2023 Africa Cup of Nations Final

For the women's tournament, see 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023
Official logo[1]
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
Dates13 January – 11 February 2024
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
← 2021
2025 →

The 2023 African Cup of Nations, known for short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, is scheduled to be the 34th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organised by Confederation of African Football. It will be hosted by Ivory Coast for the second time and the first since 1984.

This edition of the tournament was initially planned to be the third since 2019 to take place during the Northern Hemisphere's summer, in order to reduce scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions.[2][3][4][5] However it was postponed by CAF to 13 January – 11 February 2024 on 3 July 2022 due to the adverse summer weather concerns in Ivory Coast, whilst retaining the edition's original name for sponsorship purposes.[6][7] This followed the 2021 edition in Cameroon also being moved to the Northern Hemisphere's winter season for similar reasons. Senegal are the defending champions.

Host selection

Bids

  • Algeria
  • Guinea (Guinea was originally awarded the 2023 tournament, but hosting duties were pushed back to 2025 after Cameroon hosted in 2021 instead of 2019 owing to non-readiness at the time. However, Guinea could not reach the deadline for tournament preparations and was later stripped of 2023 hosting rights on 30 September 2022; Morocco was selected as the replacement host on 27 September 2023.)
  • Ivory Coast (Ivory Coast was originally awarded the 2021 tournament, which was later pushed forward to 2023 following Cameroon hosting the 2021 edition. However, Ivory Coast later requested to CAF for the 2023 edition to be hosted in January–February 2024 to avoid the West and Central African tropical rain season which typically reaches its peak around June–July.)
  • Zambia

Rejected bids

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
  • Sudan
  • Senegal

CAF initially announced the hosts for the 2019, 2021 and 2023 editions of Africa Cup of Nations after the final vote at its executive committee meeting on 20 September 2014, awarding the 2019 edition to Cameroon, the 2021 edition to Ivory Coast and the 2023 edition to Guinea.[8]

The announcement of the 2023 hosts was unscheduled. Guinea was one of the bidders for the 2019 and 2021 editions, whose host countries were scheduled to be announced on that day. A CAF spokesperson told BBC News that, on the basis of Guinea's presentation "and commitment", the committee "decided to exercise its power to make an immediate decision."[8]

Host change

On 30 November 2018, CAF stripped Cameroon from hosting the 2019 edition due to lack of speed of progress in hosting preparations,[9][10][11] but accepted former CAF President Ahmad Ahmad's request for Cameroon to stage the following edition in 2021. Consequently, the original hosts of 2021, Ivory Coast, would host the 2023 edition, and the original hosts of 2023, Guinea were planned to host the 2025 edition, which until that point was yet to have a host named.[12]

On 30 January 2019, the CAF President confirmed the timetable shift, after a meeting with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[13]

Marketing

Sponsorship

Title sponsor Official sponsors National sponsors

Mascot

Akwaba, the official mascot of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

The organising board of the 2023 African Cup of Nations unveiled the competition; "Akwaba", which means "Welcome" in Baoulé language. It is an elephant, which is Ivory Coast's animal symbol. Its kit bears resemblance to Ivory Coast's home colours.[21]

Match ball

On 12 October 2023, CAF and Puma unveiled "Pokou" as the official tournament edition match ball ahead of the final tournament draw. The name was chosen to honour deceased legendary Ivorian forward Laurent Pokou, locally known for scoring 5 goals in the 6–1 victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 edition of the tournament which has stood as a record to date.[22]

Official song

On 12 October 2023, CAF unveiled the official song for the competition during the official draw. The song featured MTV award-winning Nigerian artist Yemi Alade, Egyptian rapper Mohamed Ramadan and Ivorian music band Magic System. Titled "Akwaba", meaning "Welcome" in the native language of Baoulé, the anthem is an exciting fusion of afrobeat, rap and zouglou in a unique musical mix that remains deeply entrenched with the tradition of the competition's previous anthems.[23][24]

Qualification

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  Host
  Qualified
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew or did not enter
  Suspended
  Not part of CAF

54 teams originally registered for the qualification, which, like in 2019 and 2021, was held in two rounds. Réunion and Zanzibar were not full members of the CAF and were therefore excluded from participation. Eritrea withdrew after the first round draw. Kenya and Zimbabwe were suspended by FIFA at the time of the second round draw and were excluded from the competition after it was not lifted in time.

