<\/p>\n
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations starts on January 9, 2022.<\/p>\n
The tournament, originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021, will be played in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6, 2022.<\/p>\n
Twenty-four teams will take part, kicking off on January 9 as hosts Cameroon host Burkina Faso in Yaounde, before culminating in the final on February 6 in the capital.<\/p>\n
Dates, kick-off times, and host cities \u2013 here is the full schedule for AFCON 2021.<\/p>\n
AFCON 2021 Groups<\/p>\n
Group A: Cameroon (hosts), Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Ethiopia
Group B: Guinea, Malawi, Senegal, Zimbabwe
Group C: Comoros Islands, Gabon, Ghana, Morocco
Group D: Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Sudan
Group E: Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone
Group F: Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia
AFCON 2021 group-stage fixtures and results<\/p>\n
Sunday, January 9<\/p>\n
Group A: Cameron vs Burkina Faso, 4 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Group A: Ethiopia vs Cape Verde, 7 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
Monday, January 10<\/p>\n
Group B: Senegal vs Zimbabwe, 1pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group B: Guinea vs Malawi, 4 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group C: Morocco vs Ghana, 4pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group C: Comoros vs Gabon, 7pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
Tuesday, January 11<\/p>\n
Group E: Algeria vs Sierra Leone, 1 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Group D: Nigeria vs Egypt, 4pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Group D: Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau, 7pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)<\/p>\n
Wednesday, January 12<\/p>\n
Group F: Tunisia vs Mali, 1 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group F: Mauritania vs Gambia, 4 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast (Japoma Stadium, Douala)<\/p>\n
Thursday, January 13<\/p>\n
Group A: Cameroon vs Ethiopia, 4pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Group A: Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso, 7pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
Friday, January 14<\/p>\n
Group B: Senegal vs Guinea, 1pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group B: Malawi vs Zimbabwe, 4pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group C: Morocco vs Comoros, 4pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group C: Gabon vs Ghana, 7pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
Saturday, January 15<\/p>\n
Group D: Nigeria vs Sudan, 4pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Group D: Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt, 7pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)<\/p>\n
Sunday, January 16<\/p>\n
Group F: Gambia vs Mali, 1pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone, 4pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Group F: Tunisia vs Mauritania, 4pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group E: Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea, 7pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)<\/p>\n
Monday, January 17<\/p>\n
Group A: Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia, 4pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group A: Cape Verde vs Cameroon, 4pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
Tuesday, January 18<\/p>\n
Group B: Malawi vs Senegal, 4pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group B: Zimbabwe vs Guinea, 4pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group C: Gabon vs Morocco, 7pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group C: Ghana vs Comoros, 7pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)<\/p>\n
Wednesday, January 19<\/p>\n
Group D: Egypt vs Sudan, 7pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group D: Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria, 7pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)<\/p>\n
Thursday, January 20<\/p>\n
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Algeria, 4pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Group E: Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea, 4pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group F: Gambia vs Tunisia, 7pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group F: Mali vs Mauritania, 7pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
AFCON 2021 round-of-16 fixtures and results<\/p>\n
Sunday, January 23<\/p>\n
Game 1: Group A runner-up vs Group C runner-up, 4pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Game 2: Group D winner vs Group B\/E\/F third-place, 7pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)<\/p>\n
Monday, January 24<\/p>\n
Game 3: Group B runner-up vs Group F runner-up, 4pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Game 4: Group A winner vs Group C\/D\/E third-place, 7pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
Tuesday, January 25<\/p>\n
Game 5: Group B winner vs Group A\/C\/D third-place, 4pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Game 6: Group C winner vs Group A\/B\/F third-place, 7pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
Wednesday, January 26<\/p>\n
Game 7: Group E winner vs Group D runner-up, 4pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Game 8: Group F winner vs Group E runner-up, 7 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
AFCON 2021 quarter-final fixtures and results<\/p>\n
Saturday, January 29<\/p>\n
Quarter-final 1: Round-of-16 game 4 winner vs Round-of-16 game 3 winner, 4pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Quarter-final 2: Round-of-16 game 1 winner vs Round-of-16 game 2 winner, 7pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)<\/p>\n
Sunday, January 30<\/p>\n
Quarter-final 3: Round-of-16 game 7 winner vs Round-of-16 game 6 winner, 4pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Quarter-final 4: Round-of-16 game 5 winner vs Round-of-16 game 8 winner, 7pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)<\/p>\n
AFCON 2021 semi-final fixtures and results<\/p>\n
Wednesday, February 2<\/p>\n
Semi-final 1: Quarter-final 1 winner vs Quarter-final 4 winner, 7pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)<\/p>\n
Thursday, February 3<\/p>\n
Semi-final 2: Quarter-final 2 winner vs Quarter-final 3 winner, 7pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
AFCON 2021 third-place match<\/p>\n
Sunday, February 6<\/p>\n
Semi-final 1 loser vs Semi-final 2 loser, 4pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)<\/p>\n
AFCON 2021 final<\/p>\n
Sunday, February 6<\/p>\n
Semi-final 1 winner vs Semi-final 2 winner, 7pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde).<\/p>\n
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