CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in 2024: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live AFCON action
Discover what you need to know about the 2023 AFCON tournament, taking place in Côte d'Ivoire from 13 January to 11 February 2024.
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Twenty-four men's national teams from Africa will play in the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations, which is due to be held in Côte d'Ivoire from 13 January to 11 February 2024.
It will be the first time since 2012 that the tournament, normally held every other year, is being held in the same year as an Olympic Games.
Only one team, Cameroon, has ever won the men's senior AFCON and the Olympic men's under-23 gold medal in the same year, achieving the feat in 2000. The only other country to have won both titles, doing so in different years, is Nigeria (AFCON in 1994 and Olympic gold in 1996).
Discover what to know about this year's event.
Teams and players to watch at AFCON 2023 in 2024
As the African team that made the deepest run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, all eyes will be on Morocco in Group F. The Atlas Lions, who advanced to the World Cup semi-finals, have not reached the AFCON final since 2004, and have only clinched the title on one occasion back in 1976.
Hosts Côte d'Ivoire are in a tricky Group A which includes another regular favourite, Nigeria. The 1992 and 2015 champions will be counting on Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller, who is now back to his best after surviving testicular cancer.
Meanwhile, Nigeria are set to compete in their 20th AFCON tournament. Napoli hotshot Victor Osimhen will be expected to lead the goalscoring tally for the Super Eagles, who have not won the title since 2013.
Defending champions Senegal find themselves in Group C. Familiar names like Sadio Mané, Kalidou Koulibaly, Nicolas Jackson, and Idrissa Gueye will be tasked with keeping the trophy in Dakar.
Ghana have Irish former English Premier League manager Chris Hughton in charge this year, and Hughton has named a strong Black Stars side that includes Premier League representation in the form of captain Andre Ayew and Mohamed Kudus.
And finally, seven-time champions Egypt are alongside Ghana in Group B, having last won the title in 2010. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny are two of very few foreign-based players in an overwhelmingly domestic-based side, reflecting the strength of Egypt's domestic football.
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Where to watch 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.
Other broadcasters 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; AfroSport in Nigeria; Supersports in South Africa; ZIGGO Sport in the Netherlands; and the CAF's own media channels will also show games in some countries.