Group A
9 January: Cameroon vs Burkina Faso
9 January: Ethiopia vs Cape Verde
13 January: Cameroon vs Ethiopia
13 January: Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso
17 January: Cape Verde vs Cameroon
17 January: Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia
Group B
10 January: Senegal vs Zimbabwe
10 January: Guinea vs Malawi
14 January: Senegal vs Guinea
14 January: Malawi vs Zimbabwe
18 January: Malawi vs Senegal
18 January: Zimbabwe vs Guinea
Group C
10 January: Morocco vs Ghana
10 January: Comoros vs Gabon
14 January: Morocco vs Comoros
14 January: Gabon vs Ghana
18 January: Gabon vs Morocco
18 January: Ghana vs Comoros
Group D
11 January: Nigeria vs Egypt
11 January: Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau
15 January: Nigeria vs Sudan
15 January: Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt
19 January: Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
19 January: Egypt vs Sudan
Group E
11 January: Algeria vs Sierra Leone
11 January: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast
15 January: Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone
15 January: Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea
19 January: Ivory Coast vs Algeria
19 January: Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea
Group F
12 January: Tunisia vs Mali
12 January: Mauritania vs Gambia
16 January: Gambia vs Mali
16 January: Tunisia vs Mauritania
20 January: Gambia vs Tunisia
20 January: Mali vs Mauritania
Knockout schedule
Round of 16
23 January: Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group C (1)
23 January: Winner Group D vs 3rd Group B/E/F (2)
24 January: Runner-up Group B vs Runner-up Group F (5)
24 January: Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/D/E (6)
25 January: Winner Group B vs 3rd Group A/C/D (3)
25 January: Winner Group C vs 3rd Group A/B/F (8)
26 January: Winner Group E vs Runner-up Group D (7)
26 January: Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group E (4)
Quarter-finals
29 January: Winners Rof16 1 vs 2 (QF1)
29 January: Winners Rof16 5 vs 6 (QF3)
30 January: Winners of Rof16 3 vs 4 (QF2)
30 January: Winners of Rof16 7 vs 8 (QF4)
Semi-final
2 February: Winners of QF 1 vs 2
3 February: Winners of QF 3 vs 4
Third-place play-off & Final
6 February
How to watch AFCON in the UK
Both the BBC and Sky Sports will broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations in the UK.
Sky Sports is showing all 52 games live and have agreed for the BBC to show 10 games, including two Quarter-finals, both Semi-final and the Final. BBC also has digital clips on social media as part of the deal.
AFCON 2022 Winner Odds
Odds correct per Sky Bet at the time of writing:
Algeria – 5-1
Egypt – 11-2
Senegal – 11-2
Ivory Coast – 7-1
Cameroon – 9-1
Morocco – 9-1
Nigeria – 10-1
Ghana – 12-1
Tunisia – 14-1
Burkina Faso – 25-1
Mali – 25-1
Gabon – 33-1
Guinea – 33-1
Cape Verde – 50-1
Gambia – 50-1
Guinea-Bissau – 80-1
Zimbabwe – 80-1
Ethiopia – 100-1
Sierra Leone – 100-1
Mauritania – 125-1
Equatorial Guinea – 150-1
Comoros – 200-1
Malawi – 200-1
Sudan – 200-1
Premier League players at AFCON
Up to 40 players are set to be involved in AFCON from England’s top flight, including Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez and Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy. Hakim Ziyech will not be going, however, after being left out of Morocco’s squad.
