| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023 | |
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Official logo[1]
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| Dates | 13 January – 11 February 2024 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ivory Coast (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  South Africa |
| Fourth place |  DR Congo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 119 (2.29 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,109,593 (21,338 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Emilio Nsue(5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | William Troost-Ekong |
| Best young player | Simon Adingra |
| Best goalkeeper | Ronwen Williams |
| Fair play award | South Africa |
← 2021 2025 → | |
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the 2023 AFCONorCAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 34th edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast, taking place in the country for the second time following the 1984 edition.
This edition of the tournament was initially planned to take place during the Northern Hemisphere's summer like the 2019 Cup, in order to reduce scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions.[2][3][4][5] However, it was postponed by CAF to 13 January – 11 February 2024 on 3 July 2022 due to the summer weather concerns in Ivory Coast, although the competition retained the original name for sponsorship purposes.[6][7] This followed the previous edition in 2021 in Cameroon also being moved to the Northern Hemisphere's winter season for similar reasons, albeit coupled with postponement due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the CAF calendar.[8]
Host nation Ivory Coast won the tournament for their third title. They beat Nigeria 2–1 in the final, having also beaten defending champions Senegal in the round of 16 in a penalty shootout after the allocated playing time had ended in a 1–1 draw.
The hosting rights for this edition of the tournament were initially awarded to Guinea during a meeting of the CAF executive committee on 20 September 2014, which also awarded the 2019 edition to Cameroon and the 2021 edition to Ivory Coast. At the time, the announcement of the 2023 host was unscheduled; Guinea was one of the bidders for the 2019 and 2021 editions, and per CAF's assertions, on the basis of the country's presentation "and commitment", the committee "decided to exercise its power to make an immediate decision."[9]
A CAF executive committee meeting on 20 July 2017 brought about changes for the tournament moving forward, including an increase in group stage participation teams from 16 to 24 from the 2019 edition.[10] With the new specifications, Cameroon could not reach the preparation deadlines for the-then following 2019 edition and got stripped of the hosting rights on 30 November 2018,[11] with the hosting rights handed over to Egypt on 8 January 2019.[12] Cameroon opted for and hosted the 2021 edition instead,[13] which led to original 2021 hosts Ivory Coast organising the 2023 edition.[14] Guinea's hosting duties were pushed back to 2025, which until then had unscheduled hosts, though it could not get ready on time either and was eventually stripped from hosting.[15][16]
Although the tournament retained its original 2023 branding, it was moved to January–February 2024 upon Ivory Coast's request, in order to avoid the West and Central African tropical rain season, which typically reaches its peak around June–July.[6]
| Title sponsor | Official sponsors | National sponsors |
|---|---|---|
The organising board of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, commonly called COCAN 2023, unveiled the competition's mascot "Akwaba", which means "Welcome" in Baoulé language. It is an elephant whose kit bears resemblance to the host nation Ivory Coast's home colours.[24]
On 12 October 2023, CAF and Puma unveiled "Pokou" as the official tournament edition match ball ahead of the final tournament draw. The name was chosen to honour deceased legendary Ivorian forward Laurent Pokou, locally known for scoring five goals in the 6–1 victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 edition of the tournament, which had stood as a record to date.[25]
On 12 October 2023, CAF unveiled "Akwaba", the official anthem for the competition during the official draw. The song features Nigerian artist Yemi Alade, Egyptian rapper Mohamed Ramadan, and Ivorian music band Magic System. The anthem, whose title means "welcome" in the native Baoulé language, is a fusion of Afrobeats, rap and zouglou considered stylistically similar to the competition's previous anthems.[26][27]
All 54 teams originally registered for qualification was held in two rounds like in the previous editions in 2019 and 2021. Réunion and Zanzibar were not full members of CAF and were therefore excluded from participation. Eritrea withdrew after the first round draw. Kenya and Zimbabwe were suspended by FIFA at the time of the second round draw and were excluded from the competition after their suspensions were not lifted in time.
