2023 Africa Cup of Nations

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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.

2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
Dates13 January – 11 February 2024
Teams24
Venue6 (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 played52
Goals scored119 (2.29 per match)
Attendance1,109,593 (21,338 per match)
Top scorer(s) Emilio Nsue
(5 goals)
Best player William Troost-Ekong
Best young player Simon Adingra
Best goalkeeper Ronwen Williams
Fair play award South Africa
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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. 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. 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.

Host nation Ivory Coast won the tournament for their third title, despite barely advancing to the knockout stages and replacing their head coach mid-tournament. 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.

Host selection

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."

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. 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, with the hosting rights handed over to Egypt on 8 January 2019. Cameroon opted for and hosted the 2021 edition instead, which led to original 2021 hosts Ivory Coast organising the 2023 edition. 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.

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.

Marketing

Sponsorship

Title sponsor Official sponsors National sponsors

Mascot

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.

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 five goals in the 6–1 victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 edition of the tournament, which had stood as a record to date.

Official song

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.

Teams

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 the 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.

Qualified teams

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.

The Comoros failed to qualify after making their debut in 2021, whereas Kenya and Zimbabwe were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension. 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 Champions (1976)
 Algeria Group F winners 27 March 2023 20th Champions (1990, 2019)
 South Africa Group K runners-up 28 March 2023 11th 2019 Champions (1996)
 Senegal Group L winners 17th 2021 Champions (2021)
 Burkina Faso Group B winners 13th Runners-up (2013)
 Tunisia Group J winners 21st Champions (2004)
 Egypt Group D winners 14 June 2023 26th 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 4th 2021 Fourth place (2015)
 Nigeria Group A winners 18 June 2023 20th Champions (1980, 1994, 2013)
 Guinea-Bissau Group A runners-up 4th Group stage (2017, 2019, 2021)
 Cape Verde Group B runners-up 4th Quarter-finalists (2013)
 Mali Group G winners 13th Runners-up (1972)
 Guinea Group D runners-up 20 June 2023 14th Runners-up (1976)
 Ghana Group E winners 7 September 2023 24th Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
 Angola Group E runners-up 9th 2019 Quarter-finalists (2008, 2010)
 Tanzania Group F runners-up 3rd 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 20th 2019 Champions (1968, 1974)
 Mauritania Group I runners-up 3rd 2021 Group stage (2019, 2021)
 Gambia Group G runners-up 10 September 2023 2nd Quarter-finalists (2021)
 Cameroon Group C winners 12 September 2023 21st Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
 Namibia Group C runners-up 4th 2019 Group stage (1998, 2008, 2019)

Venues

140km
87miles
5
4
3
2
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Location of the host cities of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
1
Abidjan
2
Bouaké
3
Korhogo
4
San-Pédro
5
Yamoussoukro

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.

City Stadium Capacity
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

Opening ceremony

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 the 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

Match officials

On 12 September 2023, a total of 26 referees, 30 assistants and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament.

Referees

  • Mustapha Ghorbal
  • Peter Waweru
  • Bamlak Tessema Weyesa
  • Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo
  • Amin Omar
  • Dahane Beida
  • Samir Guezzaz
  • Boubou Traoré
  • Abongile Tom
  • Pierre Atcho
  • Mahmood Ismail
  • Alhadi Allaou Mahamat
  • Issa Sy
  • Ibrahim Mutaz
  • Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
  • Samuel Uwikunda
  • Mohamed Maarouf
  • Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh
  • Patrice Tanguy Mebiame
  • Omar Abdulkadir Artan
  • Youcef Gamouh
  • Jalal Jayed
  • Ibrahim Kalilou Traoré
  • Djindo Louis Houngnandande
  • Mohamed Adel
  • Bouchra Karboubi

Assistant referees

  • Abbes Zerhouni
  • Mokrane Gourari
  • Ahmed Ibrahim
  • Mahmoud Abouregal
  • Azgaou Lahsen
  • Mostafa Akarkad
  • Emiliano Dos Santos
  • Lopes Oliveira
  • Djibril Camara
  • Nouha Bangoura
  • Ngoh Hermann
  • Nouho Ouattara
  • Carine Fomo
  • Elvis Noupue
  • Sourou Phatsoane
  • Arsenio Maringule
  • Ibrahim Mohamed
  • Hassani Khalil
  • Yiembe Stephen
  • Gilbert Cheruiyot
  • Amsaed Essa
  • Tiama Seydou
  • Liban Abdoulrazack
  • Ditsoga Marlene
  • Dos Abdelmiro
  • Ayimavo Eric
  • Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo
  • Ahonto Koffi
  • Steven Moutsassi
  • Modibe Samake

