AFCON 2024 : Full match schedule

AFCON 2024 : Full match schedule

Full match schedule for 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast (all times GMT): Gp A (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, unless noted) Jan 13: Ivory Coast v Guinea Bissau 2000 Jan 14: Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea 1400 Jan 18: Equatorial Guinea v Guinea-Bissau 1400, Ivory Coast v Nigeria 1700 Jan 22: Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast 1700, Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria 1700 (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium) Gp B (Felix Houphouet-Boigny […]

January 12, 2024 5

Sport

Excitement at fever pitch as AFCON draws near

The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday in Ivory Coast with the host nation and Mohamed Salah's Egypt among the leading contenders to succeed the Senegal of Sadio Mane as continental champions. The 24-team tournament, which concludes with the final on February 11, is the first in the West African country in four decades, since just eight nations featured in the 1984 edition won by Roger Milla's […]

January 12, 2024 10

Africa

AFCON 2024 : More unpredictable than ever

Even for a tournament that is always unpredictable, there is an unusually large number of title contenders looking to dethrone Sadio Mané’s Senegal when the latest edition of the Africa Cup of Nations starts Saturday. Morocco is looking to build on its unprecedented World Cup success after becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals. Seven-time champion Egypt will hope Mohammed Salah can help the team go one better after […]

January 10, 2024 19

Africa

AFCON 2024 : Sadio Mane previews “tough group” for Senegal

Senegal captain Sadio Mane predicts that "a really difficult group" lies ahead for the Africa Cup of Nations holders when they face Gambia, Cameroon and Guinea. "The match against Cameroon is going to be very tough and we dare not underestimate our other opponents," the two-time African Player of the Year told reporters. "While accepting that none of these matches will be easy, we have the ability and determination […]

January 10, 2024 5

Namibia

AFCON 2024 : “We play for the Namibian nation” – Benjamin

Senior national football team coach, Collin Benjamin, has said while no one is optimistic about the Brave Warriors’ chances in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), their objective is to represent Namibia with pride. Benjamin said this after their goalless draw with Ghana in Kumasi Monday night, ahead of their trip to Ivory Coast. Namibia is drawn in Group E alongside Mali, Tunisia, and neighbours South Africa. In […]

January 10, 2024 6

Namibia

We are going to play for the nation at Afcon: Benjamin

Senior national football team coach, Collin Benjamin, has said while no one is optimistic about the Brave Warriors’ chances in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), their objective is to represent Namibia with pride. Benjamin said this after their goalless draw with Ghana in Kumasi Monday night, ahead of their trip to Ivory Coast. Namibia is drawn in Group E alongside Mali, Tunisia, and neighbours South Africa. In […]

January 9, 2024 24

Sport

Hosts Ivory Coast are favourites for AFCON glory

Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Djamel Belmadi of Algeria says hosts Ivory Coast are the team to beat at the 2024 tournament, which kicks off on Saturday. Host nations have often struggled to turn home advantage into success with only 11 of the previous 33 AFCONs won by the home side. But 2019 winning coach Belmadi believes the Ivorian Elephants can go all the way and win the flagship […]

January 8, 2024 4

Sport

Ivory Coast on track to host “beautiful” AFCON

All is on track for African football's biennial showpiece, the Africa Cup of Nations, according to organisers in the Ivory Coast who are confident their security measures will prevent a repeat of the tragedy that overshadowed the 2021 edition in Cameroon. Ivory Coast may be one of the heavyweights in African football but this will be only the second time they host the finals, after 1984 when the tournament […]

December 20, 2023 5