Inthe preliminary round, the twelve lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA world rankings of December 2021 competed against each other in a knockout system with two legs. The six winners of the preliminary round and the remaining 42 higher-placed teams were drawn into twelve groups of four in April 2022. The second round was played from June 2022 to September 2023 in a double round format. The group winners and runners-up from all twelve groups, with the exception of Group H, qualified for the final round. Apart from the hosts from Ivory Coast, only one other team qualified from Group H.
The following teams qualified for this edition of the tournament with no debutant nation for the first time since the 2015 edition. Seventeen teams that participated in the most recent edition in 2021 returned for the event.
DR Congo, South Africa, Angola, Namibia, and Tanzania made their return to the continental tournament after missing out on the 2021 edition. Zambia made its return after an almost nine-year absence from the event. Mozambique made its fifth appearance after a fourteen-year absence.[28][29]
Comoros failed to qualify after making their debut in 2021, whereas Kenya and Zimbabwe were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension.[30][31] Sudan, Malawi, Gabon, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia also failed to qualify after appearing in the 2021 tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
Hosts / Group H runners-up | 30 January 2019 | 25th | 2021 | Champions (1992, 2015) |
 Morocco |
Group K winners | 24 March 2023 | 19th | 2021 | Champions (1976) |
 Algeria |
Group F winners | 27 March 2023 | 20th | 2021 | Champions (1990, 2019) |
| South Africa |
Group K runners-up | 28 March 2023 | 11th | 2019 | Champions (1996) |
 Senegal |
Group L winners | 28 March 2023 | 17th | 2021 | Champions (2021) |
 Burkina Faso |
Group B winners | 28 March 2023 | 13th | 2021 | Runners-up (2013) |
 Tunisia |
Group J winners | 28 March 2023 | 21st | 2021 | Champions (2004) |
 Egypt |
Group D winners | 14 June 2023 | 26th | 2021 | Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
 Zambia |
Group H winners | 17 June 2023 | 18th | 2015 | Champions (2012) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Group J runners-up | 17 June 2023 | 4th | 2021 | Fourth place (2015) |
| Nigeria |
Group A winners | 18 June 2023 | 20th | 2021 | Champions (1980, 1994, 2013) |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Group A runners-up | 18 June 2023 | 4th | 2021 | Group stage (2017, 2019, 2021) |
 Cape Verde |
Group B runners-up | 18 June 2023 | 4th | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2013) |
 Mali |
Group G winners | 18 June 2023 | 13th | 2021 | Runners-up (1972) |
 Guinea |
Group D runners-up | 20 June 2023 | 14th | 2021 | Runners-up (1976) |
 Ghana |
Group E winners | 7 September 2023 | 24th | 2021 | Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) |
 Angola |
Group E runners-up | 7 September 2023 | 9th | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2008, 2010) |
 Tanzania |
Group F runners-up | 7 September 2023 | 3rd | 2019 | Group stage (1980, 2019) |
 Mozambique |
Group L runners-up | 9 September 2023 | 5th | 2010 | Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010) |
| DR Congo |
Group I winners | 9 September 2023 | 20th | 2019 | Champions (1968, 1974) |
 Mauritania |
Group I runners-up | 9 September 2023 | 3rd | 2021 | Group stage (2019, 2021) |
 Gambia |
Group G runners-up | 10 September 2023 | 2nd | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2021) |
 Cameroon |
Group C winners | 12 September 2023 | 21st | 2021 | Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) |
 Namibia |
Group C runners-up | 12 September 2023 | 4th | 2019 | Group stage (1998, 2008, 2019) |
CAF established the following requirements for the six stadiums for this edition of the tournament:[32]
| Number of stadiums | Capacity (Minimum) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 40,000 |
| 2 | 20,000 |
| 2 | 15,000 |
In September 2017, the government of Ivory Coast launched a public tender for the venues of the competition. This included public tender requested bids for renovating and expanding the existing Felix Houphouët Boigny Stadium in Abidjan and the Stade de la Paix (Peace Stadium) of Bouaké, and building new stadiums in Yamoussoukro as well as the cities of Korhogo and San-Pédro. The three new stadiums were to have a capacity of 20,000 each.
