The African Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2022 is set to kick off today 9th January in Cameroon and ends on February 6. This is the 33rd Afcon and the favourites to win the tourney include Egypt, Morocco, Senegal and Nigeria. 52 matches will be played.
Egypt has won the tournament more often than any other nation (seven), but it hasn’t hoisted the trophy since 2010.
There are six groups and 24 partipating teams. The groups and fixtures are:
Group A fixtures
Sunday January 9
Cameroon vs Burkina Faso – 4pm GMT kick-off
Ethiopia vs Cape Verde – 7pm GMT kick-off
Thursday January 13
Cameroon vs Ethiopia – 4pm GMT kick-off
Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso – 7pm GMT kick-off
Monday January 17
Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia – 4pm GMT kick-off
Cape Verde vs Cameroon – 4pm GMT kick-off
Group B fixtures:
Monday January 10
Senegal vs Zimbabwe – 1pm GMT kick-off
Guinea vs Malawi – 4pm GMT kick-off
Friday January 14
Senegal vs Guinea – 1pm GMT kick-off
Malawi vs Zimbabwe – 4pm GMT kick-off
Tuesday January 18
Malawi vs Senegal – 4pm GMT kick-off
Zimbabwe vs Guinea – 4pm GMT kick-off
Group C fixtures
Monday January 10
Morocco vs Ghana – 4pm GMT kick-off
Comoros vs Gabon – 7pm GMT kick-off
Friday January 14
Morocco vs Comoros – 4pm GMT kick-off
Gabon vs Ghana – 7pm GMT kick-off
Tuesday January 18
Gabon vs Morocco – 7pm GMT kick-off
Ghana vs Comoros – 7pm GMT kick-off
Group D fixtures
Tuesday January 11
Algeria vs Sierra Leone – 1pm GMT kick-off
Nigeria vs Egypt – 4pm GMT kick-off
Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau 7pm GMT kick-off
Saturday January 15
Nigeria vs Sudan – 4pm GMT kick-off
Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt – 7pm GMT kick-off
Wednesday January 19
Egypt vs Sudan – 7pm GMT kick-off
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria – 7pm GMT kick-off
Group E fixtures
Tuesday January 11
Algeria vs Sierra Leone – 1pm GMT kick-off
Wednesday January 12
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast – 7pm GMT kick-off
Sunday January 16
Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea – 7pm GMT kick-off
Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone – 4pm GMT kick-off
Thursday January 20
Ivory Coast vs Algeria – 4pm GMT kick-off
Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea 4pm GMT kick-off
Group F fixtures
Wednesday January 12
Tunisia vs Mali – 1pm GMT kick-off
Mauritania vs Gambia – 4pm GMT kick-off
Sunday January 16
Gambia vs Mali – 1pm GMT kick-off
Tunisia vs Mauritania – 4pm GMT kick-off
Thursday January 20
Gambia vs Tunisia – 7pm GMT kick-off
Mali vs Mauritania – 7pm GMT kick-off
How to watch on TV /livestream Afcon
UK – Sky Sports/BBC Sport
In the UK, Sky Sports have secured the live broadcast rights to all 52 live games. BBC will also be showing 10 live games free-to-air, including two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final, as well as making digital clips of the action available.
USA – beIN SPORTS
AFCON games will be broadcast in the United States on beIN SPORTS in English and Spanish.
Canada – beIN SPORTS
Australia – beIN SPORTS
South Africa – SuperSport
Nigeria – SuperSport/Startimes
