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2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023
File:2023 AFCON.png
Official logo[1]
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
Dates13 January – 11 February 2024
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored46 (2.56 per match)
Attendance258,521 (14,362 per match)
Top scorer(s)Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue
(3 goals)
← 2021
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 19 January 2024.

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, is the ongoing 34th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organised by Confederation of African Football. It is hosted by Ivory Coast, the second time it has done so having hosted the 1984 tournament.

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 it was postponed by CAF to 13 January – 11 February 2024 on 3 July 2022 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 Northern Hemisphere's winter season 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 back 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

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]

Marketing

Sponsorship

Title sponsor Official sponsors National sponsors

Mascot

Akwaba, the official mascot of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

The organising board of the 2023 African Cup of Nations unveiled the competition; "Akwaba", which means "Welcome" in Baoulé language. It is an elephant, which is Ivory Coast's animal symbol. Its kit bears resemblance to Ivory Coast's home colours.[21]

Match ball

On 12 October 2023, CAF and Puma unveiled "Pokou" as the official tournament edition match ball ahead of the final tournament draw. The name was chosen to honour deceased legendary Ivorian forward Laurent Pokou, locally known for scoring 5 goals in the 6–1 victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 edition of the tournament which has stood as a record to date.[22]

Official song

On 12 October 2023, CAF unveiled the official song for the competition during the official draw. The song featured MTV award-winning Nigerian artist Yemi Alade, Egyptian rapper Mohamed Ramadan and Ivorian music band Magic System. Titled "Akwaba", meaning "welcome" in the native Baoulé language, the anthem is a fusion of Afrobeats, rap and zouglou in a musical mix that is considered to have remained deeply entrenched with the tradition of the competition's previous anthems.[23][24]

Qualification

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  Host
  Qualified
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew or did not enter
  Suspended
  Not part of CAF

54 teams originally registered for the qualification, which, like in 2019 and 2021, was held in two rounds. Réunion and Zanzibar were not full members of CAF and were therefore excluded from participation. Eritrea withdrew after the first round draw. Kenya and Zimbabwe were suspended by FIFA at the time of the second round draw and were excluded from the competition after their suspensions was not lifted in time.

In the preliminary round, the twelve lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA world rankings of December 2021 competed against each other in a knockout system with two legs. The six winners of the preliminary round and the remaining 42 higher-placed teams were drawn into twelve groups of four in April 2022. The second round was played from June 2022 to September 2023 in a double round format. The group winners and runners-up from all twelve groups, with the exception of Group H, qualified for the final round. Apart from the hosts from Ivory Coast, only one other team qualified from Group H.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for this edition of the tournament with no debutant nation for the first time since the 2015 edition. 17 teams that participated in the most recent edition in 2021 are set to return for the event.

DR Congo, South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Tanzania made their return to the continental tournament after missing out on the 2021 edition. Zambia made its return after an almost nine-year absence from the event. Mozambique made its fifth appearance after a 14-year absence.[25][26]

Comoros failed to qualify after making their debut in 2021, whereas Kenya and Zimbabwe were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension.[27][28] Sudan, Malawi, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia also failed to qualify after appearing in the 2021 tournament.

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 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:[29]

Number of stadiums Capacity
(Minimum)
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 Felix Houphouët Boigny Stadium in Abidjan and the Stade de la Paix (Peace Stadium) of Bouaké, and building new stadiums in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro as well as the cities of Korhogo and San-Pédro. 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 those cities. In addition, the bidding nations were to be submitted to build a three-star hotel of fifty rooms in Korhogo.[30]

2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Ivory Coast)
 Abidjan Bouaké
Alassane Ouattara Stadium Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Stade de la Paix
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 33,000[31] 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
File:A football venue in Cote D'Ivoire.webp

Opening ceremony

File:12 janvier 2024 Lancement CAN 2023-1.jpg
Atmosphere before the start of the AFCON launch ceremonies.

The opening ceremony of the stadium began at 17:25 with the setting up of the animation groups and the cultural activities which lasted until 20:00. Guests and officials were set up until the start of the opening match at 20:00. Among the guests were members of Confederation of African Football (CAF), members of the diplomatic corps, presidents of legislative and judicial institutions, members of government including the president of COCAN 2023 and the presidents of CAF and FIFA.

Squads

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Match officials

On 12 September 2023, a total of 32 referees, 33 assistants and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament.[32]

Referees

Assistant referees

Video assistant referees

Draw

The final draw was held at the Parc des Expositions d'Abidjan in Abidjan on 12 October 2023.[33] The event was hosted by Senegalese-American musician Akon,[34] whilst the draw was conducted by former African footballers Didier Drogba and Mikel John Obi, alongside current internationals Sadio Mané and Achraf Hakimi.[35] 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.[36]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Ivory Coast (50) (hosts)
 Morocco (13)
 Senegal (20) (title holders)
 Tunisia (29)
 Algeria (34)
 Egypt (35) 		 Nigeria (40)
 Cameroon (41)
 Mali (49)
 Burkina Faso (58)
 Ghana (60)
 DR Congo (64) 		 South Africa (65)
 Cape Verde (71)
 Guinea (81)
 Zambia (82)
 Equatorial Guinea (92)
 Mauritania (99) 		 Guinea-Bissau (106)
 Mozambique (113)
 Namibia (114)
 Angola (117)
 Gambia (118)
 Tanzania (122)