Video assistant referees

  • Lahlou Benbraham
  • Mohamed Ashour
  • Mahmoud El Banna
  • Daniel Nii Laryea
  • Ahmed Heerallal
  • Maria Rivet
  • Zakaria Brinsi
  • Redouane Jiyed
  • Salima Mukansanga
  • Akhona Makalima
  • Mohamed Ibrahim
  • Haythem Guirat

Draw

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

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 (102)
 Mozambique (108)
 Namibia (114)
 Angola (117)
 Gambia (118)
 Tanzania (122)

Group stage

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

Tiebreakers

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):

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

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

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Equatorial Guinea 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
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. Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Equatorial Guinea +6, Nigeria +2.
Ivory Coast 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
  • S. Fofana 4'
  • Krasso 58'
 Report
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 36,858
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Nigeria 1–1 Equatorial Guinea
  • Osimhen 38'
 Report
  • Salvador 36'
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Equatorial Guinea 4–2 Guinea-Bissau
  • Nsue 21', 51', 61'
  • Miranda 46'
 Report
  • Esteban 37' (o.g.)
  • Zé Turbo 90+3'
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 13,888
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Ivory Coast 0–1 Nigeria
Report
  • Troost-Ekong 55' (pen.)
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 49,517
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Ivory Coast
  • Nsue 42', 75'
  • Ganet 73'
  • Buyla 88'
 Report
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 42,550
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Nigeria
Report
  • Sanganté 36' (o.g.)
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 15,650
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Group B

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
4  Mozambique 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Ghana −1, Mozambique −3.
Egypt 2–2 Mozambique
  • Mostafa 2'
  • Salah 90+7' (pen.)
 Report
  • Witi 55'
  • Clésio 58'
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 11,933
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Ghana 1–2 Cape Verde
  • Djiku 56'
 Report
  • Monteiro 17'
  • Rodrigues 90+2'
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 11,943
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Egypt 2–2 Ghana
  • Marmoush 69'
  • Mostafa 74'
 Report
  • Kudus 45+3', 71'
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 20,808
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Cape Verde 3–0 Mozambique
  • Bebé 32'
  • Mendes 51'
  • Pina 69'
 Report
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 5,794
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Mozambique 2–2 Ghana
  • Geny 90+1' (pen.)
  • Mandava 90+4'
 Report
  • J. Ayew 15' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Cape Verde 2–2 Egypt
  • G. Tavares 45+1'
  • Teixeira 90+9'
 Report
  • Trézéguet 50'
  • Mostafa 90+3'
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 15,650
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Group C

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
3  Guinea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Gambia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points and overall goal difference. Overall goals scored: Cameroon 5, Guinea 2.
Senegal 3–0 Gambia
  • P. Gueye 4'
  • Camara 52', 86'
 Report
Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro
Attendance: 7,896
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Cameroon 1–1 Guinea
  • Magri 51'
 Report
  • Bayo 10'
Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro
Attendance: 11,271
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Senegal 3–1 Cameroon
  • I. Sarr 16'
  • H. Diallo 71'
  • Mané 90+5'
 Report
  • Castelletto 83'
Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro
Attendance: 19,176
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Guinea 1–0 Gambia
  • A. Camara 69'
 Report
Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro
Attendance: 19,822
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Guinea 0–2 Senegal
Report
  • Seck 61'
  • I. Ndiaye 90'
Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro
Attendance: 15,753
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Gambia 2–3 Cameroon
  • Jallow 72'
  • E. Colley 85'
 Report
  • Toko Ekambi 56'
  • Gomez 87' (o.g.)
  • Wooh 90+1'
Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 24,172
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Group D

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
  • Bounedjah 18'
 Report
  • Mabululu 68' (pen.)
Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 19,740
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Mauritania
  • Traoré 90+6' (pen.)
 Report
Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 27,898
Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)
Algeria 2–2 Burkina Faso
  • Bounedjah 51', 90+5'
 Report
  • M. Konaté 45+3'
  • Traoré 71' (pen.)
Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 33,501
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Mauritania 2–3 Angola
  • Amar 43'
  • Koita 58'
 Report
  • Dala 30', 50'
  • Gilberto 53'
Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 36,318
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
Angola 2–0 Burkina Faso
  • Mabululu 36'
  • Zini 90+2'
 Report
Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro
Attendance: 15,753
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Mauritania 1–0 Algeria
  • Yali 37'
 Report
Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 28,010
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Group E

