Johannesburg – The 2022 African Cup of Nations will kick off this coming weekend, starting with the African giants from the West of Africa, Cameroon (the hosts) will face off Burkina Faso on Sunday, 09 January at 18:00.
Both national teams are in the Group A of the tournament, and the next match for the group will be Ethiopia vs Cape Verde which will play at 21:00.
This will mark the very first matches of the 52 games set to be played until the last leg in February, where the winner for the Afcon 2022 will be announced.
The complete 52-match schedule for the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) to be held in Cameroon from 9 January to 6 February 2022 is as follows:
Group A
Sunday, 9 January
Cameroon v Burkina Faso – 18:00
Cape Verde v Ethiopia – 21:00
Thursday, 13 January
Cameroon v Ethiopia – 18:00
Burkino Faso v Cape Verde – 21:00
Monday, 17 January
Cameroon v Cape Verde – 18:00
Burkino Faso v Ethiopia – 18:00
Group B
Monday, 10 January
Senegal v Zimbabwe – 15:00
Guinea v Malawi – 18:00
Friday, 14 January
Guinea v Senegal – 15:00
Malawi v Zimbabwe – 16:00
Tuesday, 18 January
Malawi v Senegal – 18:00
Guinea v Zimbabwe,– 18:00
Group C
Sunday, 10 January
Ghana v Morocco – 18:00
Comoros v Gabon – 21:00
Friday, 14 January
Comoros v Morocco – 18:00
Gabon v Ghana – 21:00
Tuesday, 18 January
Gabon v Morocco – 21:00
Comoros v Ghana, Garoua – 21:00
Group D
Tuesday, 11 January
Egypt v Nigeria – 18:00
Guinea-Bissau v Sudan – 21:00
Saturday, 15 January
Nigeria v Sudan – 18:00
Egypt v Guinea Bissau – 21:00
Wednesday, 19 January
Guinea Bissau v Nigeria – 21:00
Egypt v Sudan – 21:00
Group E
Tuesday, 11 January
Algeria v Sierra Leone – 15:00
Wednesday, 12 January
Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast – 21:00
Sunday, 16 January
Ivory Coast v Sierra Leone – 18:00
Algeria v Equatorial Guinea – 21:00
Thursday, 20 January
Algeria v Ivory Coast – 18:00
Equatorial Guinea v Sierra Leone – 18:00
Group F
Wednesday, 12 January
Mali v Tunisia – 15:00
Gambia v Mauritania – 18:00
Sunday, 16 January
Gambia v Mali – 15:00
Mauritania v Tunisia – 18:00
Thursday, 20 January
Gambia v Tunisia – 21:00
Mali v Mauritania – 21:00
Round of 16
The round of 16 will see two teams that will come first and in second position from their respective groups.
The first match of the round of 16 will be played on Sunday, 23 January, until 26 January.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals will be played on 29 January and 30 January.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals will take place on Wednesday, 2 February, and Thursday, 3 February.
Third place
Sunday, 6 February
Losing semi-finalists
Final
The final of Afcon will play on Sunday, 6 February at 21:00.
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