In the preliminary round, the twelve lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA world rankings of December 2021 competed against each other in a knockout system with two legs. The six winners of the preliminary round and the remaining 42 higher-placed teams were drawn into twelve groups of four in April 2022. The second round was played from June 2022 to September 2023 in a double round format. The group winners and runners-up from all twelve groups, with the exception of Group H, qualified for the final round. Apart from the hosts from Ivory Coast, only one other team qualified from Group H.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for this edition of the tournament with no debutant nation for the first time since the 2015 edition. 17 teams that participated in the most recent edition in 2021 are set to return for the event.

DR Congo, South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Tanzania made their return to the continental tournament after missing out on the 2021 edition. Zambia made its return after an almost nine-year absence from the event. Mozambique made its fifth appearance after a 14-year absence.[25][26]

Comoros failed to qualify after making its debut in 2021, whereas Zimbabwe were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension.[27][28] Sudan, Malawi, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia also failed to qualify after appearing in the 2021 tournament.

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 Ivory Coast Hosts / Group H runners-up 30 January 2019 25th 2021 Champions (1992, 2015)
 Morocco Group K winners 24 March 2023 19th 2021 Champions (1976)
 Algeria Group F winners 27 March 2023 20th 2021 Champions (1990, 2019)
 South Africa Group K runners-up 28 March 2023 11th 2019 Champions (1996)
 Senegal Group L winners 28 March 2023 17th 2021 Champions (2021)
 Burkina Faso Group B winners 28 March 2023 13th 2021 Runners-up (2013)
 Tunisia Group J winners 28 March 2023 21st 2021 Champions (2004)
 Egypt Group D winners 14 June 2023 26th 2021 Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
 Zambia Group H winners 17 June 2023 18th 2015 Champions (2012)
 Equatorial Guinea Group J runners-up 17 June 2023 4th 2021 Fourth place (2015)
 Nigeria Group A winners 18 June 2023 20th 2021 Champions (1980, 1994, 2013)
 Guinea-Bissau Group A runners-up 18 June 2023 4th 2021 Group stage (2017, 2019, 2021)
 Cape Verde Group B runners-up 18 June 2023 4th 2021 Quarter-finals (2013)
 Mali Group G winners 18 June 2023 13th 2021 Runners-up (1972)
 Guinea Group D runners-up 20 June 2023 14th 2021 Runners-up (1976)
 Ghana Group E winners 7 September 2023 24th 2021 Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
 Angola Group E runners-up 7 September 2023 9th 2019 Quarter-finals (2008, 2010)
 Tanzania Group F runners-up 7 September 2023 3rd 2019 Group stage (1980, 2019)
 Mozambique Group L runners-up 9 September 2023 5th 2010 Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010)
 DR Congo Group I winners 9 September 2023 20th 2019 Champions (1968, 1974)
 Mauritania Group I runners-up 9 September 2023 3rd 2021 Group stage (2019, 2021)
 Gambia Group G runners-up 10 September 2023 2nd 2021 Quarter-finals (2021)
 Cameroon Group C winners 12 September 2023 21st 2021 Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
 Namibia Group C runners-up 12 September 2023 4th 2019 Group stage (1998, 2008, 2019)

Venues

CAF established the following requirements for the expected six stadiums for this edition of the tournament:[29]

Number of stadiums Capacity
(Minimum)
2 40,000
2 20,000
2 15,000

In September 2017, the government of Ivory Coast launched a public tender for the venues of the competition. This included public tender requested bids for renovating and expanding the existing Felix Houphouët Boigny Stadium in Abidjan and the Stade de la Paix (Peace Stadium) of Bouaké, and building new stadiums in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro as well as the cities of Korhogo and San-Pédro. The three new stadiums were to have a capacity of 20,000 each.

In addition to the renovation or construction of stadiums, the tender included the renovation or construction of training facilities in the host cities: eight in Abidjan and four in Bouaké, Korhogo, Yamoussoukro and San-Pédro. It also included the construction of 96 villas (five rooms per villa) in those cities. In addition, the bidding nations were to be submitted to build a three-star hotel of fifty rooms in Korhogo.[30]

2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Ivory Coast)
 Abidjan Bouaké
Alassane Ouattara Stadium Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Stade de la Paix
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 33,000[31] Capacity: 40,000
Korhogo San-Pédro Yamoussoukro
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Laurent Pokou Stadium Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000

Squads

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Match officials

On 12 September 2023, a total of 32 referees, 33 assistants and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament.[32]

