2023 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

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 (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. ^[1]

All match times are local, GMT (UTC+0).

Format

In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the score remained level after 90 minutes, the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up	Third-placed teams (Best four qualify)
A	Equatorial Guinea	Nigeria	Ivory Coast
B	Cape Verde	Egypt	—
C	Senegal	Cameroon	Guinea
D	Angola	Burkina Faso	Mauritania
E	Mali	South Africa	Namibia
F	Morocco	DR Congo	—

Bracket

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

Round of 16

Angola vs Namibia

Angola and Namibia met for the 13th time, and this match was their first competitive meeting in the Africa Cup of Nations since 1998, where Angola overcame two two-goal deficits against Namibia to secure a 3-3 draw in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

The match was thought to have turned worse for Angola when Neblú received a red card in the 17th minute due to a handball outside the box. However, the Angolans opened the scoring, when Gelson Dala nicely chipped over from a counterattack at the 38th minute. The situation turned increasingly more favorable for Angola when Namibia was reduced to ten after Lubeni Haukongo got a second yellow in the 40th minute; a set-piece two minutes later saw Dala headed home for a second. Mabululu completed the game when he curled home despite frantic efforts by Namibian defenders.

This win meant Angola won their first-ever knockout stage game in the Africa Cup of Nations, while Namibia remained winless over Angola (D6, L7).

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27)

17:00

Angola	3–0	Namibia
Dala 38', 42' Mabululu 66'	Report

Stade de la Paix, Bouaké

Attendance: 28,663 ^[2]

Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Angola

Namibia

GK 22 Neblú  17' RB 21 Eddie Afonso CB 6 Kialonda Gaspar CB 3 Jonathan Buatu LB 13 Tó RM 20 Estrela  20' CM 23 Show LM 16 Fredy (c)  70' RF 7 Gilberto  70' CF 19 Mabululu  84' LF 10 Gelson Dala  84' Substitutions: GK 1 Antonio Dominique  20' FW 9 Zini  70' MF 4 Manuel Keliano  70' FW 18 Jérémie Bela  84' FW 15 Zito Luvumbo  84' Coach: Pedro Gonçalves

GK 1 Lloyd Kazapua RB 20 Ivan Kamberipa CB 12 Kennedy Amutenya  60' CB 21 Lubeni Haukongo  14'  40' LB 4 Riaan Hanamub RM 9 Bethuel Muzeu  70' CM 6 Ngero Katua  60' CM 18 Aprocius Petrus LM 7 Deon Hotto CF 10 Prins Tjiueza  23' CF 13 Peter Shalulile (c) Substitutions: FW 11 Absalom Iimbondi  63'  23' MF 19 Petrus Shitembi  60' DF 3 Ananias Gebhardt  60' MF 8 Uetuuru Kambato  70' Coach: Collin Benjamin

Man of the Match: Gelson Dala (Angola) Assistant referees: Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso) Modibo Samake (Mali) Fourth official: Boubou Traoré (Mali) Video assistant referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referees: Maria Rivet (Mauritius) Mahmoud El-Regal (Egypt)

Nigeria vs Cameroon

Nigeria and Cameroon met for the 26th time, and this was the eighth time the nations were meeting in the Africa Cup of Nations, including a previous encounter in the Ivory Coast and two meetings at the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations. The previous encounters include the following:

Mar. 18, 1984: Cameroon defeated Nigeria 3-1 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to win the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations

Mar. 17, 1988: Cameroon and Nigeria drew 1-1 in Rabat, Morocco in the teams' second group stage match of the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations

Mar. 27, 1988: Cameroon defeated Nigeria 1-0 in Casablanca, Morocco to win the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations.

Jan. 25, 1992: Nigeria defeated Cameroon 2-1 in Dakar, Senegal to finish third at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations

Feb. 3, 2000: Cameroon defeated Nigeria in Accra, Ghana 4-3 in a penalty shootout to win the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations after the teams played to a 2-2 draw. Rigobert Song, Cameroon's manager for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, scored the winning penalty kick.

Feb. 8, 2004: Nigeria defeated Cameroon in the quarterfinals 2-1 in Monastir, Tunisia to advance to the semifinals.

July 6, 2019: Nigeria defeated Cameroon in the Round of 16 3-2 in Alexandria, Egypt to advance to the quarterfinals.

In addition, Nigeria and Cameroon met during qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Nigeria winning 4-1 in Uyo, Nigeria on Sept. 1, 2017, before the teams played to a 1-1 draw in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Although Nigeria started slowly, they immediately found the back of the net as Semi Ajayi tapped the ball in from a close range at the ninth minute, only to be disallowed for offside. This offside goal, instead, spurred the Super Eagles on and ultimately, they would get the goal needed when Oumar Gonzalez’s mis-timed touch allowed Victor Osimhen to seize on the loose ball, race forward and feed through Ademola Lookman, whose shot was fumbled into the net by Fabrice Ondoa at the 36th minute. Despite efforts by the Cameroonians to turn around, Nigeria ultimately triumphed at the 90th minute when Lookman raced onto Calvin Bassey’s low cross from the left and powerfully volleyed into the net. ^[3]

27 January 2024 (2024-01-27)

20:00

Nigeria	2–0	Cameroon
Lookman 36', 90'	Report

Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 22,085 ^[4]

Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Nigeria

Cameroon

GK 23 Stanley Nwabili  80' CB 6 Semi Ajayi CB 5 William Troost-Ekong (c) CB 21 Calvin Bassey RM 2 Ola Aina  90+5' CM 8 Frank Onyeka CM 17 Alex Iwobi LM 3 Zaidu Sanusi  80' RW 15 Moses Simon  87'  90+9' CF 9 Victor Osimhen  90+9' LW 18 Ademola Lookman Substitutions: GK 1 Francis Uzoho  80' DF 22 Kenneth Omeruo  80' FW 19 Paul Onuachu  90+9' DF 12 Bright Osayi-Samuel  90+9' Coach: José Peseiro

GK 1 Fabrice Ondoa CB 21 Jean-Charles Castelletto CB 15 Oumar Gonzalez  78' CB 4 Christopher Wooh  53' RWB 11 Georges-Kévin Nkoudou  72' LWB 5 Nouhou Tolo CM 22 Olivier Ntcham CM 8 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (c) CM 3 Moumi Ngamaleu  86' CF 9 Frank Magri CF 12 Karl Toko Ekambi  90+6' Substitutions: FW 10 Vincent Aboubakar  78' DF 26 Enzo Tchato  86' FW 19 Faris Moumbagna  90+6' Coach: Rigobert Song

Man of the Match: Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) Assistant referees: Lahsen Azgaou (Morocco) Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco) Fourth official: Jalal Jayed (Morocco) Video assistant referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referees: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea

This was the first time the two nations met for an international match.

After a dull first half with little chances, the second half was filled with drama. In the 55th minute, Federico Bikoro's high challenge on Mohamed Bayo proved to be disastrous for the Equatoguineans as he was given a red, reducing Equatorial Guinea to ten men. Ten minutes later, however, it was Equatorial Guinea's turn for a chance to score the opener when Iban Salvador was fouled in Guinea's penalty area, but from the spot, Emilio Nsue instead had his shot hit the left post. This ultimately proved to be a disaster for Equatorial Guinea, when at the last minute of injury time, Bayo turned hero for the Guineans with a terrific header to secure Guinea the win at the death after a cross from the right flank. ^[5]

With this result, it was the worst-ever AFCON finish in the history for Equatorial Guinea, as they failed to advance past the last sixteen.

28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)

17:00

Equatorial Guinea	0–1	Guinea
	Report	Bayo 90+8'

Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 36,340 ^[6]

Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Equatorial Guinea

Guinea

GK 1 Jesús Owono RB 15 Carlos Akapo CB 21 Esteban Obiang CB 16 Saúl Coco LB 11 Basilio Ndong DM 4 Federico Bikoro  55' RM 22 Pablo Ganet CM 6 Iban Salvador CM 8 Jannick Buyla  85' LM 7 José Machín CF 10 Emilio Nsue (c) Substitutions: FW 19 Luis Nlavo  85' Coach: Juan Micha

GK 22 Ibrahim Koné RB 3 Issiaga Sylla (c) CB 17 Julian Jeanvier  41' CB 5 Mouctar Diakhaby LB 12 Ibrahim Diakité CM 6 Amadou Diawara CM 20 Mory Konaté  79' CM 7 Morgan Guilavogui  60' RW 18 Aguibou Camara CF 21 Sekou Sylla  79' LW 11 Mohamed Bayo Substitutions: FW 9 Serhou Guirassy  60' MF 8 Naby Keïta  79' FW 19 François Kamano  79' Coach: Kaba Diawara

Man of the Match: Ibrahim Diakité (Guinea) Assistant referees: Gilbert Cheriyot (Kenya) Stephen Yiembe (Kenya) Fourth official: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) Video assistant referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) Assistant video assistant referees: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Egypt vs DR Congo

This was the fifth meeting between both sides in the AFCON, with the latest encounter being in 2019, when Egypt managed to get a 2–0 win in the group stage.

Egypt were close to break the deadlock early, with Ahmed Hegazi narrowly missing a header in the eighth minute. DR Congo appeared to be more dangerous throughout the match, and eventually converted a chance in the 37th minute, when Yoane Wissa received a throw-in played quickly and had his deflected shot turned in by Meschak Elia, amid confusion of the Egyptian players, however, the lead lasted 10 minutes only, as Mostafa Mohamed scored a penalty that was confirmed by VAR following a foul by Dylan Batubinsika on Hegazi. After a slow and uneventful second half that saw only one serious attack missed by Mahmoud Hamada for Egypt, the match went to extra time for the first time in the 2023 edition, and witnessed Egypt's Mohamed Hamdy being sent off in the 97th minute after receiving two yellow cards. The second half of extra time saw Simon Banza missing a great chance for DR Congo that almost secured the victory for them, but the final score resulted in the first penalty shootout of the 2023 AFCON. It was DR Congo who managed to win the shootout, winning 8–7 with goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scoring the winning penalty following his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Abou Gabal's failed attempt, causing another upset in the tournament. ^[7]

28 January 2024 (2024-01-28)

20:00

Egypt	1–1 (a.e.t.)	DR Congo
Mostafa 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Elia 37'
Penalties
Abdelmonem Mostafa Marmoush Kamal Hany Hegazi M. Fathi Hamada Abou Gabal	7–8	Moutoussamy Masuaku Dianagana Silas Tshibola Kalulu Mbemba Inonga Baka Mpasi

Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro

Attendance: 12,342 ^[8]

Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Egypt

DR Congo

GK 23 Mohamed Abou Gabal RB 3 Mohamed Hany CB 24 Mohamed Abdelmonem CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi (c) LB 13 Ahmed Abou El Fotouh  46' CM 17 Mohamed Elneny  112' CM 14 Marwan Attia  80'  83' CM 5 Hamdy Fathy  58'  100' RW 25 Zizo  90' LW 7 Trézéguet  83' CF 19 Mostafa Mohamed Substitutions: DF 12 Mohamed Hamdy  66'  97'  46' MF 20 Mahmoud Hamada  83' FW 22 Omar Marmoush  83' FW 18 Mostafa Fathi  90' DF 4 Omar Kamal  100' MF 27 Mohanad Lasheen  112' Coach: Rui Vitória

GK 1 Lionel Mpasi RB 24 Gédéon Kalulu CB 22 Chancel Mbemba (c)  115' CB 5 Dylan Batubinsika  45'  65' LB 26 Arthur Masuaku CM 10 Théo Bongonda  102' CM 8 Samuel Moutoussamy CM 18 Charles Pickel  79' RW 13 Meschak Elia  105+2' LW 20 Yoane Wissa  88' CF 17 Cédric Bakambu  65' Substitutions: FW 23 Simon Banza  88' DF 2 Henock Inonga Baka  65' MF 6 Aaron Tshibola  88' FW 11 Silas Katompa Mvumpa  65' MF 7 Grady Diangana  105+2' Coach: Sébastien Desabre

Man of the Match: Lionel Mpasi (DR Congo) Assistant referees: Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Ivanildo Lopes (Angola) Fourth official: Ahmed Heerallal (Mauritius) Video assistant referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana) Assistant video assistant referees: Issa Sy (Senegal) Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

Cape Verde vs Mauritania

It was the first time Cape Verde faced Mauritania in an AFCON game.

In a rather dull affair, which Mauritania were largely on the defence against Cape Verde, a howling header by Yassine Cheikh El Welly resulted in Benchimol intercept right on Mauritania's box, forcing Babacar Niasse to commit a foul at the 86th minute; this ended up giving Cape Verde's the decisive penalty, and Ryan Mendes didn't miss it two minutes later to secure Cape Verde's progression to the quarter-finals. ^[9]

This result meant Cape Verde won their first ever AFCON knockout stage match, while on personal record, it was the second consecutive knockout stage defeat for Amir Abdou as coach, as he previously lost to Cameroon as coach of Comoros at the same last sixteen back in the 2021 edition.

29 January 2024 (2024-01-29)

17:00

Cape Verde	1–0	Mauritania
Mendes 88' (pen.)	Report

Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 16,088 ^[10]

Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Cape Verde

Mauritania

GK 1 Vozinha RB 23 Steven Moreira  90+5' CB 5 Logan Costa CB 4 Pico LB 8 João Paulo RM 10 Jamiro Monteiro CM 26 Kevin Pina  11' LM 14 Deroy Duarte  71' RF 20 Ryan Mendes (c) CF 21 Bebé  72' LF 7 Jovane Cabral  85' Substitutions: MF 18 Kenny Rocha Santos  71' FW 11 Garry Rodrigues  72' FW 9 Benchimol  85' FW 17 Willy Semedo  90+5' Coach: Bubista

GK 16 Babacar Niasse  87' RB 20 Ibrahima Keita  80' CB 21 Hassan Houbeib CB 5 Lamine Ba LB 2 Khadim Diaw RM 23 Sidi Bouna Amar  66' CM 8 Mouhsine Bodda (c) CM 4 Omaré Gassama  35' LM 9 Hemeya Tanjy  66' SS 19 Aboubakary Koita CF 11 Souleymane Anne  80' Substitutions: MF 6 Guessouma Fofana  35' FW 25 Pape Ibnou Ba  66' FW 27 Aboubakar Kamara  66' FW 17 Yassine El Welly  80' MF 7 El Hadji Ba  80' Coach: Amir Abdou

Man of the Match: Jamiro Monteiro (Cape Verde) Assistant referees: Ahmed Ibrahim (Egypt) Nouho Ouattara (Ivory Coast) Fourth official: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) Video assistant referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius) Assistant video assistant referees: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt) Jerson dos Santos (Angola)

Senegal vs Ivory Coast

This was their first AFCON meeting since 1986, in which Ivory Coast won 1–0. However, their most recent competitive meetings happened during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, which Ivory Coast also won to qualify for the main tournament.

Senegal got off to a dream start when from a fast attack, Sadio Mané latched on to Ismail Jakobs’ throw-in and cut it back from the byline for Habib Diallo, who took the ball on his chest before swivelling and smashing it high into the roof of Yahia Fofana’s net right after four minutes. However, wasteful opportunities later on, combined with the Ivorian regrouping, proved to be a major challenge for the Senegalese and, after wasting numerous opportunities to put the game to bed, Senegal were punished at the 82nd minute when a Nicolas Pépé's failed lob ended up resulting in Édouard Mendy committed a foul on the box; VAR later confirmed a penalty and Franck Kessié converted neatly to equalise. Neither could break through thereafter and both were forced to settle on penalties. While the Ivorians ended up converting all penalties in success, Senegal's Moussa Niakhaté's shot instead hit the right post, to end any hope of defending the African title for the Senegalese as the Ivorians marched on. ^[11]

This result meant Senegal remain unable to beat Ivory Coast in any competitive fixture in their history (2D, 5L).

