AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
Who plays today, Wednesday 17 January, in the AFCON 2023? Teams, times, stadiums
2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco make their tournament debut in Group F as matchday one of the group stage concludes.
We’ve already seen 20 of the 24 qualifiers for the 34th AFCON in action, with four left to start their campaigns on Wednesday. Of the favourites, Sadio Mané's Senegal are the only ones to have got off to a winning start, with Victor Osimhen’s Nigeria and Mo Salah’s Egypt held to draws in their opening matches, while Jordan Ayew’s Ghana were shocked by Cape Verde.
Group F is last to get underway, with only two matches to be played on Wednesday as matchday one of the group stage concludes. And we will get our first glimpse of Morocco, the surprise package of the 2022 World Cup, who became the first African and Arab nation to reach the semi-finals in the tournament’s history. After memorable wins over Belgium and Canada in the group stage, and having eliminated Spain and Portugal in the first two knockout rounds, The Atlas Lions were eventually beaten by France in the last four.
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 5 (start times in ET)
Wednesday 17 January
Group F: Morocco vs Tanzania, Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro (12pm).
Group F: DR Congo vs Zambia, Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro (3pm).
For a full fixture list, check out our handy guide to AFCON 2023.