Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ivory Coast |
Dates | 13 January – 11 February 2024 |
Teams | 24 |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ivory Coast (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | South Africa |
Fourth place | DR Congo |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 119 (2.29 per match) |
Attendance | 1,109,593 (21,338 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Emilio Nsue (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | William Troost-Ekong |
Best young player | Simon Adingra |
Best goalkeeper | Ronwen Williams |
Fair play award | South Africa |
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, was the 34th edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast, taking place in the country for the second time following the 1984 edition.
This edition of the tournament was initially planned to take place during the Northern Hemisphere's summer like the 2019 Cup, 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 summer weather concerns in Ivory Coast, although the competition retained the original name for sponsorship purposes. [6] [7] This followed the previous edition in 2021 in Cameroon also being moved to the Northern Hemisphere's winter season for similar reasons, albeit coupled with postponement due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the CAF calendar. [8]
Host nation Ivory Coast won the tournament for their third title. They beat Nigeria 2–1 in the final, having also beaten defending champions Senegal in the round of 16 in a penalty shootout after the allocated playing time had ended in a 1–1 draw.
The hosting rights for this edition of the tournament were initially awarded to Guinea during a meeting of the CAF executive committee on 20 September 2014, which also awarded the 2019 edition to Cameroon and the 2021 edition to Ivory Coast. At the time, the announcement of the 2023 host was unscheduled; Guinea was one of the bidders for the 2019 and 2021 editions, and per CAF's assertions, on the basis of the country's presentation "and commitment", the committee "decided to exercise its power to make an immediate decision." [9]
A CAF executive committee meeting on 20 July 2017 brought about changes for the tournament moving forward, including an increase in group stage participation teams from 16 to 24 from the 2019 edition. [10] With the new specifications, Cameroon could not reach the preparation deadlines for the-then following 2019 edition and got stripped of the hosting rights on 30 November 2018, [11] with the hosting rights handed over to Egypt on 8 January 2019. [12] Cameroon opted for and hosted the 2021 edition instead, [13] which led to original 2021 hosts Ivory Coast organising the 2023 edition. [14] Guinea's hosting duties were pushed back to 2025, which until then had unscheduled hosts, though it could not get ready on time either and was eventually stripped from hosting. [15] [16]
Although the tournament retained its original 2023 branding, it was moved to January–February 2024 upon Ivory Coast's request, in order to avoid the West and Central African tropical rain season, which typically reaches its peak around June–July. [6]
Title sponsor | Official sponsors | National sponsors |
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The organising board of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, commonly called COCAN 2023, unveiled the competition's mascot "Akwaba", which means "Welcome" in Baoulé language. It is an elephant whose kit bears resemblance to the host nation Ivory Coast's home colours. [24]
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 five goals in the 6–1 victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 edition of the tournament, which had stood as a record to date. [25]
On 12 October 2023, CAF unveiled "Akwaba", the official anthem for the competition during the official draw. The song features Nigerian artist Yemi Alade, Egyptian rapper Mohamed Ramadan, and Ivorian music band Magic System. The anthem, whose title means "welcome" in the native Baoulé language, is a fusion of Afrobeats, rap and zouglou considered stylistically similar to the competition's previous anthems. [26] [27]
All 54 teams originally registered for qualification was held in two rounds like in the previous editions in 2019 and 2021. 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 were 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.
The following teams qualified for this edition of the tournament with no debutant nation for the first time since the 2015 edition. Seventeen teams that participated in the most recent edition in 2021 returned 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 fourteen-year absence. [28] [29]
Comoros failed to qualify after making their debut in 2021, whereas Kenya and Zimbabwe were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension. [30] [31] 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 |
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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) |
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 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. [32]
City | Stadium | Capacity |
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Abidjan | Alassane Ouattara Stadium | 60,000 |
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | 33,000 | |
Bouaké | Stade de la Paix | 40,000 |
Korhogo | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium | 20,000 |
San-Pédro | Laurent Pokou Stadium | 20,000 |
Yamoussoukro | Charles Konan Banny Stadium | 20,000 |
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. [33] [34]
On 12 September 2023, a total of 33 referees, 33 assistants and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament. [35]
The final draw was held at the Parc des Expositions d'Abidjan in Abidjan on 12 October 2023. [36] The event was hosted by Senegalese-American musician Akon, [37] whilst the draw was conducted by former African footballers Didier Drogba and Mikel John Obi, alongside current internationals Sadio Mané and Achraf Hakimi. [38] 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. [39]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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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 (102) Mozambique (108) Namibia (114) Angola (117) Gambia (118) Tanzania (122) |
The fixture schedule for this edition of the tournament was released on 20 October 2023, following the group stage draw. [40] [41]
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).
