34th AFCON 2023: Group stage fixtures and kick off times as battle begins

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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.

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