AFCON 2021 starts on Sunday, January 9 2022 when hosts Cameroon will play against Burkina Faso in group A at 4 pm; all the 52 games across the tournament will be aired and shown live across sky sports; AFCON 2021 shall be concluded on Sunday, February 6, 2022, when the final shall be played.
FULL MATCH SCHEDULES FOR AFCON 2021
The tournament originally is fixed to be played in June and July 2021, but will now be played in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6, 2022, with SKY SPORTS showing all the games live.
Twenty-four national teams from the African region will participate in the tournament that will kick off by January 9 when the host will be playing Burkina Faso in Yaounde, before the final match of the tournament which shall take place on February 6 in the capital city of Cameroon.
AFCON 2021 GROUPS
Group A: Cameroon (host), Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Ethiopia
Group B: Guinea, Malawi, Senegal, Zimbabwe
Group C: Comoros Islands, Gabon, Ghana, morocco
Group D: Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Sudan
Group E: Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone
Group F: Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia
AFCON 2021 GROUP STAGES MATCH SCHEDULES
Sunday 9 January
Group A: Cameroon vs Burkina Faso, 4 pm.
Group A: Ethiopia vs Cape Verde, 7 pm.
Monday, January 10
Group B: Senegal vs Zimbabwe, 1 pm.
Group C: Morocco vs Ghana, 40m.
Group C: Comoros vs Gabon, 7pm.
Tuesday, 11 January 6
Group E: Algeria vs Sierra Leone, 1 pm.
Group D: Nigeria vs Egypt, 4 pm.
Group D: Sudan vs Guinea Bissau, 7 pm.
Wednesday, 12 January 6, 2022
Group F: Tunisia vs Mali, 1 pm
Group F: Mauritania vs the Gambia, 4 pm
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast
Thursday, January 13
Group A: Cameroon vs Ethiopia 4 pm.
Group A: cape Verde vs Burkina Faso, 7 pm.
Friday, January 14
Group B: Senegal vs Guinea, 1 pm.
Group B: Malawi vs Zimbabwe, 4 pm.
Group C: Gabon vs Ghana, 7 pm.
Saturday 15 January 6, 2022
Group D: Nigeria vs Sudan, 4 pm.
Group D: Guinea Bissau vs Egypt, 7 pm.
Sunday, January 16
Group F: Gambia vs Mali, 1 pm
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone, 4 pm
Group F: Tunisia vs Mauritania, 4pm
Group E: Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea, 7 pm
Monday 17 January
Group A: Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia, 4 pm
Cape Verde vs Cameroon, 4 pm
January 18, Tuesday
Group B: Malawi vs Senegal, 4 pm
Group B: Zimbabwe vs Guinea, 4 pm
Group C: Gabon vs Morocco, 7 pm
Ghana vs Comoros, 7 pm
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Group D: Egypt vs Sudan, 7 pm
Group D: Guinea Bissau vs Nigeria, 7 pm
Thursday 20 January
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Algeria, 4 pm
Group E: Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea, 4 pm
Group F: Gambia vs Tunisia, 7 pm
Group Mali vs Mauritania, 7 pm
AFCON 2021 ROUND OF 16 FIXTURES SCHEDULES
Sunday, 23 January 6, 2022
Match 1: Group A runner – up vs Group C runner–up, 4 pm
Game 2: Group D winner vs Group B/E/F third place, 7 pm
Monday, January 24
Game 3: Group B runner – up vs Group F runner–up, 4 pm
Group 4: Group A winner vs Group C/D/E third place, 7 pm
Tuesday 25 January 6, 2022
Game 5: Group B winner vs group A/C/D third place, 4 pm
Game 6: Group C winner vs Group A/B/F third place, 7 pm
Wednesday, January 26
Game 7: Group E winner vs Group D runner–up, 4 pm
Group 8: Group F winner vs Group E runner–up, 7 pm
AFCON 2021 QUARTER – FINAL SCHEDULES
Quarter Final 1: Round of 16 games 4 winners vs round of 16 games 3 winners, 4 pm.
Quarter Final 2: Round of 16 game 1 winner vs round of16 game 2 winners, 7 pm.
Sunday, January 30
Quarter Final 3: round of 16 games 7 winners vs round of 16 games 6 winners, 4 pm.
Quarter Final 4: round of 16 games 5 winners vs round of 16 games 8 winners, 7 pm.
AFCON 2021 SEMI-FINAL SCHEDULES
Wednesday 2 February
Semi-Final 1: Quarter Final 1 winner vs Quarter Final 4 winner, 7 pm.
Thursday, February 3
Semi-Final 2: Quarter Final 2 winners vs Quarter Final 3 winners, 7 pm.
AFCON 2021 THIRD-PLACE MATCH SCHEDULE
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 6
Semi-Final 1 loser vs Semi-Final 2 losers, 4 pm.
AFCON 2021 FINAL MATCH SCHEDULE
Semi-Final 1 winner vs Semi-Final 2 winner, 7 pm.
