AFCON 2023: How to watch Nigeria in round of 16 live action vs Cameroon

Discover how to follow the Super Eagles' last 16 match on 27 January 2024 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

2 minBy ZK Goh
Nigeria national team footballers posing during a 2024 AFCON match
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Nigeria are through as one of the last 16 teams remaining at the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations being held in Côte d'Ivoire.

The Super Eagles have qualified as group runners-up from Group A, having taken seven points from their three games, behind gorup winners Equatorial Guinea only on goal difference.

In the group stages, they shared a 1-1 draw against the group toppers before beating both hosts Côte d'Ivoire and then Guinea-Bissau 1-0.

Their opponents will be the Group C runners-up Cameroon.

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When will Nigeria play in the AFCON round of 16?

Nigeria will play at Abidjan's Stade Félix Houphouet-Boigny against the Group C runners up on Saturday, 27 January. It's the same stadium at which Nigeria defeated Guinea-Bissau.

Kickoff will be at 20:00 local time in Abidjan, which is 21:00 local time in Nigeria.

Where to watch Nigeria playing in Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire in 2024

The 2023 AFCON, being held in 2024, will be broadcast across Africa and worldwide, with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) looking to make the tournament available across the continent on free-to-air TV.

In Nigeria, the local broadcaster is AfroSport.

Other broadcasters globally include beIN Sport, which will broadcast the tournament in the Middle East and North Africa region as well as in France and the United States; CANAL+, which will show the event in French in Sub-Saharan Africa; GTV in Ghana; Supersports in South Africa; ZIGGO Sport in the Netherlands; and the CAF's own media channels will also show games in some countries.

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