, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Group B: Mozambique vs Ghana, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Tuesday 23 January
Group C: The Gambia vs Cameroon, Bouake (17:00)
Group C: Guinea vs Senegal, Yamoussoukro (17:00)
Group D: Angola vs Burkina Faso, Yamoussoukro (20:00)
Group D: Mauritania vs Algeria, Bouake (20:00)
Wednesday 24 January
Group E: Namibia vs Mali, San Pedro (17:00)
Group E: South Africa vs Tunisia, Korhogo (17:00)
Group F: Tanzania vs DR Congo, Korhogo (20:00)
Group F: Zambia vs Morocco, San Pedro (20:00)
The Fixtures: Second-rounds
Saturday 27 January
SR1: Group D Winner vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F, Bouake (17:00)
SR2: Group A Second Place vs Group C Second Place, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Sunday 28 January
SR3: Group A Winner vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (17:00)
SR4: Group B Second Place vs Group F Second Place, San Pedro (20:00)
Monday 29 January
SR5: Group B Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (17:00)
SR6: Group C Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F, Yamoussoukro (20:00)
Tuesday 30 January
SR7: Group E Winner vs Group D Second Place, Korhogo (17:00)
SR8: Group F Winner vs Group E Second Place, San Pedro (20:00)
Former Nigeria international picks out Equatorial Guinea in his country’s group during the draws for the championship
The Fixtures: Quarter-finals
Friday 2 February
QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner RS1, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (17:00)
QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Saturday 3 February
QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner RS6, Bouake (17:00)
QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8, Yamoussoukro (20:00)
The Fixtures: Semi-finals
Wednesday 7 February
SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4, Bouake (17:00)
SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
The Fixtures: Third place play-off
Saturday 10 February
SF1 vs SF2 losers, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
The Fixtures: Final
Sunday 11 February
SF1 vs SF2 winners, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
