The much awaited 34th AFCON kicks off Saturday January 13. It will flag off one month of battle for supremacy among 24 African Countries who have qualified for the event and who have their eyes on the prestigious trophy, the prestige and the $7million dollars placed on the table for the would be Champion.
Hosts Ivory Coast will open the tournament against resilient Guinea-Bissau at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium at 9 p.m. on Saturday after the customary opening ceremony.
After the tournament opener, other group-stage games will follow on Sunday, January 14, including the game between Super Eagles of Nigeria and Equatoria Guinea at 3 p.m.
Some of the biggest games to watch out for in the AFCON 2023 group stage include Ivory Coast and Nigeria in Group A, Egypt and Ghana in Group B, Senegal and Cameroon in Group C, and Algeria and Burkina in Group D.
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Other top group-stage games to watch out for are Tunisia and Mali in Group E, and Zambia and Morocco in Group F.
Below are All the Group Stage Fixtures, Kick Off Time.
Group A
Saturday, January 13
Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau,
9 pm.
Sunday, January 14
Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea
3 pm.
Thursday, January 18
Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau 3 pm.
Ivory Coast vs Nigeria
6 pm.
Monday, January 22
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast
6 pm.
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
6 pm.
Group B
Sunday, January 14
Egypt vs Mozambique
6 pm.
Ghana vs Cape Verde
9 pm.
Thursday, January 18
Egypt vs Ghana
9 pm.
Friday, January 19
Cape Verde vs Mozambique
3 pm.
Monday, January 22
Cape Verde vs Egypt
9 pm.
Mozambique vs Ghana
9 pm.
Group C
Monday, January 15
Senegal vs Gambia
3 pm.
Cameroon vs Guinea
6 pm.
Friday, January 19
Senegal vs Cameroon
6 pm.
Guinea vs Gambia
9 pm.
Tuesday, January 23
Gambia vs Cameroon
6 pm.
Guinea vs Senegal
6 pm.
Group D
Monday, January 15
Algeria vs Angola
9 pm.
Tuesday, January 16
Burkina Faso vs Mauritania
3 pm.
Saturday, January 20
Algeria vs Burkina Faso
3 pm.
Mauritania vs Angola
6 pm.
Tuesday, January 23
Angola vs Burkina Faso
9 pm.
Mauritania vs Algeria
9 pm.
Group E
Tuesday, January 16
Tunisia vs Namibia
6 pm.
Mali vs South Africa
9 pm.
Saturday, January 20
Tunisia vs Mali
9 pm.
Sunday, January 21
South Africa vs Namibia
9 pm.
Wednesday, January 24
Namibia vs Mali
6 pm.
South Africa vs Tunisia
6 pm.
Group F
Wednesday, January 17
Morocco vs Tanzania
6 pm.
DR Congo vs Zambia
9 pm.
Sunday, January 21
Morocco vs DR Congo
3 pm.
Zambia vs Tanzania
6 pm.
Wednesday, January 24
Tanzania vs DR Congo
9 pm.
Zambia vs Morocco
9 pm.