In addition to the renovation or construction of stadiums, the tender included the renovation or construction of training facilities in the host cities: eight in Abidjan and four in Bouaké, Korhogo, Yamoussoukro and San-Pédro. It also included the construction of 96 villas (five rooms per villa) in those cities. In addition, the bidding nations were to be submitted to build a three-star hotel of fifty rooms in Korhogo.[33]
| Abidjan | Bouaké | |
|---|---|---|
| Alassane Ouattara Stadium | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | Stade de la Paix |
| Capacity: 60,012 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
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Korhogo | |
| Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 20,000 | ||
| San Pédro | Yamoussoukro | |
| Laurent Pokou Stadium | Charles Konan Banny Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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The opening ceremony of the stadium began at 17:25 with the setting up of the animation groups and the cultural activities which lasted until 20:00. Guests and officials were set up until the start of the opening match at 20:00. Among the guests were members of Confederation of African Football (CAF), members of the diplomatic corps, presidents of legislative and judicial institutions, members of government including the president of COCAN 2023 and the presidents of CAF and FIFA.[34][35]
On 12 September 2023, a total of 33 referees, 33 assistants and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament.[36]
Mustapha Ghorbal
Peter Waweru
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo Amin Omar Dahane Beida Samir Guezzaz Boubou Traoré Abongile Tom
Pierre Atcho
Mahmood Ismail
Alhadi Allaou Mahamat Issa Sy
Ibrahim Mutaz
Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
Samuel Uwikunda Mohamed Maarouf Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh Patrice Tanguy Mebiame
Omar Abdulkadir Artan Youcef Gamouh Jalal Jayed Ibrahim Kalilou Traoré Sadok Selmi
Djindo Louis Houngnandande
Messie Nkoukou
Patrice Milazare Lahlou Benbraham Haythem Guirat Daniel Nii Laryea Mahmoud El Banna Ahmed Heerelal Bouchra Karboubi Abbes Zerhouni Mokrane Gourari Ahmed Ibrahim Mahmoud Abouregal Azgaou Lahsen Mostafa Akarkad Emiliano Dos Santos Lopes Oliveira Djibril Camara Nouha Bangoura Ngoh Hermann Nouho Ouattara Zakhele Siwela Elvis Noupue
Sourou Phatsoane Arsenio Maringule Ibrahim Mohamed Hassani Khalil Gilbert Cheruiyot Amsaed Essa Tiama Seydou
Amaldin Souleimane
Liban Abdoulrazack Ditsoga Marlene
Dos Abdelmiro Kwasi Brobbey Ayimavo Eric Yiembe Stephen
Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo
Ahonto Koffi Steven Moutsassi Modibe Samake Zakaria Brinsi Mohamed Ashour Mahmoud El Banna Daniel Nii Laryea Ahmed Heerallal Maria Rivet Zakaria Brinsi Redouane Jiyed Salima Mukansanga Akhona Makalima Mohamed Ibrahim Haythem GuiratThe final draw was held at the Parc des Expositions d'Abidjan in Abidjan on 12 October 2023.[37] The event was hosted by Senegalese-American musician Akon,[38] whilst the draw was conducted by former African footballers Didier Drogba and Mikel John Obi, alongside current internationals Sadio Mané and Achraf Hakimi.[39] The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four each, with the four initial pots determined based on the September 2023 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses), listed below. Ivory Coast were automatically given the top seed and assigned to position A1 in the draw as hosts.[40]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast (50) (hosts) Morocco (13) Senegal (20) (title holders) Tunisia (29) Algeria (34) Egypt (35)
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Nigeria (40) Cameroon (41) Mali (49) Burkina Faso (58) Ghana (60) DR Congo (64)
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South Africa (65) Cape Verde (71) Guinea (81) Zambia (82) Equatorial Guinea (92) Mauritania (99)
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Guinea-Bissau (106) Mozambique (113) Namibia (114) Angola (117) Gambia (118) Tanzania (122)
|
All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).