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
3  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4
4  Tunisia 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: South Africa 3, Namibia 0.
Tunisia 0–1 Namibia
Report
  • Hotto 88'
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Attendance: 13,991
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Mali 2–0 South Africa
  • H. Traoré 60'
  • Sinayoko 66'
 Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Attendance: 16,894
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Tunisia 1–1 Mali
  • Rafia 20'
 Report
  • Sinayoko 10'
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Attendance: 18,130
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
South Africa 4–0 Namibia
  • Tau 14' (pen.)
  • Zwane 25', 40'
  • Maseko 75'
 Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Attendance: 9,304
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
South Africa 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Namibia 0–0 Mali
Report
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Attendance: 15,231
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Group F

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
4  Tanzania 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Zambia −1, Tanzania −3.
Morocco 3–0 Tanzania
  • Saïss 30'
  • Ounahi 77'
  • En-Nesyri 80'
 Report
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Attendance: 15,478
Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
DR Congo 1–1 Zambia
  • Wissa 27'
 Report
  • Kangwa 23'
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Attendance: 15,478
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Morocco 1–1 DR Congo
  • Hakimi 6'
 Report
  • Silas 76'
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Attendance: 13,342
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Zambia 1–1 Tanzania
  • Daka 88'
 Report
  • Msuva 11'
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Attendance: 13,342
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Tanzania 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Attendance: 12,847
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Zambia 0–1 Morocco
Report
  • Ziyech 37'
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Attendance: 15,231
Referee: Patrice Tanguy (Gabon)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

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
  • Dala 38', 42'
  • Mabululu 66'
 Report
Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 28,663
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon
  • Lookman 36', 90'
 Report
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 22,085
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Guinea
Report
  • Bayo 90+8'
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 36,340
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
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
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritania
  • Mendes 88' (pen.)
 Report
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 16,088
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
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
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Mali 2–1 Burkina Faso
  • E. Tapsoba 3' (o.g.)
  • Sinayoko 47'
 Report
  • Traoré 57' (pen.)
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Attendance: 19,184
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Morocco 0–2 South Africa
Report
  • Makgopa 57'
  • Mokoena 90+5'
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro
Attendance: 19,078
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–0 Angola
  • Lookman 41'
 Report
Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 18,757
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
DR Congo 3–1 Guinea
  • Mbemba 27'
  • Wissa 65' (pen.)
  • Masuaku 82'
 Report
  • Bayo 21' (pen.)
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 33,278
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Mali 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
  • Nene 71'
 Report
  • Adingra 90'
  • Diakité 120+2'
Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 39,836
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
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
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Semi-finals

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
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Ivory Coast 1–0 DR Congo
  • Haller 65'
 Report
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 51,020
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Third place play-off

South Africa 0–0 (a.e.t.) 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
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Final

Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast
  • Troost-Ekong 38'
 Report
  • Kessié 62'
  • Haller 81'
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan
Attendance: 57,094
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 119 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.

5 goals

  • Emilio Nsue

4 goals

  • Gelson Dala
  • Mostafa Mohamed

3 goals

  • Baghdad Bounedjah
  • Mabululu
  • Bertrand Traoré
  • Mohamed Bayo
  • Lassine Sinayoko
  • Ademola Lookman
  • William Troost-Ekong

2 goals

  • Ryan Mendes
  • Yoane Wissa
  • Jordan Ayew
  • Mohammed Kudus
  • Sébastien Haller
  • Franck Kessié
  • Lamine Camara
  • Habib Diallo
  • Teboho Mokoena
  • Themba Zwane

