2023 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known for short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, is scheduled to be the 34th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football. It will be hosted by Ivory Coast for the second time, and the first time since 1984.
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023 | |
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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) |
This edition of the tournament was initially planned to be the third since 2019 to take place during the Northern Hemisphere's summer, in order to reduce scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions.[2][3][4][5] However, on 3 July 2022, CAF postponed the tournament to 13 January – 11 February 2024 due to the adverse summer weather concerns in Ivory Coast, whilst retaining the edition's original name for sponsorship purposes.[6][7] This followed the 2021 edition in Cameroon also being moved to the winter for similar reasons.
Senegal are the defending champions.
Host selection
Bids
- Algeria
- Guinea (Guinea was originally awarded the 2023 tournament, but hosting duties were pushed back to 2025 after Cameroon hosted in 2021 instead of 2019 owing to non-readiness at the time. However, Guinea could not reach the deadline for tournament preparations and was later stripped of 2023 hosting rights on 30 September 2022; Morocco was selected as the replacement host on 27 September 2023.)
- Ivory Coast (Ivory Coast was originally awarded the 2021 tournament, which was later pushed forward to 2023 following Cameroon hosting the 2021 edition. However, Ivory Coast later requested to CAF for the 2023 edition to be hosted in January–February 2024 to avoid the West and Central African tropical rain season which typically reaches its peak around June–July.)
- Zambia
Rejected bids
- Cameroon
- Kenya
- Sudan
- Senegal
CAF initially announced the hosts for the 2019, 2021 and 2023 editions of Africa Cup of Nations after the final vote at its executive committee meeting on 20 September 2014, awarding the 2019 edition to Cameroon, the 2021 edition to Ivory Coast and the 2023 edition to Guinea.[8]
The announcement of the 2023 hosts was unscheduled. Guinea was one of the bidders for the 2019 and 2021 editions, whose host countries were scheduled to be announced on that day. A CAF spokesperson told BBC News that, on the basis of Guinea's presentation "and commitment", the committee "decided to exercise its power to make an immediate decision."[8]
Host change
On 30 November 2018, CAF stripped Cameroon from hosting the 2019 edition due to lack of speed of progress in hosting preparations,[9][10][11] but accepted former CAF President Ahmad Ahmad's request for Cameroon to stage the following edition in 2021. Consequently, the original hosts of 2021, Ivory Coast, would host the 2023 edition, and the original hosts of 2023, Guinea were planned to host the 2025 edition, which until that point was yet to have a host named.[12]
On 30 January 2019, the CAF President confirmed the timetable shift, after a meeting with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[13]
Sponsorship
Total S.A. has been a corporate sponsor of the Confederation of African Football since 2016.[14]
Title sponsor | Official sponsors | Regional sponsors |
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Mascot
The organizing board of the 2023 African Cup of Nations unveiled the AFCON 2023 Mascot; "Akwaba", which means "Welcome" in Akan language. It is an elephant, which is Ivory Coast's animal symbol. Its kit bears resemblance to Ivory Coast's home colors.[17]
Qualification
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament. For the first time since 2015 and first time ever since the 24-team format was introduced, there are no debutant nations.
Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
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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) |
Venues
CAF established the following requirements for the expected six stadiums for this edition of the tournament:[18]
Number of stadiums | Capacity (Minimum) |
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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 Stade Félix-Houphouët Boigny and Stade de la Paix (Peace Stadium) of Bouaké, and building new stadiums in the cities of Korhogo, San Pédro and Yamoussoukro. 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 the cities of Bouaké, Korhogo, Yamoussoukro and San Pédro. In addition, bids were to be submitted to build a three-star hotel of fifty rooms in the city of Korhogo.[19]
2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Ivory Coast) |
Abidjan | Bouaké | |
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Alassane Ouattara Stadium | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | Stade de la Paix | |
Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 33,000[20] | Capacity: 40,000 | |
Korhogo | San Pédro | Yamoussoukro | |
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium | Laurent Pokou Stadium | Charles Konan Banny Stadium | |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
Match officials
On 12 September 2023, a total of 32 referees, 33 assistants, four video assistant referees (VAR), and six technical and physical instructors were shortlisted for the preparatory course ahead of the tournament.[21]
Referees
- Mustapha Ghorbal
- Peter Waweru
- Bamlak Tessema Weyesa
- Jean Ngambo
- Amin Omar
- Dahane Beida
- Samir Guezzaz
- Boubou Traore
- Tom Abongile
- Atcho Pierre
- Mahmoud Mahmood
- Mahamat Aliaou
- Issa Sy
- Mutaz Ibrahim
- Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
- Samuel Uwikunda
- Mohamed Maarouf
- Abdel Bouh
- Mebiame Tanguy
- Omar Artan
- Gamouh Youcef
- Jalal Jayed
- Kalilou Ibrahim
- Sadok Selmi
- Louis Houngnandande
- Messie Nkoukou
- Milazare Patrice
- Lahlou Benbraham
- Guirat Haithem
- Daniel Laryea
- Mahmoud M.Elbanna
- Ahmed Heerelal
Assistant referees
- 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 Cheriot
- 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
Video assistant referees
- Mahmoud Ashour
- Maria Rivet
- Akhona Makalima
Technical and physical instructors
- Mike Van Der Roest (FIFA)
- Malang Diedhou
- Mohammed Guezzaz
- Felix Tangawarima
- Jean Birumushahu
- Yeo Songuifolo
Draw
The final draw was held at the Parc des Expositions d'Abidjan in Abidjan on 12 October 2023.[22] The event was hosted by Senegalese-American musician Akon,[23] whilst the draw was conducted by former African international footballers Didier Drogba and Mikel John Obi, alongside current internationals Sadio Mané and Achraf Hakimi.[24] 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.[25]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Ivory Coast (50) (hosts) |
Nigeria (40) |
South Africa (65) |
Guinea-Bissau (106) |
Group stage
All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).
