AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
Who plays today, Sunday 14 January, in AFCON 2023: time of every match?
After Ivory Coast and Guinea Bissau kickstarted the competition in Abidjan on Saturday night, three games take centre stage today.
After host nation Ivory Coast kick-started the 34th AFCON in capital Abidjan on Saturday night, day two of the tournament sees three of the highly tipped sides in Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt in action with the likes of Victor Osimhen, Jordan Ayew and Mo Salah all making their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations debuts.
AFCON 2023: groups
Group A: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau.
Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique.
Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, The Gambia.
Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Angola.
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia.
Group F: Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania.
AFCON 2023: format
The top two sides in each of the six groups will advance to the Round of 16 and will be joined by four of the best placed third placed teams. The competition then follows a direct knock-out format through to the 11 February final where the champion of Africa will be crowned at the 60,000 capacity Alassane Ouattara Stadium in the capital, Abidjan.
How can I watch the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations?
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is set to be a feast of African football staged in the Ivory Coast with fans in the US able to follow all the action via beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN SPORTS en Español and Fanatiz USA.
And you can enjoy the game on the streaming platform fuboTV, which offers users a free trial.
AFCON 2023: matchday 2 (start times in ET)
Sunday 14 January
Group A: Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (9am)
Group B: Egypt vs Mozambique, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (12pm)
Group B: Ghana vs Cape Verde, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (3pm)
AS AFCON day 2 predictions
It’s difficult to see any early upsets in the competition with both the Super Eagles and Pharaohs set to have too much in their respective games. Ghana will be looking to bounce back from their last outing in the AFCON where they were humbled by minnows Comoros and will be tested by the islanders from Cape Verde but should have enough to secure three points.