29 January 2024 (2024-01-29)

20:00

Senegal	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
H. Diallo 4'	Report	Kessié 86' (pen.)
Penalties
Koulibaly P. Sarr Niakhaté Dieng Mané	4–5	Pépé Kouamé Haller Aurier Kessié

Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

Attendance: 19,948 ^[12]

Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Senegal

Ivory Coast

GK 16 Édouard Mendy  84' CB 22 Abdou Diallo  118' CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c) CB 19 Moussa Niakhaté RM 15 Krépin Diatta CM 25 Lamine Camara  72'  87' CM 17 Pape Matar Sarr LM 14 Ismail Jakobs RF 18 Ismaïla Sarr  96' CF 20 Habib Diallo  59'  67' LF 10 Sadio Mané  9' Substitutions: FW 7 Nicolas Jackson  67' MF 5 Idrissa Gueye  87' FW 13 Iliman Ndiaye  96' FW 9 Bamba Dieng  118' Coach: Aliou Cissé  84'

GK 1 Yahia Fofana RB 17 Serge Aurier (c)  95' CB 7 Odilon Kossounou  116' CB 21 Evan Ndicka LB 3 Ghislain Konan DM 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  73' CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri  90' CM 6 Seko Fofana  79' RW 14 Oumar Diakité  65' LW 15 Max Gradel  64' CF 11 Jean-Philippe Krasso  72' Substitutions: FW 24 Simon Adingra  64' FW 19 Nicolas Pépé  65' FW 22 Sébastien Haller  72' MF 8 Franck Kessié  73' FW 20 Christian Kouamé  82'  79' DF 5 Wilfried Singo  116' Coach: Emerse Faé

Man of the Match: Jean Michaël Seri (Ivory Coast) Assistant referees: Boris Ditsoga (Gabon) Carine Atezambong (Cameroon) Fourth official: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) Video assistant referee: Mahmoud El-Banna (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referees: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

Mali vs Burkina Faso

The two teams met for the first time in an AFCON since 2004, which ended with Mali winning 3–1 over their neighbour.

Mali got off to a dream start at the third minute when Amadou Haidara had his shot hit the woodwork with a thumping head from Hamari Traoré’s cross, only for Edmond Tapsoba to inadvertently clip the rebound into his own net to score a hilarious own goal and give Mali the lead. The game became increasingly more intense as both sides exchanged fires on each other, but it was the Malians who once again struck a goal when, at the second minute of the restart, it was Hamari who once again produced a brilliant cross allowing Lassine Sinayoko to beat the offside trap and race through on goal before slotting through Hervé Koffi. Ten minutes later, Burkina Faso got a lifeline when from a ball fight, Boubakar Kouyaté let the ball touch his hand, before Bertrand Traoré converted neatly on the spot. However, Mali's valiant effort ultimately resulted in the win as Burkina Faso failed to repeat their heroic 2021 Africa Cup of Nations feat. ^[13]

With this win, it marked for the first time since 2013 that Mali won a knockout stage match.

30 January 2024 (2024-01-30)

17:00

Mali	2–1	Burkina Faso
E. Tapsoba 3' (o.g.) Sinayoko 47'	Report	Traoré 57' (pen.)

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo

Attendance: 19,184 ^[14]

Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Mali	Burkina Faso

GK 16 Djigui Diarra RB 2 Hamari Traoré (c) CB 5 Boubakar Kouyaté CB 6 Sikou Niakaté LB 17 Falaye Sacko RM 12 Mohamed Camara  90+3' CM 11 Lassana Coulibaly  74' CM 4 Amadou Haidara  74' LM 21 Adama Traoré  74' CF 25 Lassine Sinayoko  81'  90+3' CF 26 Kamory Doumbia Substitutions: MF 8 Diadie Samassékou  74' FW 20 Sékou Koïta  74' FW 19 Fousseni Diabaté  74' DF 15 Mamadou Fofana  90+3' MF 24 Boubacar Traoré  90+3' Coach: Éric Chelle

GK 16 Hervé Koffi RB 9 Issa Kaboré CB 14 Issoufou Dayo (c) CB 12 Edmond Tapsoba  81' LB 25 Steeve Yago  46' CM 20 Gustavo Sangaré  87' CM 18 Ismahila Ouédraogo  68' CM 22 Blati Touré RW 10 Bertrand Traoré  77' CF 13 Mohamed Konaté LW 15 Abdoul Tapsoba  27'  46' Substitutions: DF 4 Adamo Nagalo  46' FW 8 Cedric Badolo  72'  46' MF 6 Sacha Banse  68' FW 7 Dango Ouattara  77' MF 17 Stephane Aziz Ki  87' Coach: Hubert Velud

Man of the Match: Lassine Sinayoko (Mali) Assistant referees: Khalil Hassani (Tunisia) Diana Chikotesha (Zambia) Fourth official: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria) Video assistant referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) Assistant video assistant referees: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Morocco vs South Africa

This was their first AFCON meeting since 2019, where Morocco won their first ever AFCON encounter against South Africa 1–0. Their most recent encounters, interestingly, occurred during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, which both teams sharing a win with coincidental results (2–1).

