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The Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Jan. 13, with Sadio Mane and Senegal set to begin their bid to repeat as champions. With Nigeria’s attacking strength, Morocco’s defense, Mohamed Salah being in top form for Egypt, and the Ivory Coast along with Cameroon always being a threat, it will be no easy task as national teams battle to reach the summit of Africa.
Here’s what to know:
Dates and how to watch
Dates: Jan. 13-Feb. 11Location: Ivory CoastTV: beIN Sports Live stream: Fubo (Try for free)
Schedule
All times Eastern
Group stage
Saturday, Jan 13Ivory Coast 2, Guinea-Bissau 0
Sunday, Jan. 14Nigeria 1, Equatorial Guinea 1Egypt 2, Mozambique 2Ghana 1, Cape Verde 2
Monday, Jan. 15Senegal 3, Gambia 0 Cameroon vs. Guinea (beIN Sports, 12 p.m.)Algeria vs. Angola (beIN Sports, 3 p.m.)
Tuesday, Jan. 16Burkina Faso vs. Mauritania (beIN Sports, 9 a.m.)Tunisia vs. Namibia (beIN Sports, 12 p.m.)Mali vs. South Africa (beIN Sports, 3 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 17Morroco vs. Tanzania (beIN Sports, 12 p.m.)DR Congo vs. Zambia (beIN Sports, 3 p.m.)
Thursday, Jan.18Equatorial Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau (beIN Sports, 9 a.m.)Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria (beIN Sports,12 p.m.)Egypt vs. Ghana (beIN Sports, 3 p.m.)
Friday, Jan. 19Cape Verde vs. Mozambique (beIN Sports, 9 a.m.)Senegal vs. Cameroon (beIN Sports, 12 p.m.)Guinea vs. Gambia (beIN Sports, 3 p.m.)
Saturday, Jan. 20Algeria vs. Burkina Faso (beIN Sports Connect, 9 a.m.)Mauritania vs. Angola (beIN Sports Connect, 12 p.m.)Tunisia vs. Mali (beIN Sports Connect, 3 p.m.)
Sunday, Jan. 21Morocco vs. DR Congo (beIN Sports Connect, 9 a.m.)Zambia vs. Tanzinia (beIN Sports Connect, 12 p.m.)South Africa vs. Namibia (beIN Sports Connect, 3 p.m.)
Monday, Jan. 22Guinea-Bissau vs. Nigeria (beIN Sports Connect, 12 p.m.)Equatorial Guinea vs. Ivory Coast (beIN Sports Connect, 12 p.m.)Mozambique vs. Ghana (beIN Sports Connect, 3 p.m.)Cape Verde vs. Egypt (beIN Sports Connect, 3 p.m.)
Tuesday, Jan. 23Gambia vs. Cameroon (beIN Sports Connect, 12 p.m.)Guinea vs. Senegal (beIN Sports Connect, 12 p.m.)Mauritania vs. Algeria (beIN Sports Connect, 3 p.m.)Angola vs. Burkina Faso (beIN Sports Connect, 3 p.m.)
Wednesday, Jan. 24Namibia vs. Mali (beIN Sports Connect, 12 p.m.)South Africa vs. Tunisia (beIN Sports Connect, 12 p.m.)Zambia vs. Morocco (beIN Sports Connect, 3 p.m.)Tanzania vs. DR Congo (beIN Sports Connect, 3 p.m.)
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Round of 16Jan. 27-30
QuarterfinalsFeb. 2-3
SemifinalsFeb. 7
Third place matchFeb. 10
FinalFeb. 11, 3 p.m.
Standings
Group AClubMPWDLGDPts
1
Ivory Coast
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
Equatorial Guinea
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
Nigeria
1
0
1
0
0
1
4
Guinea-Bissau
1
0
0
1
-2
0
Group BClubMPWDLGDPts
1
Cape Verded
1
1
0
0
1
3
2
Egypt
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
Mozambique
1
0
1
0
0
1
4
Ghana
1
0
0
1
-1
0
Group CClubMPWDLGDPts
1
Cameroon
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Gambia
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Guinea
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Senegal
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group DClubMPWDLGDPts
1
Algeria
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Angola
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Burkina Faso
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Mauritania
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group EClubMPWDLGDPts
1
Mali
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Namibia
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Tunisia
0
0
0
0
0
0
Group FClubMPWDLGDPts
1
DR Congo
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Morocco
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Tanzania
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Zambia
0
0
0
0
0
0