If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74): [42]
If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Ivory Coast (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Ivory Coast | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] |
Ghana | 1–2 | Cape Verde |
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Cape Verde | 2–2 | Egypt |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Senegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Guinea | 1–0 | Gambia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Algeria | 2–2 | Burkina Faso |
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Angola | 2–0 | Burkina Faso |
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Mauritania | 1–0 | Algeria |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Tunisia | 0–1 | Namibia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] |
Zambia | 1–1 | Tanzania |
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Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
27 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | ||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 0 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||||||
27 January – Bouaké | ||||||||||||||
Angola | 0 | |||||||||||||
Angola | 3 | |||||||||||||
7 February – Bouaké | ||||||||||||||
Namibia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
29 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | ||||||||||||||
South Africa | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
Cape Verde | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 February – Yamoussoukro | ||||||||||||||
Mauritania | 0 | |||||||||||||
Cape Verde | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
30 January – San Pédro | ||||||||||||||
South Africa (p) | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
Morocco | 0 | |||||||||||||
11 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | ||||||||||||||
South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||||||
30 January – Korhogo | ||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mali | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 February – Bouaké | ||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mali | 1 | |||||||||||||
29 January – Yamoussoukro | ||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Senegal | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
7 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | ||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||||||
28 January – San Pédro | ||||||||||||||
DR Congo | 0 | Third place play-off | ||||||||||||
Egypt | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||
2 February – Abidjan (Ouattara) | 10 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny) | |||||||||||||
DR Congo (p) | 1 (8) | |||||||||||||
DR Congo | 3 | South Africa (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||
28 January – Abidjan (Ouattara) | ||||||||||||||
Guinea | 1 | DR Congo | 0 (5) | |||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | 0 | |||||||||||||
Guinea | 1 | |||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | 0–1 | Guinea |
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Mali | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Cape Verde | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
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Penalties | ||
1–2 |
Nigeria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
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Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Nigeria | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
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There were 119 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: CAF
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
The suspensions are canceled after group stage round
The following suspensions occurred during the tournament:
Player(s)/Official(s) | Offence(s) | Suspension(s) |
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Qualification suspensions | ||
Mohamed Amoura [95] | in 2023 Afcon qualification Group F vs Tanzania (matchday 2; 8 June 2022) in 2023 Afcon qualification Group F vs Tanzania (matchday 6; 7 September 2023) | Group D vs Angola (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) |
Group stage suspensions | ||
François Kamano | in Group C vs Cameroon (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) | Group C vs Gambia (matchday 2; 19 January 2024) |
Novatus Dismas | in Group F vs Morocco (matchday 1; 17 January 2024) | Group F vs Zambia (matchday 2; 21 January 2024) |
Abdou Diallo | in Group C vs Gambia (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) in Group C vs Cameroon (matchday 2; 19 January 2024) | Group C vs Guinea (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
Ramy Bensebaini | in Group D vs Angola (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) in Group D vs Burkina Faso (matchday 2; 20 January 2024) | Group D vs Mauritania (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
Núrio Fortuna | in Group D vs Algeria (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) in Group D vs Mauritania (matchday 2; 20 January 2024) | Group D vs Burkina Faso (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
Mohamed Konaté | in Group D vs Mauritania (matchday 1; 16 January 2024) in Group D vs Algeria (matchday 2; 20 January 2024) | Group D vs Angola (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
Blati Touré | in Group D vs Mauritania (matchday 1; 16 January 2024) in Group D vs Algeria (matchday 2; 20 January 2024) | Group D vs Angola (matchday 3; 23 January 2024) |
Rodrick Kabwe | in Group F vs Tanzania (matchday 2; 21 January 2024) | Group F vs Morocco (matchday 3; 24 January 2024) |
Alexander Djiku | in Group B vs Cape Verde (matchday 1; 14 January 2024) in Group A vs Mozambique (matchday 3; 22 January 2024) | Suspension canceled after first round |