Being the superior team on paper, Morocco quickly applied pressure on South Africa and even got a goal by Abde Ezzalzouli at the 33rd minute, before it was ruled out for offside. However, the South Africans proved their resilience by withstanding waves of Moroccan attacks while successfully neutralising energetic Moroccan midfielders. Unable to find the back of the net, Morocco were forced to pay a heavy price at the 57th minute when Evidence Makgopa sprung the offside trap, finishing well to the bottom left corner to spark shock celebration for the South Africans. Morocco got a chance to equalise after Ayoub El Kaabi forced Mothobi Mvala to use hand on ball at the 83rd minute, giving a golden opportunity on the spot. However, Achraf Hakimi missed the penalty, shooting against the crossbar. The situation turned worse for Morocco at the added time when Sofyan Amrabat made a bad challenge on Teboho Mokoena, resulting in a straight red card; Mokoena capitalised it with a thunderous free kick to make it two, ultimately burying any hope of Morocco winning the second AFCON title whilst South Africa continued its quest to win its own second. ^[15]

30 January 2024 (2024-01-30)

20:00

Morocco	0–2	South Africa
	Report	Makgopa 57' Mokoena 90+5'

Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro

Attendance: 19,078 ^[16]

Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Morocco

South Africa

GK 1 Yassine Bounou RB 2 Achraf Hakimi CB 5 Nayef Aguerd CB 6 Romain Saïss (c) LB 3 Noussair Mazraoui  76' CM 8 Azzedine Ounahi CM 4 Sofyan Amrabat  64',  90+4' CM 15 Selim Amallah  60' RW 21 Amine Adli  60' CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri LW 16 Abde Ezzalzouli  69' Substitutions: MF 10 Amine Harit  60' MF 11 Ismael Saibari  60' FW 20 Ayoub El Kaabi  69' DF 25 Yahia Attiyat Allah  76' Coach: Walid Regragui

GK 1 Ronwen Williams (c) RB 20 Khuliso Mudau CB 18 Grant Kekana  36' CB 14 Mothobi Mvala  83' LB 6 Aubrey Modiba  29' CM 4 Teboho Mokoena CM 13 Sphephelo Sithole  87' RW 23 Thapelo Morena AM 11 Themba Zwane  70' LW 10 Percy Tau CF 9 Evidence Makgopa  72' Substitutions: MF 12 Thapelo Maseko  70' FW 17 Zakhele Lepasa  72' MF 15 Thabang Monare  87' Coach: Hugo Broos

Man of the Match: Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) Assistant referees: Elvis Noupué (Cameroon) Ibrahim Mohamed (Sudan) Fourth official: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) Video assistant referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana) Assistant video assistant referees: Issa Sy (Senegal) Mahmoud El-Regal (Egypt)

Quarter-finals

Nigeria vs Angola

It was the first time the two met in an AFCON final, with their most recent competitive fixture happened during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, where Angola overcame Nigeria en route to their historic debut at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria were the better team on paper, but Angola forced them to work hard with a dangerous shot by Gilberto from a corner kick before denied by Stanley Nwabili. Nigeria grew into the game, though, but not until the 41st minute that, when Moses Simon effortlessly skipped over Kialonda Gaspar’s challenge and teed up to Ademola Lookman smashed the ball home with a clinical first-time finish. Lookman's goal turned out to be the only goal of the game as Nigeria secured their passage to the semi-finals for the first time since 2019.

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)

17:00

Nigeria	1–0	Angola
Lookman 41'	Report

Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 18,757 ^[17]

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Nigeria

Angola

GK 23 Stanley Nwabili RB 6 Semi Ajayi CB 5 William Troost-Ekong (c) LB 21 Calvin Bassey  55' RM 2 Ola Aina CM 8 Frank Onyeka  87' CM 17 Alex Iwobi  80' LM 3 Zaidu Sanusi RW 15 Moses Simon CF 18 Ademola Lookman  90+5' LW 9 Victor Osimhen  90+5' Substitutions: MF 4 Alhassan Yusuf  80' MF 10 Joe Aribo  87' FW 19 Paul Onuachu  90+5' DF 22 Kenneth Omeruo  90+5' Coach: José Peseiro

GK 1 Antonio Dominique RB 21 Eddie Afonso  76' CB 6 Kialonda Gaspar  71' CB 3 Jonathan Buatu LB 13 Tó CM 16 Fredy (c)  66' CM 23 Show CM 20 Estrela  45' RW 7 Gilberto  66' CF 19 Mabululu  72' LW 10 Gelson Dala  74'  86' Substitutions: FW 9 Zini  45' MF 17 Bruno Paz  66' FW 15 Zito Luvumbo  66' FW 18 Jérémie Bela  86' FW 11 Felício Milson  78' Coach: Pedro Gonçalves

Man of the Match: Moses Simon (Nigeria) Assistant referees: Djibril Camara (Senegal) Nouha Bangoura (Senegal) Fourth official: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania) Video assistant referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) Assistant video assistant referees: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Mahmoud El-Regal (Egypt)

DR Congo vs Guinea

It was the first AFCON meeting between two since 2004, where Guinea won 2–1. However, their most recent competitive fixture happened at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, where DR Congo triumphed 3–1 though DR Congo ended up failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The game started in favour for the Guineans when Chancel Mbemba committed a push on Mohamed Bayo on the box before Bayo himself converted it at the 21st minute on the spot. However, Mbemba redeemed six minutes later when from a corner by Arthur Masuaku, a misjudging header allowed Mbemba to fire a clinical strike into the roof of the net. Empowered by the equaliser, DR Congo poured further efforts to find goal, but not until the 65th minute that Julian Jeanvier's poor foul against Silas Katompa Mvumpa on the box was capitalised by Yoane Wissa with a clinical penalty. Masuaku then buried any hope for a Guinean comeback at the 82nd minute with a thunderous free kick too hard to deny.