The fixture schedule for this edition of the tournament was released on 20 October 2023, following the group stage draw.[41][42]
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).
If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):[43]
If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast (H)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
 58' |
Report |
Attendance: 36,858[44]
| Nigeria | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 8,500[45]
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
| Equatorial Guinea | 4–2 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
46' |
Report |
90+3' |
Attendance: 13,888[46]
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
| Ivory Coast | 0–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Attendance: 49,517[47]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Equatorial Guinea | 4–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
73' 88' |
Report |
Attendance: 42,550[48]
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 15,650[49]
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ghana
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2[a] | |
| 4 | Mozambique
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2[a] |
| Egypt | 2–2 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
90+7' (pen.) |
Report |
58' |
Attendance: 11,933[50]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
| Ghana | 1–2 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
90+2' |
Attendance: 11,943[51]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
| Egypt | 2–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
74' |
Report |
|
Attendance: 20,808[52]
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
| Cape Verde | 3–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
51' 69' |
Report |
Attendance: 5,794[53]
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
| Mozambique | 2–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
|
90+4' |
Report |
Attendance: 6,000[54]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
| Cape Verde | 2–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
90+9' |
Report |
90+3' |
Attendance: 15,650[55]
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Gambia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Senegal | 3–0 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
52', 86' |
Report |
Attendance: 7,896[56]
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
| Cameroon | 1–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 11,271[57]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
| Senegal | 3–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
71' 90+5' |
Report |
|
Attendance: 19,176[58]
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
| Guinea | 1–0 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Attendance: 19,822[59]
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
| Guinea | 0–2 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
90' |
Attendance: 15,753[60]
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
| Gambia | 2–3 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
85' |
Report |
87' (o.g.) 90+1' |
Attendance: 24,172[61]
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burkina Faso
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mauritania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Algeria
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Algeria | 1–1 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Attendance: 19,740[62]
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 27,898[63]
Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)
| Algeria | 2–2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
71' (pen.) |
Attendance: 33,501[64]
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
| Mauritania | 2–3 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
58' |
Report |
53' |
Attendance: 36,318[65]
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
| Angola | 2–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
90+2' |
Report |
Attendance: 15,753[66]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
| Mauritania | 1–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Attendance: 28,010[67]
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Africa
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Namibia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Tunisia
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 0–1 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Attendance: 13,991[68]
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
| Mali | 2–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
66' |
Report |
Attendance: 16,894[69]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
| Tunisia | 1–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 18,130[70]
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
| South Africa | 4–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
|
25', 40' 75' |
Report |
Attendance: 9,304[71]
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
| South Africa | 0–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 12,847[72]
| Namibia | 0–0 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 15,231[73]
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | DR Congo
