The much anticipated 34th African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament kicks off today, Saturday, January 13, in Ivory Coast.
This 2023 AFCON was delayed from last summer due to concerns over the weather.
Across four weeks of football tourney, 24 nations will battle it out for the biggest prize in African football.
Morocco are favourites, followed closely by title holders Senegal, hosts Ivory Coast, Algeria, Egypt and Nigeria.
It will be one-month of battle for supremacy among 24 African countries who have qualified for the continent’s biggest sporting event and who have their eyes on the prestigious trophy, the prestige and the $7million prize placed on the table for the eventual champions.
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 3pm.
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.
Other top group-stage games to watch out for are Tunisia and Mali in Group E, and Zambia and Morocco in Group F.
The top two of each group will go through plus the top four third-placed sides, ahead of a knockout stage beginning in the last-16 later this month.
Below are all the group stage fixtures and kick-off time for the matches (all times GMT):
Group A
Saturday, January 13
Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau, (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
Sunday, January 14
Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 2pm)
Thursday, January 18
Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 2pm)
Ivory Coast vs Nigeria (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 5pm)
Monday, January 22
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 5pm)
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 5pm)
Group B
Sunday, January 14
Egypt vs Mozambique (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 5pm)
Ghana vs Cape Verde (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
Thursday, January 18
Egypt vs Ghana (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
Friday, January 19
Cape Verde vs Mozambique (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 2pm)
Monday, January 22
Cape Verde vs Egypt (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
Mozambique vs Ghana (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
Group C
Monday, January 15
Senegal vs Gambia (Charles Konan Banny Stadium, 2pm)
Cameroon vs Guinea (Yamoussoukro, 5pm)
Friday, January 19
Senegal vs Cameroon (Yamoussoukro, 5pm)
Guinea vs Gambia (Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Tuesday, January 23
Gambia vs Cameroon (Bouake, 5pm)
Guinea vs Senegal (Yamoussoukro, 5pm)
Group D
Monday, January 15
Algeria vs Angola (Stade de la Paix, 8pm)
Tuesday, January 16
Burkina Faso vs Mauritania (Bouake, 2pm)
Saturday, January 20
Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Bouake, 2pm)
Mauritania vs Angola (Bouake, 5pm)
Tuesday, January 23
Angola vs Burkina Faso (Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Mauritania vs Algeria (Bouake, 8pm)
Group E
Tuesday, January 16
Tunisia vs Namibia (Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, 5pm)
Mali vs South Africa (Korhogo, 8pm)
Saturday, January 20
Tunisia vs Mali (Korhogo, 8pm)
Sunday, January 21
South Africa vs Namibia (Korhogo, 8pm)
Wednesday, January 24
Namibia vs Mali (San Pedro, 5pm)
South Africa vs Tunisia (Korhogo, 5pm)
Group F
Wednesday, January 17
Morocco vs Tanzania (Laurent Pokou Stadium, 5pm)
DR Congo vs Zambia (San Pedro, 8pm)
Sunday, January 21
Morocco vs DR Congo (San Pedro, 2pm)
Zambia vs Tanzania (San Pedro, 5pm)
Wednesday, January 24
Tanzania vs DR Congo (Korhogo, 8pm)
Zambia vs Morocco (San Pedro, 8pm)
Knockout stage
Last-16
Saturday, January 27
1: Group D Winner vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F (Bouake, 5pm)
2: Group A Second Place vs Group C Second Place (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
Sunday, January 28
3: Group A Winner vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 5pm)
4: Group B Second Place vs Group F Second Place (San Pedro, 8pm)
Monday, January 29
5: Group B Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 5pm)
6: Group C Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F (Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Tuesday, January 30
7: Group E Winner vs Group D Second Place (Korhogo, 5pm)
8: Group F Winner vs Group E Second Place (San Pedro, 8pm)
Quarter-finals
Friday, February 2
1: Winner 2 vs Winner 1 (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 5pm)
2: Winner 4 vs Winner 3 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
Saturday, February 3
3: Winner 7 vs Winner 6 (Bouake, 5pm)
4: Winner 5 vs Winner 8 (Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Semi-finals
Wednesday, February 7
1: Winner 1 vs Winner 4 (Bouake, 5pm)
2: Winner 3 vs Winner 2 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
Third place play-off
Saturday, February 10
Loser semi-final 1 vs Loser semi-final 2 (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
Final
Sunday, February 11
Winner semi-final 1 vs Winner semi-final 2 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
