Africa Cup of Nations 2023 bracket and results

Check out all the results and venues for the Africa Cup of Nations, including the knockout bracket. 

What was the Africa Cup of Nations format?

The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four nations. The top two in each group advanced, along with the four best-ranked third-placed teams.

The competition then moved on to a knockout format, with round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final. 

Though the competition was played in January and February of 2024, it was the 2023 edition. It was originally due to be played in the summer of 2023, but was delayed due to concerns over the climate in the Ivory Coast.

- Group tables

Africa Cup of Nations bracket and results

BRACKET - FINAL

Sunday, Feb. 11
Nigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)

BRACKET - THIRD PLACE

Saturday, Feb. 10
South Africa 0-0 (pens: 6-5) DR Congo (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)

BRACKET - SEMIFINALS

Wednesday, Feb. 7
Nigeria 1-1 (pens: 4-2) South Africa (Bouaké)
Ivory Coast 1-0 DR Congo (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)

BRACKET - QUARTERFINALS

Friday, Feb. 2
Nigeria 1-0 Angola (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)
DR Congo 3-1 Guinea (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)

Saturday, Feb. 3
Mali 1-2 (AET) Ivory Coast (Bouaké)
Cape Verde 0-0 (pens: 1-2) South Africa

BRACKET - ROUND OF 16

Saturday, Jan. 27
Angola 3-0 Namibia (Bouaké)
Nigeria 2-0 Cameroon (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)

Sunday, Jan. 28
Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Guinea (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)
Egypt 1-1 (pens: 7-8) DR Congo (San-Pédro)

Monday, Jan. 29
Cape Verde 1-0 Mauritania (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)
Senegal 1-1 (pens: 4-5) Ivory Coast (Yamoussoukro)

Tuesday, Jan. 30
Mali 2-1 Burkina Faso (Korhogo)
Morocco 0-2 South Africa (San-Pédro)

GROUP STAGE

Saturday, Jan. 13
Group A: Ivory Coast 2-0 Guinea-Bissau (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)

Sunday, Jan. 14
Group A: Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)
Group B: Egypt 2-2 Mozambique (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)
Group B: Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde Islands (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)

Monday, Jan. 15
Group C: Senegal 3-0 Gambia (Yamoussoukro)
Group C: Cameroon 1-1 Guinea (Yamoussoukro)
Group D: Algeria 1-1 Angola (Bouaké)

Tuesday, Jan. 16
Group D: Burkina Faso 1-0 Mauritania (Bouaké)
Group E: Tunisia 0-1 Namibia (Korhogo)
Group E: Mali 2-0 South Africa (Korhogo)

Wednesday, Jan. 17
Group F: Morocco 3-0 Tanzania (San-Pédro)
Group F: Congo DR 1-1 Zambia (San-Pédro)

Thursday, Jan. 18
Group A: Equatorial Guinea 4-2 Guinea-Bissau (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)
Group A: Ivory Coast 0-1 Nigeria (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)
Group B: Egypt 2-2 Ghana (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)

Friday, Jan. 19
Group B: Cape Verde 3-0 Mozambique (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)
Group C: Senegal 3-1 Cameroon (Yamoussoukro)
Group C: Guinea 1-0 Gambia (Yamoussoukro)

Saturday, Jan. 20
Group D: Algeria 2-2 Burkina Faso (Bouaké)
Group D: Mauritania 2-3 Angola (Bouaké)
Group E: Tunisia 1-1 Mali (Korhogo; 8 p.m.)

Sunday, Jan. 21
Group F: Morocco 1-1 DR Congo (San-Pédro)
Group F: Zambia 1-1 Tanzania (San-Pédro)
Group E: South Africa 4-0 Namibia (Korhogo)

Monday, Jan. 22
Group A: Equatorial Guinea 4-0 Ivory Coast (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)
Group A: Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Nigeria (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)
Group B: Cape Verde Islands 2-2 Egypt (Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan)
Group B: Mozambique 2-2 Ghana (Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan)

Tuesday, Jan. 23
Group C: Gambia 2-3 Cameroon (Bouaké)
Group C: Guinea 0-2 Senegal (Yamoussoukro)
Group D: Angola 2-0 Burkina Faso (Yamoussoukro)
Group D: Mauritania 1-0 Algeria (Bouaké)

Wednesday, Jan. 24
Group E: Namibia 0-0 Mali (San-Pédro)
Group E: South Africa 0-0 Tunisia (Korhogo)
Group F: Tanzania 0-0 DR Congo (Korhogo)
Group F: Zambia 0-1 Morocco (San-Pédro)