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Zambia
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2[a] | |
| 4 | Tanzania
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2[a] |
| Morocco | 3–0 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
77' 80' |
Report |
Attendance: 15,478[74]
Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
| DR Congo | 1–1 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 15,478[75]
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
| Morocco | 1–1 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 13,342[76]
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
| Zambia | 1–1 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 13,342[77]
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
| Tanzania | 0–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 12,847[78]
| Zambia | 0–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Attendance: 15,231[79]
Referee: Patrice Tanguy (Gabon)
| Pos | Grp | Team
|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | E | Namibia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | D | Mauritania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | A | Ivory Coast (H)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 5 | B | Ghana
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 6 | F | Zambia
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
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| 27 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | |||||||||||||
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| Nigeria | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | |||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 27 January – Bouaké | |||||||||||||
| Angola | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Angola | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 February – Bouaké | |||||||||||||
| Namibia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 29 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 February – Yamoussoukro | |||||||||||||
| Mauritania | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
| 30 January – San Pédro | |||||||||||||
| South Africa (p) | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 30 January – Korhogo | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mali | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 February – Bouaké | |||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mali | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 29 January – Yamoussoukro | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Senegal | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 7 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 28 January – San Pédro | |||||||||||||
| DR Congo | 0 | Third place play-off | |||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 (7) | ||||||||||||
| 2 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | 10 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | ||||||||||||
| DR Congo (p) | 1 (8) | ||||||||||||
| DR Congo | 3 | South Africa (p) | 0 (6) | ||||||||||
| 28 January – Abidjan (Ouattara) | |||||||||||||
| Guinea | 1 | DR Congo | 0 (5) | ||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Guinea | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Angola | 3–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
66' |
Report |
Attendance: 28,663[80]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
| Nigeria | 2–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Attendance: 22,085[81]
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
| Equatorial Guinea | 0–1 | Guinea |
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| Report |
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Attendance: 36,340[82]
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
| Egypt | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | DR Congo |
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| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
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7–8 |
Masuaku Dianagana Silas Tshibola Kalulu Mbemba Inonga Baka Mpasi |
Attendance: 12,342[83]
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
| Cape Verde | 1–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 16,088[84]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
| Senegal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
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Report | |
| Penalties | ||
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4–5 |
Kouamé Haller Aurier Kessié |
Attendance: 19,948[85]
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
| Mali | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
47' |
Report |
Attendance: 19,184[86]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
| Morocco | 0–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
90+5' |
Attendance: 19,078[87]
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Attendance: 18,757[88]
| DR Congo | 3–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
65' (pen.) 82' |
Report |
Attendance: 33,278[89]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Mali | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
120+2' |
Attendance: 39,836[90]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
