African Cup of Nations AFCON 2023

Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissa

Date:. Saturday 13th January 2024

Venue: Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan,

Time: The kickoff is at 20:00 GMT.




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Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissa

All you need to know about the CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023

Tournament format, venues, title favourites, groups and prize money for AFCON 2023 in Ivory Coast.

The Afcon final opening ceremony in 2022
Morocco, Nigeria, Egypt and Senegal are among the favourites to lift the AFCON 2023 title


The Confederation of African Football’s (CAF’s) highly anticipated African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 is set to kick off on January 13 in the Ivory Coast, where the continent’s biggest stars are expected to shine after an impressive showing for their respective clubs and the Qatar World Cup 2022.

The tournament boasts five teams from the tournament in Qatar, with semifinalists at the global showpiece – Morocco – the red-hot favourites to become the champions of Africa.


Who are the hosts?
The African Cup of Nations takes place in Ivory Coast for a second time.

Matches will be held at six stadiums across five cities.

The capital, Abidjan, offers two venues – the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium and the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, which will also host the final.

Yamoussoukro, Bouake, Korhogo and San Pedro will host the remaining fixtures.



Group A – Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau

Group B – Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, and Mozambique

Group C – Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, and The Gambia

Group D – Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Angola

Group E – Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, and Namibia

Group F – Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, and Tanzania

When are the opening fixtures?

Ivory Coast face Guinea-Bissau in the opening match at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, on January 13 in Group A. The kickoff is at 20:00 GMT.


The host nation will have the focus on the first day, but after that, there will be a minimum of two games per day through the group stage.

On match-day two, Nigeria take on Equatorial Guinea at 14:00 GMT to complete the first round of fixtures in Group A, with the game again being played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium.

Abidjan remains the focus for the next two games of the day as Egypt meet Mozambique before Ghana open against Cape Verde. Both Group B games will be played at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium that day, with kickoff times of 15:00 GMT and 20:00 GMT, respectively.

Alassane Ouattara Stadium
The newly built Alassane Ouattara Stadium will host the opening match and the final of the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations [File: Luc Gnago/Reuters]
How does the group stage work?
The top two teams in each group and the four best-ranked third-placed teams will advance to the last 16.

The bottom teams and the two worst-ranked third-placed teams in each group will be eliminated from the tournament.

How does the knockout stage work?
There will be three rest days from January 24 before the last-16 fixtures commence.


This is how the last 16 stage looks:

Group D winners vs third place Group B/E/F
Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up
Group A winners vs third place Group C/D/E
Group B second place vs Group F runners-up
Group B winners vs third place Group A/C/D
Group C winners vs third Place Group A/B/F
Group E winners vs Group D runners-up
Group F winners vs Group E runners-up
Mohamed Salah lost the last final with Egypt

Egypt have won a record seven Africa Cup of Nations titles, but Mohamed Salah has lost in both the 2017 and 2021 finals [File: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]
Who are the past winners?
Egypt are the record winners in AFCON’s history with seven titles. They were also runners-up most recently, in 2017 and 2021.

Cameroon are the second most successful team with five wins.

Ghana have lifted the trophy on four occasions but not since 1982. That still, however, will irk their West African rivals, Nigeria, who have claimed the title three times.

Hosts Ivory Coast, Algeria (winners in 2019) and DR Congo have two wins each.

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Senegal are defending their only Africa Cup of Nations crown, while Morocco, the highest-ranked nation, have also only been crowned winners once, and that was in 1976. Tunisia, Zambia, Sudan, Ethiopia, South Africa and the Republic of the Congo have also lifted the title on one occasion.


Who are the favourites?
World Cup semifinalists Morocco are the clear favourites as they look to end a nearly 40-year wait for their second AFCON crown.

The 1976 winners are the highest-ranked team at the tournament.

Reigning champions Senegal and the team they defeated in the last edition, Egypt, are expected to be the teams to push them closest.

Nigeria boast the squad with the most depth.

How much is the prize money?
There will be a 40 percent increase in the prize money for the winners of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The winners of the latest edition in Ivory Coast will receive 5.5 million pounds ($7m).

The runners-up will get 3.165 million pounds ($4m), with each of the two semifinalists receiving 1.979 million pounds ($2.5m) and the four quarterfinalists taking 1.029 million pounds ($1.3m) each.

Where can the matches be watched?
Global listings are available from livesoccertv.com.



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Let go there..

A draw favour us but if we fail to win our ist group match we are in trouble cause the ref we do everything to make ivory coast beat us


My group stage prediction for Nigeria
WLW

Freshtruth:
A draw favour us but if we fail to win our ist group match we are in trouble cause the ref we do everything to make ivory coast beat us


My group stage prediction for Nigeria
WLW

Yea

We need to win our first game

Then avoid defeat against Cote d ivore


And see off the last opponent

Can the ivorians host and win

The newly built Alassane Ouattara Stadium will host the opening match and the final of the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations

Why Ivory Coast is the team to beat at 2024 Afcon


"Hosts and two-time champions Ivory Coast are the team to beat at this tournament as they possess a very strong squad," he told reporters.
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Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Djamel Belmadi of Algeria says hosts Ivory Coast are the team to beat at the 2024 tournament, which kicks off on Saturday.