The fixture schedule for the tournament was released on 20 October 2023, following the group stage draw.[26][27]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ivory Coast (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Gambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | A | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | B | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | C | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | D | D3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | E | E3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | F | F3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.
Combinations of matches in the round of 16
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of 16:
Third-placed teams qualify from groups |
1A vs |
1B vs |
1C vs |
1D vs | ||||||
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A | B | C | D | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B | |||
A | B | C | E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
A | B | C | F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | B | D | E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
A | B | D | F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | B | E | F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E | |||
A | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F | |||
A | C | E | F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
A | D | E | F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
B | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E | |||
B | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
B | C | E | F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F | |||
B | D | E | F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
C | D | E | F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
27 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group A | ||||||||||||||
2 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||||||
Winner R2 | ||||||||||||||
27 January – Bouaké | ||||||||||||||
Winner R1 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group D | ||||||||||||||
7 February – Bouaké | ||||||||||||||
3rd Group B/E/F | ||||||||||||||
Winner QF1 | ||||||||||||||
29 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | ||||||||||||||
Winner QF4 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group B | ||||||||||||||
3 February – Yamoussoukro | ||||||||||||||
3rd Group A/C/D | ||||||||||||||
Winner R5 | ||||||||||||||
30 January – San Pédro | ||||||||||||||
Winner R8 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group F | ||||||||||||||
11 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group E | ||||||||||||||
Winner SF1 | ||||||||||||||
28 January – San Pédro | ||||||||||||||
Winner SF2 | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||||||
3 February – Bouaké | ||||||||||||||
Runner-up Group F | ||||||||||||||
Winner R7 | ||||||||||||||
28 January – Abidjan (Ouattara) | ||||||||||||||
Winner R6 | ||||||||||||||
Winner Group A | ||||||||||||||
7 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | ||||||||||||||
3rd Group C/D/E | ||||||||||||||
Winner QF3 | ||||||||||||||
30 January – Korhogo | ||||||||||||||
Winner QF2 | Third place play-off | |||||||||||||
Winner Group E | ||||||||||||||
2 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | 10 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | |||||||||||||
Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||||||
Winner R4 | Loser SF1 | |||||||||||||
29 January – Yamoussoukro | ||||||||||||||
Winner R3 | Loser SF2 | |||||||||||||
Winner Group C | ||||||||||||||
3rd Group A/B/F | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16
Winner Group D | R1 | 3rd Group B/E/F |
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Runner-up Group A | R2 | Runner-up Group C |
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Winner Group A | R3 | 3rd Group C/D/E |
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Runner-up Group B | R4 | Runner-up Group F |
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Winner Group B | R5 | 3rd Group A/C/D |
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Winner Group C | R6 | 3rd Group A/B/F |
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Winner Group E | R7 | Runner-up Group D |
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Winner Group F | R8 | Runner-up Group E |
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Quarter-finals
Winner R4 | QF2 | Winner R3 |
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Winner R2 | QF1 | Winner R1 |
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Winner R7 | QF3 | Winner R6 |
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Winner R5 | QF4 | Winner R8 |
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Semi-finals
Winner QF1 | SF1 | Winner QF4 |
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Winner QF3 | SF2 | Winner QF2 |
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Third place play-off
Loser SF1 | v | Loser SF2 |
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Final
Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
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