| Cape Verde | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
|
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1–2 |
Lepasa Modiba Mvala |
Attendance: 12,162[91]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
| Nigeria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
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4–2 |
Mayambela Makgopa Mvala |
Attendance: 31,227[92]
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Attendance: 51,020[93]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
| South Africa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
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6–5 |
Mfulu Bakambu Kayembe Mbemba Wissa Elia |
Attendance: 21,975[94]
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
| Nigeria | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
81' |
Attendance: 57,094[95]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
There were 119 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
Mostafa Mohamed3 goals
Mabululu Bertrand Traoré Mohamed Bayo Lassine Sinayoko Ademola Lookman William Troost-Ekong2 goals
Yoane Wissa Jordan Ayew Mohammed Kudus Sébastien Haller Franck Kessié Lamine Camara Habib Diallo Teboho Mokoena Themba Zwane1 goal
Zini Mohamed Konaté Jean-Charles Castelletto Frank Magri Karl Toko Ekambi Christopher Wooh Bebé Jamiro Monteiro Kevin Pina Garry Rodrigues Gilson Tavares Bryan Teixeira Meschak Elia Arthur Masuaku Chancel Mbemba Silas Katompa Mvumpa Omar Marmoush Mohamed Salah Trézéguet Jannick Buyla Pablo Ganet Josete Miranda Iban Salvador Ebrima Colley Ablie Jallow Alexander Djiku Aguibou Camara Zé Turbo Simon Adingra Oumar Diakité Seko Fofana Jean-Philippe Krasso Nene Dorgeles Hamari Traoré Sidi Bouna Amar Mohamed Dellahi Yali Aboubakary Koita Youssef En-Nesyri Achraf Hakimi Azzedine Ounahi Romain Saïss Hakim Ziyech Geny Catamo Clésio Reinildo Mandava Witi Deon Hotto Victor Osimhen Pape Gueye Sadio Mané Iliman Ndiaye Ismaïla Sarr Abdoulaye Seck Evidence Makgopa Thapelo Maseko Percy Tau Simon Msuva Hamza Rafia Patson Daka Kings Kangwa1 own goal
Edmond Tapsoba (against Mali) Esteban Obiang (against Guinea-Bissau) James Gomez (against Cameroon) Opa Sanganté (against Nigeria)Source: CAF
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
The suspensions are canceled after group stage round
The following suspensions occurred during the tournament:
| Player(s)/Official(s) | Offence(s) | Suspension(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification suspensions | ||
| Mohamed Amoura[96]
|
 in2023 Afcon qualification Group FvsTanzania (matchday 2; 8 June 2022)in2023 Afcon qualification Group FvsTanzania (matchday 6; 7 September 2023)
|
Group DvsAngola (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) |
| Group stage suspensions | ||
| François Kamano
|
 inGroup CvsCameroon (matchday 1; 15 January 2024)
|
Group CvsGambia (matchday 2; 19 January 2024) |
| Novatus Dismas
|
 inGroup FvsMorocco (matchday 1; 17 January 2024)
|
Group FvsZambia (matchday 2; 21 January 2024) |
| Abdou Diallo
|
inGroup CvsGambia (matchday 1; 15 January 2024)inGroup CvsCameroon (matchday 2; 19 January 2024)
|
Group CvsGuinea (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
| Ramy Bensebaini
|
inGroup DvsAngola (matchday 1; 15 January 2024)inGroup DvsBurkina Faso (matchday 2; 20 January 2024)
|
Group DvsMauritania (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
| Núrio Fortuna
|
inGroup DvsAlgeria (matchday 1; 15 January 2024)inGroup DvsMauritania (matchday 2; 20 January 2024)
|
Group DvsBurkina Faso (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
| Mohamed Konaté
|
inGroup DvsMauritania (matchday 1; 16 January 2024)inGroup DvsAlgeria (matchday 2; 20 January 2024)
|
Group DvsAngola (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
| Blati Touré
|
inGroup DvsMauritania (matchday 1; 16 January 2024)inGroup DvsAlgeria (matchday 2; 20 January 2024)
|
Group DvsAngola (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
| Rodrick Kabwe
|
inGroup FvsTanzania (matchday 2; 21 January 2024)
|
Group FvsMorocco (matchday 3; 24 January 2024) |
| Alexander Djiku
|
inGroup BvsCape Verde (matchday 1; 14 January 2024)inGroup AvsMozambique (matchday 3; 22 January 2024)
|
Suspension canceled after first round |
| Iddrisu Baba
|
inGroup BvsCape Verde (matchday 1; 14 January 2024)inGroup AvsMozambique (matchday 3; 22 January 2024)
|
Suspension canceled after first round |
| Knock-out stage suspensions | ||
| Lubeni Haukongo
|
inRound of 16vsAngola (27 January 2024)
|
Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
| Federico Bikoro
|
inGroup AvsNigeria (matchday 1; 14 January 2024)inRound of 16vsGuinea (28 January 2024)
|
Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
| Mohamed Hamdy
|
inRound of 16vsDR Congo (28 January 2024)
|
Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
| Sofyan Amrabat
|
inRound of 16vsSouth Africa (30 January 2024)
|
Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
| Odilon Kossounou
|
inQuarter-finalvsMali (3 February 2024)
|
Semi-finalvsDR Congo (7 February 2024) |
| Christian Kouamé
|
inRound of 16vsSenegal (29 January 2024)inQuarter-finalvsMali (3 February 2024)
|
Semi-finalvsDR Congo (7 February 2024) |