Group stage

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

The fixture schedule for this edition of the tournament was released on 20 October 2023, following the group stage draw.[37][38]

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if two teams are tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):[39]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams; (74.1.1)
  2. Goal difference in all group matches; (74.1.2)
  3. Goals scored in all group matches; (74.1.3)
  4. Drawing of lots. (74.1.4)

If more than two teams are tied, the following criteria are applied instead:

  1. Points in matches match between the tied teams; (74.2.1)
  2. Goal difference in matches match between the tied teams; (74.2.2)
  3. Goals scored in matches match between the tied teams; (74.2.3)
  4. If after applying all criteria above (74.2.1 to 74.2.3), two teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were applied exclusively to these two teams; If this does not resolve the tie, the next three criteria are applied; (74.2.4)
  5. Goal difference in all group matches; (74.2.5)
  6. Goals scored in all group matches; (74.2.6)
  7. Drawing of lots. (74.2.7)

Group A

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Equatorial Guinea 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7[a]
3  Ivory Coast (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Guinea-Bissau 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Equatorial Guinea +6, Nigeria +2.
Ivory Coast 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Attendance: 36,858[40]
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Nigeria 1–1 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Attendance: 8,500[41]
Equatorial Guinea 4–2 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Attendance: 13,888[42]
Ivory Coast 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 49,517[43]
Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Ivory Coast
 Report
Attendance: 42,550[44]
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 15,650[45]

Group B

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cape Verde 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 3
3  Ghana 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2[a]
4  Mozambique 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2[a]
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Ghana −1, Mozambique −3.
Egypt 2–2 Mozambique
 Report
Attendance: 11,933[46]
Ghana 1–2 Cape Verde
 Report
Attendance: 11,943[47]
Egypt 2–2 Ghana
 Report
Attendance: 20,808[48]
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Cape Verde 3–0 Mozambique
 Report
Attendance: 5,794[49]
Mozambique 2–2 Ghana
 Report
Attendance: 6,000[50]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Cape Verde 2–2 Egypt
 Report
Attendance: 15,650[51]

Group C

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
Cameroon v Guinea
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[a]
3  Guinea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[a]
4  Gambia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points and overall goal difference. Overall goals scored: Cameroon 5, Guinea 2.
Senegal 3–0 Gambia
 Report
Attendance: 7,896[52]
Cameroon 1–1 Guinea
 Report
Attendance: 11,271[53]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Senegal 3–1 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 19,176[54]
Guinea 1–0 Gambia
 Report
Attendance: 19,822[55]
Guinea 0–2 Senegal
Report
Attendance: 15,753[56]
Gambia 2–3 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 24,172[57]

Group D

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
File:Footage of the match (13).jpg
Algeria vs Angola
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Algeria 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: CAF
Algeria 1–1 Angola
 Report
Attendance: 19,740[58]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Mauritania
 Report
Attendance: 27,898[59]
Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)
Algeria 2–2 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 33,501[60]
Mauritania 2–3 Angola
 Report
Attendance: 36,318[61]
Angola 2–0 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 15,753[62]
Mauritania 1–0 Algeria
 Report
Attendance: 28,010[63]

Group E

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4[a]
3  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4[a]
4  Tunisia 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: South Africa 3, Namibia 0.
Tunisia 0–1 Namibia
Report
Attendance: 13,991[64]
Mali 2–0 South Africa
 Report
Attendance: 16,894[65]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Tunisia 1–1 Mali
 Report
Attendance: 18,130[66]
South Africa 4–0 Namibia
 Report
Attendance: 9,304[67]
South Africa 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 12,847[68]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Namibia 0–0 Mali
Report
Attendance: 15,231[69]

Group F

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  DR Congo 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3  Zambia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2[a]
4  Tanzania 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2[a]
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Zambia −1, Tanzania −3.
Morocco 3–0 Tanzania
 Report
Attendance: 15,478[70]
DR Congo 1–1 Zambia
 Report
Attendance: 15,478[71]
Morocco 1–1 DR Congo
 Report
Attendance: 13,342[72]
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Zambia 1–1 Tanzania
 Report
Attendance: 13,342[73]
Tanzania 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Attendance: 12,847[74]
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Zambia 0–1 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 15,231[75]

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Guinea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 E  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4
3 D  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 A  Ivory Coast (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
5 B  Ghana 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
6 F  Zambia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts

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:

  Possible combinations of third-placed teams
Third-placed teams
qualify from groups 		1A
vs 		1B
vs 		1C
vs 		1D
vs
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

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
27 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 
 Nigeria2
 
2 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 Cameroon0
 
 Nigeria1
 
27 January – Bouaké
 
 Angola0
 
 Angola3
 
7 February – Bouaké
 
 Namibia0
 
 Nigeria (p)1 (4)
 