Referees

  • Algeria Mustapha Ghorbal
  • Kenya Peter Waweru
  • Ethiopia Bamlak Tessema Weyesa
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean Ngambo
  • Egypt Amin Omar
  • Mauritania Dahane Beida
  • Morocco Samir Guezzaz
  • Mali Boubou Traore
  • South Africa Tom Abongile
  • Gabon Atcho Pierre
  • Sudan Mahmoud Mahmood
  • Chad Mahamat Aliaou
  • Senegal Issa Sy
  • Libya Mutaz Ibrahim
  • Burundi Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
  • Rwanda Samuel Uwikunda
  • Egypt Mohamed Maarouf
  • Mauritania Abdel Bouh
  • Gabon Mebiame Tanguy
  • Somalia Omar Artan
  • Algeria Gamouh Youcef
  • Morocco Jalal Jayed
  • Ivory Coast Kalilou Ibrahim
  • Tunisia Sadok Selmi
  • Benin Louis Houngnandande
  • Republic of the Congo Messie Nkoukou
  • Mauritius Milazare Patrice
  • Algeria Lahlou Benbraham
  • Tunisia Guirat Haithem
  • Ghana Daniel Laryea
  • Egypt Mahmoud El Banna
  • Mauritius Ahmed Heerelal

Assistant referees

  • Algeria Abbes Zerhouni
  • Algeria Mokrane Gourari
  • Egypt Ahmed Ibrahim
  • Egypt Mahmoud Abouregal
  • Morocco Azgaou Lahsen
  • Morocco Mostafa Akarkad
  • Angola Emiliano Dos Santos
  • Angola Lopes Oliveira
  • Senegal Djibril Camara
  • Senegal Nouha Bangoura
  • Ivory Coast Ngoh Hermann
  • Ivory Coast Nouho Ouattara
  • South Africa Zakhele Siwela
  • Cameroon Elvis Noupue
  • Lesotho Sourou Phatsoane
  • Mozambique Arsenio Maringule
  • Sudan Ibrahim Mohamed
  • Tunisia Hassani Khalil
  • Kenya Gilbert Cheriot
  • Libya Amsaed Essa
  • Burkina Faso Tiama Seydou
  • Comoros Amaldin Souleimane
  • Djibouti Liban Abdoulrazack
  • Gabon Ditsoga Marlene
  • São Tomé and Príncipe Dos Abdelmiro
  • Ghana Kwasi Brobbey
  • Benin Ayimavo Eric
  • Kenya Yiembe Stephen
  • Madagascar Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo
  • Togo Ahonto Koffi
  • Republic of the Congo Steven Moutsassi
  • Mali Modibe Samake
  • Morocco Zakaria Brinsi

Video assistant referees

Draw

The final draw was held at the Parc des Expositions d'Abidjan in Abidjan on 12 October 2023.[33] The event was hosted by Senegalese-American musician Akon,[34] whilst the draw was conducted by former African footballers Didier Drogba and Mikel John Obi, alongside current internationals Sadio Mané and Achraf Hakimi.[35] The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four each, with the four initial pots determined based on the September 2023 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses), listed below. Ivory Coast were automatically given the top seed and assigned to position A1 in the draw as hosts.[36]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Ivory Coast (50) (hosts)
 Morocco (13)
 Senegal (20) (title holders)
 Tunisia (29)
 Algeria (34)
 Egypt (35) 		 Nigeria (40)
 Cameroon (41)
 Mali (49)
 Burkina Faso (58)
 Ghana (60)
 DR Congo (64) 		 South Africa (65)
 Cape Verde (71)
 Guinea (81)
 Zambia (82)
 Equatorial Guinea (92)
 Mauritania (99) 		 Guinea-Bissau (106)
 Mozambique (113)
 Namibia (114)
 Angola (117)
 Gambia (118)
 Tanzania (122)

Opening ceremony

Group stage

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

The fixture schedule for this edition of the tournament was released on 20 October 2023, following the group stage draw.[37][38]

Tiebreakers

Group A

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 January 2024. Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
Ivory Coast v Guinea-Bissau
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea v Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast v Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast
Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria

Group B

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 14 January 2024. Source: CAF
Egypt v Mozambique
Ghana v Cape Verde
Egypt v Ghana
Cape Verde v Mozambique
Mozambique v Ghana
Cape Verde v Egypt

Group C

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2024. Source: CAF
Senegal v Gambia
Cameroon v Guinea
Senegal v Cameroon
Guinea v Gambia
Guinea v Senegal
Gambia v Cameroon

Group D

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 January 2024. Source: CAF
Algeria v Angola
Burkina Faso v Mauritania
Algeria v Burkina Faso
Mauritania v Angola
Angola v Burkina Faso
Mauritania v Algeria

Group E

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 January 2024. Source: CAF
Tunisia v Namibia
Mali v South Africa
Tunisia v Mali
South Africa v Namibia
South Africa v Tunisia
Namibia v Mali

