AFCON 2021 GUIDE Fixture dates, Kick-off times, full match schedule, groups and venues for tournament
Six venues across the country will host the matches
The African Cup of Nations will be kicking off in Cameroon on Sunday.
Six venues across the country will host as the world tunes in to the first major international tournament of what looks like a busy year of football in 2022.
Here’s all you need to know.
AFCON 2021 Stadiums
Olembe Stadium, Yaounde
Stade Ahmadou Ahido, Yaounde
Japoma Stadium, Douala
Roumde Adija Stadium, Garoua
Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
AFCON 2021 Groups
Group A: Cameroon (hosts), Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Ethiopia
Group B: Guinea, Malawi, Senegal, Zimbabwe
Group C: Comoros Island, Gabon, Ghana, Morocco
Group D: Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Sudan
Group E: Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone
Group F: Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia
AFCON 2021 Group Stage fixtures, dates and kick-off times
Sunday January 9
Cameroon vs Burkina Faso - 5pm
Ethiopia vs Cape Verde - 8pm
Monday January 10
Senegal vs Zimbabwe - 2pm
Guinea vs Malawi - 5pm
Morocco vs Ghana - 5pm
Comoros vs Gabon - 8pm
Tuesday January 11
Algeria vs Sierra Leone - 2pm
Nigeria vs Egypt - 5pm
Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau 8 pm
Wednesday January 12
Tunisia vs Mali - 2pm
Mauritania vs Gambia - 5pm
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast - 8pm GMT kick-off
Thursday January 13
Cameroon vs Ethiopia - 5pm
Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso - 8pm
Friday January 14
Senegal vs Guinea - 2pm
Malawi vs Zimbabwe - 5pm
Morocco vs Comoros - 5pm
Gabon vs Ghana - 8pm
Saturday January 15
Nigeria vs Sudan - 5pm
Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt - 8pm
Sunday January 16
Gambia vs Mali - 2pm
Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone - 5pm
Tunisia vs Mauritania - 5pm
Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea - 8pm
Monday January 17
Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia - 5pm
Cape Verde vs Cameroon - 5pm
Tuesday January 18
Malawi vs Senegal - 5pm
Zimbabwe vs Guinea - 5pm
Gabon vs Morocco - 8pm
Ghana vs Comoros - 8pm
Wednesday January 19
Egypt vs Sudan - 8pm
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria - 8pm
Thursday January 20
Ivory Coast vs Algeria - 5pm
Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea 5pm
Gambia vs Tunisia - 8pm
Mali vs Mauritania - 8pm
AFCON 2021 round-of-16 fixtures dates
Sunday January 23
Group A runner-up vs Group C runner-up - 5pm (Game 1)
Group D winner vs Group B/E/F third-place - 8pm (Game 2)
Monday January 24
Group B runner-up vs Group F runner-up - 5pm (Game 3)
Group A winner vs Group C/D/E third-place - 8pm (Game 4)
Tuesday January 25
Group B winner vs - Group A/C/D third-place - 5pm (Game 5)
Group C winner vs Group A/B/F third-place - 8pm (Game 6)
Wednesday January 26
Group E winner vs Group D runner-up - 5pm (Game 7)
Group F winner vs Group E runner-up - 8pm (Game 8)
AFCON 2022 quarter-final fixtures, dates and times
Saturday January 29
Quarter-final 1: Winner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 3 - 5pm
Quarter-final 2: Game 1 vs Game 2 winner - 8pm
Sunday January 30
Quarter-final 3: Game 7 winner vs Game 6 winner - 5pm
Quarter-final 4: Game 5 winner vs Game winner - 8pm
AFCON 2022 semi-final fixtures, dates and times
Wednesday February 2
Semi-final 1: Quarter-final 1 winner vs Quarter-final 4 winner - 8pm
Thursday February 3
Semi-final 2: Quarter-final 2 winner vs Quarter-final 3 winner - 8pm
AFCON 2022 third-place play-off date and time
Sunday, February 6, 5pm.
AFCON 2022 final date, venue and time.
Sunday, February 6, 8pm GMT kick-off at the Olembe Stadium, Yaoundé.
