Sky Sports to show the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations live; tournament, being held in Ivory Coast, starts on January 13 with final on February 11; plenty of Premier League players set to feature including Egypt's Mo Salah; stream on NOW
Wednesday 24 January 2024 09:50, UK
The 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations will be broadcast live on Sky Sports from January 13, up to and including the final on February 11.
Many Premier League players are set to take part in the tournament, which is being held in Ivory Coast, including Egypt's Mohamed Salah, Cameroon's Andre Onana, Ghana's Mohammed Kudus, and Senegal's Pape Sarr and Nicolas Jackson.
Also set to feature are Senegal's Sadio Mane plus Nigeria's Victor Osimhen and Guinea's Serhou Guirassy, who have both been linked with Premier League moves.
The group stages start with hosts Ivory Coast facing Guinea-Bissau, with 24 teams playing in the tournament as holders Senegal look to retain their title.
AFCON will be available to watch on Sky Sports Football or Sky Sports Mix, and will also be available to stream through NOW.
Sky Sports and NOW will broadcast most matches live. All remaining AFCON matches that kick-off at 5pm on a Saturday will be aired from 5.15pm due to the football blackout law within the UK, which prohibits any football match from being broadcasted on live television on Saturdays between 2.45pm and 5.15pm.
Fans will also be able to follow their favourite players and the evolving stories from the tournament on Sky Sports' digital and social channels.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starts on Saturday January 13 with Ivory Coast hosting the finals for the second time.
The hosts get things under way when they take on Guinea-Bissau in Abidjan.
The 34th edition of tournament will last two days short of a month and end where it began - at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium - on Sunday February 11.
The 24 teams taking part have been split into six groups of four.
Here's the line-up...
Group A: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau.
Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique.
Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, The Gambia.
Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola.
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia.
Group F: Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania.
The top two teams in each group and the four best-ranked third-placed teams will advance to the last 16.
Five hosts cities have been chosen with six stadiums used for the tournament.
Saturday January 13
Group A: Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Sunday January 14
Group A: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (2pm)
Group B: Egypt vs Mozambique - Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
Group B: Ghana vs Cape Verde - Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Monday January 15
Group C: Senegal vs The Gambia - Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro (2pm)
Group C: Cameroon vs Guinea - Yamoussoukro (5pm)
Group D: Algeria vs Angola - Stade de la Paix, Bouake (8pm)
Tuesday January 16
Group D: Burkina Faso vs Mauritania - Bouake (2pm)
Group E: Tunisia vs Namibia - Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo (5pm)
Group E: Mali vs South Africa - Korhogo (8pm)
Wednesday January 17
Group F: Morocco vs Tanzania - Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro (5pm)
Group F: DR Congo vs Zambia - San Pedro (8pm)
Thursday January 18
Group A: Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (2pm)
Group A: Ivory Coast vs Nigeria - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
Group B: Egypt vs Ghana - Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Friday January 19
Group B: Cape Verde vs Mozambique - Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (2pm)
Group C: Senegal vs Cameroon - Yamoussoukro (5pm)
Group C: Guinea vs The Gambia - Yamoussoukro (8pm)
Saturday January 20
Group D: Algeria vs Burkina Faso - Bouake (2pm)
Group D: Mauritania vs Angola - Bouake (5pm)
Group E: Tunisia vs Mali - Korhogo (8pm)
Sunday January 21
Group F: Morocco vs DR Congo - San Pedro (2pm)
Group F: Zambia vs Tanzania - San Pedro (5pm)
Group E: South Africa vs Namibia - Korhogo (8pm)
Monday January 22
Group A: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
Group A: Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria - Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
Group B: Cape Verde vs Egypt - Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Group B: Mozambique vs Ghana - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Tuesday January 23
Group C: The Gambia vs Cameroon - Bouake (5pm)
Group C: Guinea vs Senegal - Yamoussoukro (5pm)
Group D: Angola vs Burkina Faso - Yamoussoukro (8pm)
Group D: Mauritania vs Algeria - Bouake (8pm)
Wednesday January 24
Group E: Namibia vs Mali - San Pedro (5pm)
Group E: South Africa vs Tunisia - Korhogo (5pm)
Group F: Tanzania vs DR Congo - Korhogo (8pm)
Group F: Zambia vs Morocco - San Pedro (8pm)
Saturday January 27
SR1: Group D Winner vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F - Bouake (5pm)
SR2: Group A Second Place vs Group C Second Place - Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Sunday January 28
SR3: Group A Winner vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
SR4: Group B Second Place vs Group F Second Place -San Pedro (8pm)
Monday January 29
SR5: Group B Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D -Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
SR6: Group C Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F - Yamoussoukro (8pm)
Tuesday January 30
SR7: Group E Winner vs Group D Second Place - Korhogo (5pm)
SR8: Group F Winner vs Group E Second Place - San Pedro (8pm)
Friday February 2
QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner RS1 - Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (5pm)
QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3 - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Saturday February 3
QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner RS6 - Bouake (5pm)
QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8 - Yamoussoukro (8pm)
Wednesday February 7
SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 - Bouake (5pm)
SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 - Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Saturday February 10
Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
Sunday February 11
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (8pm)