Iddrisu Baba | in Group B vs Cape Verde (matchday 1; 14 January 2024) in Group A vs Mozambique (matchday 3; 22 January 2024) | Suspension canceled after first round |
Knock-out stage suspensions | ||
Lubeni Haukongo | in Round of 16 vs Angola (27 January 2024) | Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
Federico Bikoro | in Group A vs Nigeria (matchday 1; 14 January 2024) in Round of 16 vs Guinea (28 January 2024) | Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
Mohamed Hamdy | in Round of 16 vs DR Congo (28 January 2024) | Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
Sofyan Amrabat | in Round of 16 vs South Africa (30 January 2024) | Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
Odilon Kossounou | in Quarter-final vs Mali (3 February 2024) | Semi-final vs DR Congo (7 February 2024) |
Christian Kouamé | in Round of 16 vs Senegal (29 January 2024) in Quarter-final vs Mali (3 February 2024) | Semi-final vs DR Congo (7 February 2024) |
Serge Aurier | in Round of 16 vs Senegal (29 January 2024) in Quarter-final vs Mali (3 February 2024) | Semi-final vs DR Congo (7 February 2024) |
Oumar Diakité | in Quarter-final vs Mali (3 February 2024) | Semi-final vs DR Congo (7 February 2024) |
Hamari Traoré | in Quarter-final vs Ivory Coast (3 February 2024) | Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
Ola Aina | in Round of 16 vs Cameroon (27 January 2024) in Final vs Ivory Coast (11 February 2024) | Suspension to be served outside the tournament |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Man of the Competition | William Troost-Ekong | [96] |
Golden Boot | Emilio Nsue (5 goals) | [96] |
Best Goalkeeper | Ronwen Williams | [96] |
Best Young Player | Simon Adingra | |
Fair Play team | South Africa | [96] |
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Coach |
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Ronwen Williams | Ola Aina Ghislain Konan William Troost-Ekong Chancel Mbemba | Teboho Mokoena Jean Michaël Seri Franck Kessié | Yoane Wissa Ademola Lookman Emilio Nsue | Emerse Faé |
Source: [97]
Matches that ended in extra time were counted as wins and defeats, while matches that ended in a penalty shoot-out were counted as draws. [98]
Champion Runner-up Third place | Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 | Group stage |
Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Ivory Coast | A | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
2 | Nigeria | A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
3 | South Africa | E | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
4 | DR Congo | F | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | Cape Verde | B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
6 | Angola | D | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
7 | Mali | E | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
8 | Guinea | C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
Eliminated in the round of 16 | ||||||||||
9 | Senegal | C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
10 | Equatorial Guinea | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
11 | Morocco | F | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
12 | Egypt | B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
13 | Burkina Faso | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
14 | Cameroon | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
15 | Namibia | E | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
16 | Mauritania | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
17 | Ghana | B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
18 | Algeria | D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
19 | Zambia | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
20 | Tunisia | E | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
21 | Mozambique | B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
22 | Tanzania | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
23 | Guinea-Bissau | A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
24 | Gambia | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
BBC Radio and RFi acquired audio broadcasting rights to this edition of the tournament. [99] [100]
Below is the list of the 2023 AFCON broadcasting rights holders:
Territory | Rights holder(s) | Ref. |
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Algeria | EPTV | [101] |
Angola | TPA | [102] |
Burkina Faso | RTB | [103] |
Cameroon | CRTV, Canal 2 | [104] |
Cape Verde | RTC | [105] |
Chad | Télé Tchad | [104] |
Democratic Republic of Congo | RTNC | [104] |
Egypt | Ontime Sports | |
Gabon | Gabon TV | [104] |
Gambia | GRTS | [104] |
Ghana | GBC | [106] |
Guinea | RTG | [104] |
Guinea Bissau | TGB | [104] |
Ivory Coast | RTI, NCI | [104] |
Kenya | KBC | [104] |
Malawi | MBC | [107] |
Mali | ORTM | [104] |
Morocco | SNRT | [108] |
Mozambique | TVM, TV Miramar | [109] [110] |
Namibia | NBC | [111] |
Nigeria | NTA | [112] |
Senegal | RTS | [104] |
South Africa | SABC Sport | [113] |
Sub-Saharan Africa | New World TV, Canal+, StarTimes, SuperSport | [114] [115] [116] |
Tanzania | TBC, Azam TV | [117] |
Togo | TVT, New World TV | [114] |
Uganda | UBC, Sanyuka TV | [118] |
Zambia | ZNBC, Diamond TV | [104] [119] |
Zimbabwe | ZBC | [104] |
The Ivory Coast national football team represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations three times, in 1992, 2015 and 2024, and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Total2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was hosted by Egypt. The competition was held from 21 June to 19 July 2019, as per the decision of the CAF Executive Committee on 20 July 2017 to move the Africa Cup of Nations from January/February to June/July for the first time. It was also the first Africa Cup of Nations expanded from 16 to 24 teams.