Host nations have often struggled to turn home advantage into success with only 11 of the previous 33 Afcons won by the home side.

But 2019 winning coach Belmadi believes the Ivorian Elephants can go all the way and win the flagship African football tournament a third time after triumphs in 1992 and 2015.

"Hosts and two-time champions Ivory Coast are the team to beat at this tournament as they possess a very strong squad," he told reporters.

Belmadi brushed aside suggestions that Algeria are also strong challengers, saying "we are not among the favourites".

The 47-year-old France-born coach guided the Desert Foxes to victory over Senegal in the 2019 final, but they were shock first round casualties when defending the title two years ago.

Here, AFP Sport covers the views of 10 of the 24 coaches who will be seeking glory in a tournament that reaches its climax on February 11 with the final in Abidjan.

Collin Benjamin (Namibia)
"My team are fit, aggressive and set out in every match to make things as difficult as possible for opponents.

"Our first goal is obvious -- to become the first team from Namibia to win a match at the Cup of Nations after nine failed attempts."


Djamel Belmadi (Algeria)
"(Apart from the Ivory Coast) Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia are other strong contenders. As for Algeria, we are not among the favourites.

"We are reminded of our elimination after the first round of the last edition, followed by our failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup."

Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)
"I am hoping we can at least reach the quarter-finals, which will be a major step forward after failing to qualify for the last tournament.

"Morocco, who we face in the first round, gave African football a huge boost by reaching the 2022 World Cup semi-finals and must be favourites to lift the trophy."

Kaba Diawara (Guinea)
"Being drawn with Cameroon, the Gambia and defending champions Senegal means were are in the toughest first round group.

"However, this is not a cause for despondency. Facing such formidable opponents will motivate us to exceed expectations. No one will look forward to facing us."

Jean-Louis Gasset (Ivory Coast)
"We will enjoy the support of the entire Ivory Coast nation, which is an incredible asset to have.

"Facing Nigeria, who possesses a vast array of attacking talent, is a huge challenge in the first round and really excites us."

Chris Hughton (Ghana)
"I am aware of the disappointment of the last Cup of Nations tournament for Ghana, who were eliminated after the first round following a shock loss to the Comoros.

"However, we are looking forward, not back, and our first ambition in the Ivory Coast is to get past the first round."

Jose Peseiro (Nigeria)
"If you want to win the Cup of Nations the first thing to do is accept the group draw. All our opponents (Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau) are dangerous.

"I believe we are a stronger team than Guinea-Bissua, but that did not stop them beating us in a qualifier in Nigeria."

Walid Regragui (Morocco)
"Since we created history by becoming the first African or Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar two years ago, many African national teams have progressed.

"I am thinking of nations like Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. I consider them to be among the Cup of Nations favourites."

Tom Saintfiet (Gambia)
"Gambians have been wishing for a meeting with our neighbours and African champions Senegal for a long time and now the dream has come through.

"We must also face Cameroon, the second most successful country in the Cup of Nations, and Guinea will be desperate for revenge after losing to us two years ago."

Rui Vitoria (Egypt)
"I am extremely conscious of the tremendous Cup of Nations record of Egypt, who have reached nine finals and won seven.

"Both final losses came in the past seven years so there are millions of Egyptians who want nothing less than outright victory this time. For us, each match is a final."

Let's go there

All is set for the opening ceremony

Abidjan

The city of Asec Mimosa

#8 in Africa +Home Advantage vs #21.

Sure 3pts for Ivory Coast.

GanagiBitrus:

#8 vs #21 in FIFA African Rankings.

Sure 3pts for Ivory Coast.

On paper yes

But this days the minors are as hard as Argentina

Note the AFCON is 2023 edition


But was moved to be played in 2024

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We will find out soon

Well the show begins tomorrow

AFCON 2023: Cote d’Ivoire star forward, Haller ruled out of Guinea-Bissau clash

Cote d’Ivoire forward, Sebastien Haller will miss the country’s opening game against Guinea Bissau at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Borussia Dortmund star is currently down with an injury and is not fit enough to face the Nzalang Nacional,” according to Elephants head coach, Jean Louis Gasset.

The Frenchman, however, said the 29-year-old will be available for the country’s subsequent games in the competition.


“Tomorrow Haller will not be available for Guinea-Bissau’s match, and with a five-day break, I believe he will return with the squad,” Gasset told a press conference in Abidjan on Friday.

“He has been training hard with other players facing similar problems, and we are hopeful he will be useful for the next games.”

Cote d’Ivoire will also face Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau in the same group.

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is finally here. The 34th edition of the biggest sports event on African soil gets underway today Saturday, January 13, 2024 with hosts Côte d’Ivoire facing off against Guinea-Bissau.


It will be heralded with a colourful ceremony,
As all 24 teams are already on ground



Let's go there live today

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Let the game begin.

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Ivory Coast is winning this match with 2 nil

This tournament needs to be moved to the summer man.

Ivory coast to win 3-1