| Serge Aurier
|
inRound of 16vsSenegal (29 January 2024)inQuarter-finalvsMali (3 February 2024)
|
Semi-finalvsDR Congo (7 February 2024) |
| Oumar Diakité
|
inQuarter-finalvsMali (3 February 2024)
|
Semi-finalvsDR Congo (7 February 2024) |
| Hamari Traoré
|
inQuarter-finalvsIvory Coast (3 February 2024)
|
Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
| Ola Aina
|
inRound of 16vsCameroon (27 January 2024)inFinalvsIvory Coast (11 February 2024)
|
Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Man of the Competition | William Troost-Ekong |
[97] |
| Golden Boot | Emilio Nsue (5 goals) |
[97] |
| Best Goalkeeper | Ronwen Williams |
[97] |
| Best Young Player | Simon Adingra |
|
| Fair Play team | South Africa |
[97] |
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronwen Williams
|
Ola Aina Ghislain Konan William Troost-Ekong Chancel Mbemba
|
Teboho Mokoena Jean Michaël Seri Franck Kessié
|
Yoane Wissa Ademola Lookman Emilio Nsue
|
Emerse Faé
|
Source:[98]
Matches that ended in extra time were counted as wins and defeats, while matches that ended in a penalty shoot-out were counted as draws.[99]
Champion
Runner-up
Third place
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Fourth place
Quarter-finals
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Round of 16
Group stage
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| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast
|
A | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| 3 | South Africa
|
E | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 4 | DR Congo
|
F | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Cape Verde
|
B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 6 | Angola
|
D | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 7 | Mali
|
E | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 8 | Guinea
|
C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Eliminated in the round of 16 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Senegal
|
C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea
|
A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 11 | Morocco
|
F | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 12 | Egypt
|
B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Burkina Faso
|
D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 14 | Cameroon
|
C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
| 15 | Namibia
|
E | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
| 16 | Mauritania
|
D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 17 | Ghana
|
B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| 18 | Algeria
|
D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| 19 | Zambia
|
F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 20 | Tunisia
|
E | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| 21 | Mozambique
|
B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| 22 | Tanzania
|
F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau
|
A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| 24 | Gambia
|
C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
BBC Radio and RFi acquired audio broadcasting rights to this edition of the tournament.[100][101]
Below is the list of the 2023 AFCON broadcasting rights holders:
| Territory | Rights holder(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria
|
EPTV | [102] |
| Angola
|
TPA | [103] |
| Burkina Faso
|
RTB | [104] |
| Cameroon
|
CRTV, Canal 2 | [105] |
| Cape Verde
|
RTC | [106] |
| Chad
|
Télé Tchad | [105] |
| Democratic Republic of Congo
|
RTNC | [105] |
| Egypt
|
Ontime Sports | |
| Gabon
|
Gabon TV | [105] |
| Gambia
|
GRTS | [105] |
| Ghana
|
GBC | [107] |
| Guinea
|
RTG | [105] |
| Guinea Bissau
|
TGB | [105] |
| Ivory Coast
|
RTI, NCI | [105] |
| Kenya
|
KBC | [105] |
 Malawi
|
MBC | [108] |
| Mali
|
ORTM | [105] |
| Morocco
|
SNRT | [109] |
| Mozambique
|
TVM, TV Miramar | [110][111] |
| Namibia
|
NBC | [112] |
| Nigeria
|
NTA | [113] |
| Senegal
|
RTS | [105] |
| South Africa
|
SABC Sport | [114] |
 Sub-Saharan Africa
|
New World TV, Canal+, StarTimes, SuperSport | [115][116][117] |
| Tanzania
|
TBC, Azam TV | [118] |
| Togo
|
TVT, New World TV [fr] | [115] |
 Uganda
|
UBC, Sanyuka TV | [119] |
| Zambia
|
ZNBC, Diamond TV | [105][120] |
 Zimbabwe
|
ZBC | [105] |
...the Executive Committee has decided that this edition of the tournament will be postponed to the months of January and February 2024. The postponement is as a direct and sole result of the adverse weather conditions in the country and after also having received further technical opinion from experts on adverse effects of staging the matches in that period, as June and July are rainy seasons in Ivory Coast.
Increasing the Africa Cup of Nations to 24 teams as of the 2019 edition, and the tournament will now be held in the months of June and July.
The African Cup of Nations will be broadcast in full by Grupo Bandeirantes, starting on January 13th, on open TV, on Bandsports and on digital platforms, such as Bandplay, Band.com.br and YouTube.
AFC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).Agreement covers 40 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions, as well as France and the US
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