Group I of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the thirteen groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of three teams: Ivory Coast, Sudan, and Sierra Leone. The hosts of the final tournament, Gabon, had also been drawn into this group and played games against the other three teams in the group; however, these matches were only considered as friendlies and not counted for the standings.
Group H of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Central African Republic, and Rwanda.
Laurent Pokou Stadium is a football stadium in San Pédro, Ivory Coast. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 seats. The construction of the stadium began in early September 2018 and finished five years later, in early September 2023. The stadium hosted matches for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, an international men's football competition between African countries.
Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 13 to 22 January 2024. The group consisted of hosts Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea.
Group B of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 14 to 22 January 2024. The group consisted of Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, and Mozambique.
Group C of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 15 to 23 January 2024. The group consisted of defending champions Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, and Gambia.
Group D of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 15 to 23 January 2024. The group consisted of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Angola.
Group E of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 16 to 24 January 2024. The group consisted of Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, and Namibia.
Group F of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 17 to 24 January 2024. The group consisted of Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, and Tanzania.
Tunisia has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 21 times, and holds the record for the number of consecutive participations with 16 times, as the team has not been absent from the competition since the 1994 edition on its home soil. The first participation was in the 1962 edition in Ethiopia. He played his first match on 14 January 1962 and lost to the host country team 2–4 in the semi-final. However, Tunisia beat Uganda 3–0 in the third place match to win the bronze medal. Tunisia hosted the event for the first time during the 1965 edition, where the team reached the final and lost to the defending champions Ghana 0–2 after extra time to add the silver medal.
Ghana is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana made its debut in 1963, and quickly emerged as a powerful team in the tournament and went on to win the tournament again in 1965, 1978 and in 1982, which was the last tournament to date Ghana has won.
Cameroon are one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon won its first tournament in 1984, Cameroon emerged and became a fearsome power of the tournament, winning the tournament again in 2000 and 2002.
Ivory Coast is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast has won the tournament three times, most recently as hosts in 2023. They previously won in 1992 and 2015. Ivory Coast has also finished as runner up twice, in 2006 and 2012.
Gambia have participated in the Africa Cup of Nations twice. The first time was in the 2021 edition in Cameroon where the team reached the quarter-finals. They debuted with a 1–0 win over Mauritania followed by a 1–1 draw to Mali. Gambia qualified for the round of 16 with a game to spare and on 20 January 2022 defeated Tunisia 1–0 in their final group match. They finished with the same points as Mali, which, however, won the group due to a better overall goal difference. Gambia continued to impress in the round of 16, defeating Guinea 1–0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament. After a goalless first half, Gambia lost 2–0 to host Cameroon in the quarter-final in Douala.
The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League was the 3rd edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, it was hosted by Ivory Coast from 5 to 19 November 2023. The winners of this edition will automatically qualify for the group stage of the following edition of the tournament. The qualification draw was conducted on 5 July 2023 at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Rabat, Morocco.
The knockout stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 27 January with the round of 16 and ended on 11 February 2024 with the final held at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. A total of sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.
Mauritania has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations three times. She qualified for the first time on 18 November 2018.
Group G of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is one of twelve groups that will decide which teams will qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament in Morocco. The group consists of four teams: defending champions Ivory Coast, Zambia, Sierra Leone and Chad.
...the Executive Committee has decided that this edition of the tournament will be postponed to the months of January and February 2024. The postponement is as a direct and sole result of the adverse weather conditions in the country and after also having received further technical opinion from experts on adverse effects of staging the matches in that period, as June and July are rainy seasons in Ivory Coast.
Increasing the Africa Cup of Nations to 24 teams as of the 2019 edition, and the tournament will now be held in the months of June and July.
The African Cup of Nations will be broadcast in full by Grupo Bandeirantes, starting on January 13th, on open TV, on Bandsports and on digital platforms, such as Bandplay, Band.com.br and YouTube.
Agreement covers 40 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions, as well as France and the US