With this win, DR Congo marched to the semi-finals of the AFCON for the first time since 2015.

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02)

20:00

DR Congo	3–1	Guinea
Mbemba 27' Wissa 65' (pen.) Masuaku 82'	Report	Bayo 21' (pen.)

Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 33,278 ^[18]

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

DR Congo

Guinea

GK 1 Lionel Mpasi RB 24 Gédéon Kalulu CB 22 Chancel Mbemba (c) CB 2 Henoc Inonga Baka LB 26 Arthur Masuaku  37' CM 18 Charles Pickel CM 8 Samuel Moutoussamy RW 13 Meschak Elia  59' AM 10 Théo Bongonda  84' LW 20 Yoane Wissa  84' CF 17 Cédric Bakambu  72' Substitutions: FW 11 Silas Katompa Mvumpa  59' FW 23 Simon Banza  72' DF 12 Joris Kayembe  84' MF 6 Aaron Tshibola  84' Coach: Sébastien Desabre

GK 22 Ibrahim Koné RB 12 Ibrahim Diakité  90+1' CB 5 Mouctar Diakhaby CB 17 Julian Jeanvier LB 3 Issiaga Sylla CM 6 Amadou Diawara  64'  69' CM 8 Naby Keïta (c) RW 7 Morgan Guilavogui  59' AM 18 Aguibou Camara LW 21 Sekou Sylla  59' CF 11 Mohamed Bayo  90+2' Substitutions: MF 23 Abdoulaye Touré  59' FW 25 Facinet Conte  79'  59' FW 9 Serhou Guirassy  69' DF 2 Antoine Conte  90+1' FW 19 François Kamano  90+2' Coach: Kaba Diawara

Man of the Match: Yoane Wissa (DR Congo) Assistant referees: Mokrane Gourari (Algeria) Abbès Zerhouni (Algeria) Fourth official: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) Video assistant referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana) Assistant video assistant referees: Abongile Tom (South Africa) Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

Mali vs Ivory Coast

This was their first AFCON encounter since 2019, where Ivory Coast won 1–0.

Mali were the better team at the first half and could have gotten the lead early when Odilon Kossounou bundled into Lassine Sinayoko in the box to give the Malians a penalty at the 16th minute, but Adama Traoré threw away that golden chance with his shot denied by Yahia Fofana. However, Mali got a huge boost when from Jean Michaël Seri's misjudgement led to Kossounou to again foul Sinayoko, resulted in Ivory Coast reduced to ten. However, not until the 71st minute that Nene Dorgeles, who is of Ivorian ancestry, produced a glorious curling finish from outside of the area into the top-right corner to give Mali the lead. But as Mali were thought to advance given the sheer advantage, Ivory Coast got a shocking equaliser at the last minute of regulation time, Seko Fofana’s first attempt from 18 yards pinballed off two defenders before falling to Simon Adingra, who clinically dispatched into the top left corner from close range to put the game to another 30 minutes. However, madness arrived at the second minute of added time in the second half of extra time when, Seko Fofana crepted through a crowded penalty area and was flicked in by Oumar Diakité to send ten-men Ivory Coast to the semi-finals in an emotional and insane encounter. ^[19]

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03)

17:00

Mali	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
Dorgeles 71'	Report	Adingra 90' Diakité 120+2'

Stade de la Paix, Bouaké

Attendance: 39,836 ^[20]

Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Mali	Ivory Coast

GK 16 Djigui Diarra RB 2 Hamari Traoré (c)  120+5' CB 5 Boubakar Kouyaté CB 6 Sikou Niakaté LB 17 Falaye Sacko CM 11 Lassana Coulibaly  80'  89' CM 8 Diadie Samassékou  102' CM 4 Amadou Haidara  45+3'  62' AM 26 Kamory Doumbia  90+7' CF 25 Lassine Sinayoko  89' CF 21 Adama Traoré  39'  63' Substitutions: FW 19 Fousseni Diabaté  62' FW 27 Nene Dorgeles  63' DF 15 Mamadou Fofana  89' MF 24 Boubacar Traoré  89' MF 10 Yves Bissouma  90+7' FW 9 Ibrahim Sissoko  102' Coach: Éric Chelle

GK 1 Yahia Fofana  90+2' RB 17 Serge Aurier (c)  37'  46' CB 7 Odilon Kossounou  16'  43' CB 21 Evan Ndicka LB 3 Ghislain Konan CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri  86' CM 8 Franck Kessié CM 6 Seko Fofana RW 19 Nicolas Pépé  45+3' CF 20 Christian Kouamé  33'  46' LW 15 Max Gradel  73' Substitutions: DF 5 Wilfried Singo  45+3' DF 12 Willy Boly  46' FW 22 Sébastien Haller  46' MF 14 Oumar Diakité  111'  120+3'  73' MF 24 Simon Adingra  86' Coach: Emerse Faé

Man of the Match: Oumar Diakité (Ivory Coast) Assistant referees: Jerson dos Santos (Angola) Attia Amsaeed (Libya) Fourth official: Mahamat Alhadji (Chad) Video assistant referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) Assistant video assistant referees: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) Steven Moutsassi (Congo)

Cape Verde vs South Africa

It was the two's first AFCON meeting since 2013, where Cape Verde shocked South Africa with a goalless draw. Their most recent competitive meetings happened at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, which Cape Verde produced two shocking wins with coincidental results (2–1).