29 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 South Africa1 (2)
 
 Cape Verde1
 
3 February – Yamoussoukro
 
 Mauritania0
 
 Cape Verde0 (1)
 
30 January – San Pédro
 
 South Africa (p)0 (2)
 
 Morocco0
 
11 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
 South Africa2
 
 Nigeria1
 
30 January – Korhogo
 
 Ivory Coast2
 
 Mali2
 
3 February – Bouaké
 
 Burkina Faso1
 
 Mali1
 
29 January – Yamoussoukro
 
 Ivory Coast (a.e.t.)2
 
 Senegal1 (4)
 
7 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
 Ivory Coast (p)1 (5)
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
28 January – San Pédro
 
 DR Congo0 Third place play-off
 
 Egypt1 (7)
 
2 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)10 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 DR Congo (p)1 (8)
 
 DR Congo3 South Africa (p)0 (6)
 
28 January – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
 Guinea1  DR Congo0 (5)
 
 Equatorial Guinea0
 
 
 Guinea1
 

Round of 16

Angola 3–0 Namibia
 Report
Attendance: 28,663[76]
Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon
 Report
Attendance: 22,085[77]
Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Guinea
Report
Attendance: 36,340[78]
Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritania
 Report
Attendance: 16,088[80]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Senegal 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 19,948[81]
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Mali 2–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
Attendance: 19,184[82]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Morocco 0–2 South Africa
Report
Attendance: 19,078[83]

Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–0 Angola
 Report
Attendance: 18,757[84]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
DR Congo 3–1 Guinea
 Report
Attendance: 33,278[85]
Mali 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
 Report
Attendance: 39,836[86]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Semi-finals

Ivory Coast 1–0 DR Congo
 Report
Attendance: 51,020[89]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Third place play-off

Final

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final
Winner Match 49Match 52Winner Match 50

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 45 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 2.65 goals per match (as of 19 January 2024).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:[39]

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two matches

The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

Player(s) Offence(s) Suspension(s)
The Gambia Ebou Adams Red card in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations vs Senegal (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) Group C vs Guinea (matchday 2; 19 January 2024)
Guinea François Kamano Red card in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations vs Cameroon (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) Group C vs Gambia (matchday 2; 19 January 2024)
Tanzania Novatus Dismas Yellow card Yellow-red card in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations vs Morocco (matchday 1; 17 January 2024) Group F vs Zambia (matchday 2; 21 January 2024)

Broadcasting

BBC Radio and RFi will show all games in radio in All Africa.[91][92]

Below is the list of the 2023 AFCON TV broadcasting rights:

Territory Rights holder(s) Ref.
Algeria EPTV [93]
Andorra LaLiga+ [94]
Angola TPA [95]
Australia beIN Sports [96]
Austria Sportdigital [97]
Belgium RTBF [98]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub [99]
Brazil Band [100]
Bulgaria Max Sport [101]
Burkina Faso RTB [102]
Cameroon CRTV, Canal 2 [103]
Canada beIN Sports [104]
Cape Verde RTC [105]
Chad Télé Tchad [103]
Croatia Sport Klub [99]
Democratic Republic of Congo RTNC [103]
Denmark Viaplay
Egypt Ontime Sports
Finland Viaplay
France beIN Sports
Gabon Gabon TV [103]
Gambia GRTS [103]
Germany Sportdigital [97]
Ghana GBC [106]
Guinea RTG [103]
Guinea Bissau TGB [103]
Iceland Viaplay
India FanCode [107]
Iran Perisiana Sports, Poker TV
Ireland Sky Sports [108]
Italy Sportitalia [109]
Ivory Coast RTI, NCI [103]
Israel Sports Channel (Israel) [110],[111]
Kazakhstan MEGOGO [112]
Kenya KBC [103]
Liechtenstein Sportdigital [97]
Luxembourg Sportdigital [97]
Malawi MBC [113]
Mali ORTM [103]
MENA beIN Sports [114]
Montenegro Sport Klub [99]
Morocco SNRT [115]
Mozambique TVM, TV Miramar [116][117]
Namibia NBC [118]
Netherlands Ziggo Sport [119]
New Zealand beIN Sports [96]
Nigeria NTA [120]
North Macedonia Sport Klub [99]
Norway Viaplay
Poland MEGOGO [121]
Portugal Sport TV
Russia Okko Sport [122]
San Marino Sportitalia [109]
Senegal RTS [103]
Serbia Sport Klub [99]
Slovenia Sport Klub [123]
South Africa SABC Sport [124]
Spain LaLiga+ [94]
Sub-Saharan Africa New World TV, Canal+, StarTimes, SuperSport [125][126][127]
Switzerland Sportdigital [97]
Sweden Viaplay
Tanzania TBC, Azam TV [128]
Togo TVT
Turkey TV8.5, S Sport
Uganda UBC, Sanyuka TV [129]
Ukraine MEGOGO [130]
United Kingdom BBC, Sky Sports [131][132]
United States beIN Sports [104]
Zambia ZNBC, Diamond TV [103][133]
Zimbabwe ZBC [103]

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