The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is underway with shocks aplenty in the opening weekend alone.
Host nation Ivory Coast saw off Guinea-Bissau to get the tournament going before Nigeria were held to a draw by Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique were denied a first-ever AFCON win by Mohamed Salah's late penalty for Egypt.
Ghana then tumbled to a defeat against Cape Verde, before Monday sees defending champions Senegal get their tournament underway along with Algeria and Cameroon.
Across four weeks of football, 24 nations will battle it out for the biggest prize in African football. Morocco are favourites, followed closely by Senegal, hosts Ivory Coast, Algeria and Nigeria.
The top two of each group will go through plus the top four third-placed sides, ahead of a knockout stage beginning in the last-16 later this month.
This year's AFCON was delayed from last summer due to concerns over the monsoon season in west Africa.
Fixtures, schedule and results (all times GMT)
Group A
Saturday, January 13
Sunday, January 14
Thursday, January 18
- Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 2pm)
- Ivory Coast vs Nigeria (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 5pm)
Monday, January 22
- Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 5pm)
- Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 5pm)
Pos |
Nation |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Ivory Coast |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
3 |
2 |
Equatorial Guinea |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Nigeria |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Guinea-Bissau |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
Group B
Sunday, January 14
Thursday, January 18
- Egypt vs Ghana (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
Friday, January 19
- Cape Verde vs Mozambique (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 2pm)
Monday, January 22
- Cape Verde vs Egypt (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
- Mozambique vs Ghana (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
Pos |
Nation |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Cape Verde |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
3 |
2 |
Mozambique |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Egypt |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Ghana |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
Group C
Monday, January 15
- Senegal 3-0 Gambia
- Cameroon vs Guinea (Yamoussoukro, 5pm)
Friday, January 19
- Senegal vs Cameroon (Yamoussoukro, 5pm)
- Guinea vs Gambia (Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Tuesday, January 23
- Gambia vs Cameroon (Bouake, 5pm)
- Guinea vs Senegal (Yamoussoukro, 5pm)
Pos |
Nation |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1 |
Senegal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
3 |
2 |
Cameroon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Guinea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Gambia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
Group D
Monday, January 15
- Algeria vs Angola (Stade de la Paix, 8pm)
Tuesday, January 16
- Burkina Faso vs Mauritania (Bouake, 2pm)
Saturday, January 20
- Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Bouake, 2pm)
- Mauritania vs Angola (Bouake, 5pm)
Tuesday, January 23
- Angola vs Burkina Faso (Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
- Mauritania vs Algeria (Bouake, 8pm)
Pos |
Nation |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1= |
Algeria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
Burkina Faso |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
Mauritania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
Angola |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Group E
Tuesday, January 16
- Tunisia vs Namibia (Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, 5pm)
- Mali vs South Africa (Korhogo, 8pm)
Saturday, January 20
- Tunisia vs Mali (Korhogo, 8pm)
Sunday, January 21
- South Africa vs Namibia (Korhogo, 8pm)
Wednesday, January 24
- Namibia vs Mali (San Pedro, 5pm)
- South Africa vs Tunisia (Korhogo, 5pm)
Pos |
Nation |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1= |
Tunisia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
Mali |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
South Africa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
Namibia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Group F
Wednesday, January 17
- Morocco vs Tanzania (Laurent Pokou Stadium, 5pm)
- DR Congo vs Zambia (San Pedro, 8pm)
Sunday, January 21
- Morocco vs DR Congo (San Pedro, 2pm)
- Zambia vs Tanzania (San Pedro, 5pm)
Wednesday, January 24
- Tanzania vs DR Congo (Korhogo, 8pm)
- Zambia vs Morocco (San Pedro, 8pm)
Pos |
Nation |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
1= |
Morocco |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
DR Congo |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
Zambia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1= |
Tanzania |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Knockout stage
Last-16
Saturday, January 27
- 1: Group D Winner vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F (Bouake, 5pm)
- 2: Group A Second Place vs Group C Second Place (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
Sunday, January 28
- 3: Group A Winner vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 5pm)
- 4: Group B Second Place vs Group F Second Place (San Pedro, 8pm)
Monday, January 29
- 5: Group B Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 5pm)
- 6: Group C Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F (Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Tuesday, January 30
- 7: Group E Winner vs Group D Second Place (Korhogo, 5pm)
- 8: Group F Winner vs Group E Second Place (San Pedro, 8pm)
Quarter-finals
Friday, February 2
- 1: Winner 2 vs Winner 1 (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 5pm)
- 2: Winner 4 vs Winner 3 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
Saturday, February 3
- 3: Winner 7 vs Winner 6 (Bouake, 5pm)
- 4: Winner 5 vs Winner 8 (Yamoussoukro, 8pm)
Semi-finals
Wednesday, February 7
- 1: Winner 1 vs Winner 4 (Bouake, 5pm)
- 2: Winner 3 vs Winner 2 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
Third place play-off
Saturday, February 10
Loser semi-final 1 vs Loser semi-final 2 (Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, 8pm)
Final
Sunday, February 11
Winner semi-final 1 vs Winner semi-final 2 (Alassane Ouattara Stadium, 8pm)
Where to watch Africa Cup of Nations
TV channel: In the UK, the whole tournament will be televised live on Sky Sports.
Live stream: Subscribers can also watch live online via the Sky Go app and website.