1 goal

  • Gilberto
  • Zini
  • Mohamed Konaté
  • Jean-Charles Castelletto
  • Frank Magri
  • Karl Toko Ekambi
  • Christopher Wooh
  • Bebé
  • Jamiro Monteiro
  • Kevin Pina
  • Garry Rodrigues
  • Gilson Tavares
  • Bryan Teixeira
  • Meschak Elia
  • Arthur Masuaku
  • Chancel Mbemba
  • Silas Katompa Mvumpa
  • Omar Marmoush
  • Mohamed Salah
  • Trézéguet
  • Jannick Buyla
  • Pablo Ganet
  • Josete Miranda
  • Iban Salvador
  • Ebrima Colley
  • Ablie Jallow
  • Alexander Djiku
  • Aguibou Camara
  • Zé Turbo
  • Simon Adingra
  • Oumar Diakité
  • Seko Fofana
  • Jean-Philippe Krasso
  • Dorgeles Nene
  • Hamari Traoré
  • Sidi Bouna Amar
  • Mohamed Dellahi Yali
  • Aboubakary Koita
  • Youssef En-Nesyri
  • Achraf Hakimi
  • Azzedine Ounahi
  • Romain Saïss
  • Hakim Ziyech
  • Geny Catamo
  • Clésio
  • Reinildo Mandava
  • Witi
  • Deon Hotto
  • Victor Osimhen
  • Pape Gueye
  • Sadio Mané
  • Iliman Ndiaye
  • Ismaïla Sarr
  • Abdoulaye Seck
  • Evidence Makgopa
  • Thapelo Maseko
  • Percy Tau
  • Simon Msuva
  • Hamza Rafia
  • Patson Daka
  • Kings Kangwa

1 own goal

  • Edmond Tapsoba (against Mali)
  • Esteban Obiang (against Guinea-Bissau)
  • James Gomez (against Cameroon)
  • Opa Sanganté (against Nigeria)

Source: CAF

Discipline

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

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

The suspensions are canceled after group stage round
The following suspensions occurred during the tournament:

Player(s)/Official(s) Offence(s) Suspension(s)
Qualification suspensions
Mohamed Amoura 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

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Man of the Competition William Troost-Ekong
Golden Boot Emilio Nsue (5 goals)
Best Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams
Best Young Player Simon Adingra
Fair Play team  South Africa

Best XI

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Coach
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:

Final ranking

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.

Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
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

Broadcasting

BBC Radio and RFi acquired audio broadcasting rights to this edition of the tournament.

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

CAF

Territory Rights holder(s) Ref.
Algeria EPTV
Angola TPA
Burkina Faso RTB
Cameroon CRTV, Canal 2
Cape Verde RTC
Chad Télé Tchad
Democratic Republic of Congo RTNC
Egypt Ontime Sports
Gabon Gabon TV
Gambia GRTS
Ghana GBC
Guinea RTG
Guinea Bissau TGB
Ivory Coast RTI, NCI
Kenya KBC
Malawi MBC
Mali ORTM
Morocco SNRT
Mozambique TVM, TV Miramar
Namibia NBC
Nigeria NTA
Senegal RTS
South Africa SABC Sport
Sub-Saharan Africa New World TV, Canal+, StarTimes, SuperSport
Tanzania TBC, Azam TV
Togo TVT, New World TV (fr)
Uganda UBC, Sanyuka TV
Zambia ZNBC, Diamond TV
Zimbabwe ZBC

Rest of the world

Territory Rights holder(s) Ref.
Andorra LaLiga+
Australia beIN Sports
Austria Sportdigital
Belgium RTBF
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub
Brazil Band
Bulgaria Max Sport
Canada beIN Sports
Croatia Sport Klub
Denmark Viaplay
Fiji Mai TV
Finland Viaplay
France beIN Sports
Germany Sportdigital
Iceland Viaplay
India FanCode
Iran Persiana Sports, Poker TV [citation needed]
Ireland Sky Sports
Israel Sports Channel
Italy Sportitalia
Kazakhstan MEGOGO
Liechtenstein Sportdigital
Luxembourg
MENA beIN Sports
Montenegro Sport Klub
Netherlands Ziggo Sport
New Zealand beIN Sports
North Macedonia Sport Klub
Norway Viaplay
Pacific Islands Digicel [citation needed]
Papua New Guinea TV Wan
Poland MEGOGO
Portugal Sport TV
Russia Okko Sport
San Marino Sportitalia
Serbia Sport Klub
Slovenia
Southeast Asia BeIN Sports
Spain LaLiga+
Switzerland Sportdigital
Sweden Viaplay
Turkey TV8.5, S Sport, Exxen
Ukraine MEGOGO
United Kingdom BBC Three, Sky Sports
United States beIN Sports

See also

  • 2023 AFC Asian Cup - simultaneous tournament

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