Cape Verde proved to be more dominant in the match, but they failed to capitalise from every opportunity they got, whereas South Africa also put some pressure to force Cape Verde's Vozinha to save. However, the match was rather dull with very little actions and, after the game ended goalless in 120 minutes, they were forced to go to penalties. This time, however, Ronwen Williams produced an insane performance, becoming the first goalkeeper in the AFCON to save four penalty kicks in the history, having made fames by guessing right all five Cape Verde's shots with only Bryan Teixeira's kick too hard to deny; whereas the South Africans did slightly better with two out of four kicks succeed, which was enough to secure South Africa's progression to the semi-finals for the first time since 2000.

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03)

20:00

Cape Verde	0–0 (a.e.t.)	South Africa
	Report
Penalties
Bebé Semedo L. Duarte Teixeira Andrade	1–2	Mokoena Lepasa Modiba Mvala

Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

Attendance: 12,162 ^[21]

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Cape Verde

South Africa

GK 1 Vozinha RB 23 Steven Moreira CB 5 Logan Costa CB 4 Pico LB 26 Kevin Pina  65' CM 10 Jamiro Monteiro  86' CM 18 Kenny Rocha Santos  119' AM 8 João Paulo RF 20 Ryan Mendes (c)  27'  65' CF 7 Jovane Cabral  87' LF 11 Garry Rodrigues  72' Substitutions: FW 17 Willy Semedo  65' MF 6 Patrick Andrade  65' FW 21 Bebé  72' MF 15 Laros Duarte  86' FW 9 Gilson Tavares  87' FW 19 Bryan Teixeira  119' Coach: Bubista

GK 1 Ronwen Williams (c) RB 20 Khuliso Mudau  103' CB 18 Grant Kekana CB 14 Mothobi Mvala LB 6 Aubrey Modiba CM 4 Teboho Mokoena CM 13 Sphephelo Sithole RW 23 Thapelo Morena  63' AM 11 Themba Zwane  90' LW 10 Percy Tau  85' CF 9 Evidence Makgopa  103' Substitutions: MF 12 Thapelo Maseko  63'  114' FW 21 Mihlali Mayambela  85' MF 8 Jayden Adams  90' DF 2 Nyiko Mobbie  103' FW 17 Zakhele Lepasa  103' DF 3 Terrence Mashego  114' Coach: Hugo Broos

Man of the Match: Ronwen Williams (South Africa) Assistant referees: Gilbert Cheriyot (Kenya) Liban Abdoulrazack (Djibouti) Fourth official: Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast) Video assistant referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referees: Peter Waweru (Kenya) Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)

Semi-finals

Nigeria vs South Africa

7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

17:00

Nigeria	1–1 (a.e.t.)	South Africa
Troost-Ekong 67' (pen.)	Report	Mokoena 90' (pen.)
Penalties
Moffi Omeruo Aina Troost-Ekong Iheanacho	4–2	Mokoena Mayambela Makgopa Mvala

Stade de la Paix, Bouaké

Attendance: 31,227 ^[22]

Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Nigeria

South Africa

GK 23 Stanley Nwabili RB 2 Ola Aina CB 5 William Troost-Ekong (c)  120' CB 6 Semi Ajayi LB 21 Calvin Bassey CM 12 Bright Osayi-Samuel  120+2' CM 8 Frank Onyeka  101'  102' CM 17 Alex Iwobi  63' RW 15 Moses Simon  63' CF 9 Victor Osimhen  110' LW 18 Ademola Lookman  102' Substitutions: FW 11 Samuel Chukwueze  63' MF 4 Alhassan Yusuf  63' MF 10 Joe Aribo  102' FW 14 Kelechi Iheanacho  102' FW 24 Terem Moffi  110' DF 22 Kenneth Omeruo  120+2' Coach: José Peseiro

GK 1 Ronwen Williams (c) CB 18 Grant Kekana CB 5 Siyanda Xulu  75' CB 14 Mothobi Mvala RM 20 Khuliso Mudau CM 4 Teboho Mokoena CM 13 Sphephelo Sithole LM 6 Aubrey Modiba RW 11 Themba Zwane  75' CF 9 Evidence Makgopa LW 10 Percy Tau Substitutions: FW 21 Mihlali Mayambela  75' FW 17 Zakhele Lepasa  75' 117' DF 19 Nkosinathi Sibisi  117' Coach: Hugo Broos

Man of the Match: Stanley Nwabili (Nigeria) Assistant referees: Mahmoud El-Regal (Egypt) Ahmed Hossam (Egypt) Fourth official: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan) Video assistant referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) Assistant video assistant referees: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

Ivory Coast vs DR Congo

7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

20:00

Ivory Coast	1–0	DR Congo
Haller 65'	Report

Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 51,020 ^[23]

Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Ivory Coast

DR Congo

GK 1 Yahia Fofana RB 5 Wilfried Singo CB 12 Willy Boly CB 21 Evan Ndicka LB 3 Ghislain Konan CM 8 Franck Kessié (c) CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri  61' CM 6 Seko Fofana  61' RW 15 Max Gradel  90' CF 22 Sébastien Haller  90' LW 24 Simon Adingra  80' Substitutions: MF 27 Jean Thierry Lazare  61' MF 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  61' MF 9 Jonathan Bamba  80' FW 11 Jean-Philippe Krasso  90' MF 13 Jérémie Boga  90' Coach: Emerse Faé

GK 1 Lionel Mpasi RB 24 Gédéon Kalulu CB 22 Chancel Mbemba (c) CB 2 Henock Inonga Baka LB 26 Arthur Masuaku CM 18 Charles Pickel  70' CM 8 Samuel Moutoussamy RW 13 Meschak Elia  70' AM 14 Gaël Kakuta  46' LW 20 Yoane Wissa  70' CF 17 Cédric Bakambu  69' Substitutions: MF 10 Théo Bongonda  46' FW 23 Simon Banza  69' FW 19 Fiston Mayele  70' MF 6 Aaron Tshibola  70' FW 11 Silas Katompa Mvumpa  70' Coach: Sébastien Desabre

Man of the Match: Franck Kessié (Ivory Coast) Assistant referees: Khalil Hassani (Tunisia) Liban Abdoulrazack (Djibouti) Fourth official: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania) Video assistant referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius) Assistant video assistant referees: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt) Ibrahim Mohamed (Sudan)

Third place play-off

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10)

20:00

South Africa	0–0	DR Congo
	Report
Penalties
Mokoena Sibisi Monare Modiba Lepasa Appollis Xulu	6–5	Moutoussamy Mfulu Bakambu Kayembe Mbemba Wissa Elia

Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 21,975 ^[24]

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

South Africa

DR Congo

GK 1 Ronwen Williams (c) RB 20 Khuliso Mudau CB 5 Siyanda Xulu CB 19 Nkosinathi Sibisi LB 6 Aubrey Modiba CM 4 Teboho Mokoena CM 13 Sphephelo Sithole RW 23 Thapelo Morena  72' AM 11 Themba Zwane  58' LW 21 Mihlali Mayambela  89' CF 9 Evidence Makgopa  58' Substitutions: FW 7 Oswin Appollis  58' MF 15 Thabang Monare  58' DF 3 Terrence Mashego  72' FW 17 Zakhele Lepasa  89' Coach: Hugo Broos

GK 16 Dimitry Bertaud RB 4 Brian Bayeye CB 22 Chancel Mbemba (c) CB 5 Dylan Batubinsika LB 12 Joris Kayembe CM 6 Aaron Tshibola  28'  45' CM 8 Samuel Moutoussamy RW 10 Théo Bongonda  33' AM 7 Grady Diangana  68' LW 11 Silas Katompa Mvumpa  79' CF 23 Simon Banza  79' Substitutions: FW 13 Meschak Elia  33' MF 25 Omenuke Mfulu  45' FW 20 Yoane Wissa  68' FW 17 Cédric Bakambu  79' FW 19 Fiston Mayele  79' Coach: Sébastien Desabre

Man of the Match: Dylan Batubinsika (DR Congo) Assistant referees: Lahsen Azgaou (Morocco) Mostafa Akarkad (Morocco) Fourth official: Omar Abulkadir Artan (Somalia) Video assistant referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) Assistant video assistant referees: Issa Sy (Senegal) Stephen Yiembe (Kenya)

Final

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final

11 February 2024 (2024-02-11)

20:00

Nigeria	1–2	Ivory Coast
Troost-Ekong 38'	Report	Kessié 62' Haller 81'

Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan

Attendance: 57,094 ^[25]

Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Nigeria

Ivory Coast

GK 23 Stanley Nwabili  53' CB 6 Semi Ajayi CB 5 William Troost-Ekong (c) CB 21 Calvin Bassey RM 2 Ola Aina  90' CM 8 Frank Onyeka  86' CM 17 Alex Iwobi  79' LM 3 Zaidu Sanusi  86' RW 11 Samuel Chukwueze  56' CF 9 Victor Osimhen LW 18 Ademola Lookman  79' Substitutions: FW 15 Moses Simon  56' MF 4 Alhassan Yusuf  79' FW 14 Kelechi Iheanacho  79' MF 10 Joe Aribo  86' FW 24 Terem Moffi  86' Coach: José Peseiro  28'

GK 1 Yahia Fofana RB 17 Serge Aurier (c)  54'  70' CB 7 Odilon Kossounou CB 21 Evan Ndicka  90+7' LB 3 Ghislain Konan CM 8 Franck Kessié CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri  90+2' CM 6 Seko Fofana  87'  88' RW 15 Max Gradel  70' CF 22 Sébastien Haller  88' LW 24 Simon Adingra Substitutions: DF 5 Wilfried Singo  70' FW 14 Oumar Diakité  70' FW 11 Jean-Philippe Krasso  88' MF 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  88' MF 27 Jean Thierry Lazare  90+2' Coach: Emerse Faé

Man of the Match: Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast) [26] Assistant referees: Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola) Diana Chicotesha (Zambia) Fourth official: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) Reserve assistant referee: Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso) Video assistant referee: Mohamed Ashour (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referees: Maria Rivet (Mauritius) Mohamed Ibrahim (Sudan)

See also

• List of Africa Cup of Nations finals

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External links

• Official website