AFCON 2023 round of 16 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live 

What are the last 16 matchups at the Africa Cup of Nations being held in Côte d'Ivoire? When will the round of 16 games take place? Discover how to follow the knockout rounds at AFCON 2024 live.

2 minBy ZK Goh
Mauritania players celebrate after beating Algeria at the 2023 AFCON
(REUTERS/Luc Gnago)

After a group stage full of shocks, including football heavyweights Ghana, 2019 winners Algeria and Tunisia being eliminated, the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations is into the knockout rounds.

The last 16 teams to have survived the first round include surprise names like Mauritania, playing in just their third ever AFCON tournament, while big names like Egypt and hosts Côte d'Ivoire only barely made it through to the second round.

From 27 to 30 January 2024, the last 16 teams will face each other for a shot at making the quarter-finals, while also discovering their opponents for the next round.

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Full schedule of last 16 at AFCON 2023 in 2024

All times are local time (same time as UTC/GMT)

Saturday 27 January

  • 17:00, Stade de la Paix, Bouake: Angola vs Namibia 
  • 20:00, Stade Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan: Nigeria vs Cameroon

Sunday 28 January

  • 17:00, Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan: Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea
  • 20:00, Stade Laurent Pokou, San Pedro: Egypt vs DR Congo 

Monday 29 January

  • 17:00, Stade Félix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan: Cape Verde vs Mauritania
  • 20:00, Stade Charles Konan Barry, Yamoussoukro: Senegal vs Côte d'Ivoire 

Tuesday 30 January

  • 17:00, Stade Amadou Gon Colibaly, Korhogo: Mali vs Burkina Faso
  • 20:00, Stade Laurent Pokou, San Pedro: Morocco vs South Africa

Where to watch Africa Cup of Nations 2023 last 16

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.

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