The CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 is scheduled to start on January 14 and conclude on February 12 in Ivory Coast. 

Organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the 34th edition of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations will see 24 teams compete in a total of 52 matches to be played in six venues.

The tournament was postponed by CAF due to the adverse summer weather concerns in Ivory Coast. However, it retained the original name for sponsorship purposes.

As per the AFCON 2023 format, the participating teams have been divided into six groups of four teams each.

Each team will play the other sides in their group once. The top two teams from each group along with the four best third-placed teams will advance to the knockout stage that comprises the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.

The CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 final will be played at the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé on February 12.

Senegal are the defending champions of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations after they beat Egypt on penalties in the 2021 final.

Meanwhile, Egypt are the most successful team in the biennial football tournament with seven titles. Cameroon have won the competition five times while Ghana have clinched it on four occasions.

CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 groups and teams

Group A: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau

Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique

Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia

Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola

Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia

Group F: Morocco, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Tanzania

Where to watch CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 live in India

Live streaming of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.

There will be no live telecast of AFCON 2023 on any TV channel in India.

CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 schedule, venues and live India match start times

All times are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date

Match

Venue

Time (IST)

Sunday, January 14

Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

1:30 AM

Sunday, January 14

Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

7:30 PM

Sunday, January 14

Egypt vs Mozambique

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

10:30 PM

Monday, January 15

Ghana vs Cape Verde

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

1:30 AM

Monday, January 15

Senegal vs Gambia

Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro

7:30 PM

Monday, January 15

Cameroon vs Guinea

Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro

10:30 PM

Tuesday, January 16

Algeria vs Angola

Stade Bouaké

1:30 AM

Tuesday, January 16

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania

Stade Bouaké

7:30 PM

Tuesday, January 16

Tunisia vs Namibia

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium

10:30 PM

Wednesday, January 17

Mali vs South Africa

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium

1:30 AM

Wednesday, January 17

Morocco vs Tanzania

Stade de San Pédro

10:30 PM

Thursday, January 18

DR Congo vs Zambia

Stade de San Pédro

1:30 AM

Thursday, January 18

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

7:30 PM

Thursday, January 18

Ivory Coast vs Nigeria

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

10:30 PM

Friday, January 19

Egypt vs Ghana

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

1:30 AM

Friday, January 19

Cape Verde vs Mozambique

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

7:30 PM

Friday, January 19

Senegal vs Cameroon

Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro

10:30 PM

Saturday, January 20

Guinea vs Gambia

Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro

1:30 AM

Saturday, January 20

Algeria vs Burkina Faso

Stade Bouaké

7:30 PM

Saturday, January 20

Mauritania vs Angola

Stade Bouaké

10:30 PM

Sunday, January 21

Tunisia vs Mali

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium

1:30 AM

Sunday, January 21

Morocco vs DR Congo

Stade de San Pédro

7:30 PM

Sunday, January 21

Zambia vs Tanzania

Stade de San Pédro

10:30 PM

Monday, January 22

South Africa vs Namibia

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium

1:30 AM

Monday, January 22

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

10:30 PM

Monday, January 22

Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

10:30 PM

Tuesday, January 13

Mozambique vs Ghana

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

1:30 AM

Tuesday, January 13

Cape Verde vs Egypt

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

1:30 AM

Tuesday, January 13

Gambia vs Cameroon

Stade Bouaké

10:30 PM

Tuesday, January 13

Guinea vs Senegal

Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro

10:30 PM

Wednesday, January 14

Mauritania vs Algeria

Stade Bouaké

1:30 AM

Wednesday, January 14

Angola vs Burkina Faso

Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro

1:30 AM

Wednesday, January 14

Namibia vs Mali

Stade de San Pédro

10:30 PM

Wednesday, January 14

South Africa vs Tunisia

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium

10:30 PM

Thursday, January 15

Zambia vs Morocco

Stade de San Pédro

1:30 AM

Thursday, January 15

Tanzania vs DR Congo

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium

1:30 AM

Saturday, January 27

Round of 16, Match 1

Stade Bouaké

10:30 PM

Sunday, January 28

Round of 16, Match 2

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

1:30 AM

Sunday, January 28

Round of 16, Match 3

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

10:30 PM

Monday, January 29

Round of 16, Match 4

Stade de San Pédro

1:30 AM

Monday, January 29

Round of 16, Match 5

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

10:30 PM

Tuesday, January 30

Round of 16, Match 6

Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro

1:30 AM

Tuesday, January 30

Round of 16, Match 7

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium

10:30 PM

Wednesday, January 31

Round of 16, Match 8

Stade de San Pédro

1:30 AM

Friday, February 2

Quarter-final 1

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

10:30 PM

Saturday, February 3

Quarter-final 2

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

1:30 AM

Saturday, February 3

Quarter-final 3

Stade Bouaké

10:30 PM

Sunday, February 4

Quarter-final 4

Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro

1:30 AM

Wednesday, February 7

Semi-final 1

Stade Bouaké

10:30 PM

Thursday, February 8

Semi-final 2

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

1:30 AM

Sunday, February 11

Third-place playoff

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

1:30 AM

Monday, February 12

Africa Cup of Nations 2023 final

Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé

1:30 AM

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