Group F

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 January 2024. Source: CAF
Morocco v Tanzania
DR Congo v Zambia
Morocco v DR Congo
Zambia v Tanzania
Tanzania v DR Congo
Zambia v Morocco

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 B B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 January 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Combinations of matches in the round of 16

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of 16:

  Possible combinations of third-placed teams
Third-placed teams
qualify from groups 		1A
vs 		1B
vs 		1C
vs 		1D
vs
A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
27 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
2 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner R2
 
27 January – Bouaké
 
Winner R1
 
Winner Group D
 
7 February – Bouaké
 
3rd Group B/E/F
 
Winner QF1
 
29 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
Winner QF4
 
Winner Group B
 
3 February – Yamoussoukro
 
3rd Group A/C/D
 
Winner R5
 
30 January – San Pédro
 
Winner R8
 
Winner Group F
 
11 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
Runner-up Group E
 
Winner SF1
 
28 January – San Pédro
 
Winner SF2
 
Runner-up Group B
 
3 February – Bouaké
 
Runner-up Group F
 
Winner R7
 
28 January – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
Winner R6
 
Winner Group A
 
7 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
3rd Group C/D/E
 
Winner QF3
 
30 January – Korhogo
 
Winner QF2Third place play-off
 
Winner Group E
 
2 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)10 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner R4Loser SF1
 
29 January – Yamoussoukro
 
Winner R3Loser SF2
 
Winner Group C
 
 
3rd Group A/B/F
 

Round of 16

Winner Group DR13rd Group B/E/F
Runner-up Group AR2Runner-up Group C
Winner Group AR33rd Group C/D/E
Runner-up Group BR4Runner-up Group F
Winner Group BR53rd Group A/C/D
Winner Group CR63rd Group A/B/F
Winner Group ER7Runner-up Group D
Winner Group FR8Runner-up Group E

Quarter-finals

Winner R4QF2Winner R3
Winner R2QF1Winner R1
Winner R7QF3Winner R6
Winner R5QF4Winner R8

Semi-finals

Winner QF1SF1Winner QF4
Winner QF3SF2Winner QF2

Third place play-off

Loser SF1vLoser SF2

Final

Winner SF1vWinner SF2

Statistics

Goalscorers

Broadcasting

Below is the list of the 2023 AFCON broadcasting rights:

Territory Rights holder(s) Ref.
 Algeria ENTV
 Andorra LaLiga+ [39]
 Australia beIN Sports [40]
 Austria Sportdigital [41]
 Belgium RTBF [42]
 Benin ORTB
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub
 Brazil Band [43]
 Bulgaria Max Sport [44]
 Burkina Faso RTB
 Cameroon CRTV, Canal 2 [45]
 Canada beIN Sports [40]
 Cape Verde RTC
 Chad Télé Tchad [45]
 Croatia Sport Klub
 Democratic Republic of Congo RTNC [45]
 Denmark Viaplay
 Egypt beIN sports
 Finland Viaplay
 France beIN Sports
 Gabon Gabon TV [45]
 Gambia GRTS [45]
 Germany Sportdigital [41]
 Ghana GBC [46]
 Guinea RTG [45]
 Guinea Bissau TGB [45]
 Iceland Viaplay
 India FanCode [47]
 Ireland Sky Sports [48]
 Italia Sportitalia [49]
 Ivory Coast RTI, NCI [45]
 Kenya KBC [45]
 Liechtenstein Sportdigital [41]
 Luxembourg Sportdigital [41]
 Malawi MBC [50]
 Mali ORTM [45]
 MENA beIN Sports
 Montenegro Sport Klub
 Morocco SNRT
 Mozambique TV Miramar [51]
 Namibia NBC
 Netherlands Ziggo Sport
 New Zealand beIN Sports [40]
 Niger Tele Sahel
 Nigeria NTA [52]
 North Macedonia Sport Klub
 Norway Viaplay
 Poland MEGOGO [53]
 Portugal Sport TV
 Russia Okko Sport [54]
 San Marino Sportitalia [49]
 Senegal RTS [45]
 Serbia Sport Klub
 Slovenia Sport Klub
 South Africa SABC Sport [55]
 Spain LaLiga+ [39]
Sub-Saharan Africa New World TV, Canal+, StarTimes, SuperSport [56][57][58]
  Switzerland Sportdigital [41]
 Sweden Viaplay
 Tanzania TBC, Azam TV [59]
 Togo TVT
 Turkey TV8, S Sport
 Ukraine MEGOGO [60]
 United Kingdom Sky Sports [48]
 United States beIN Sports [61]
 Zambia Diamond TV [45]
 Zimbabwe ZBC [45]

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