The 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is scheduled to take place from January 9 to February 6, 2021. The Africa Cup of Nations 2021 tournament, officially known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations, is organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The tournament was originally scheduled to play in June and July 2021 but the COVID-19 pandemic tournament got postponed from 9 January to 6 February 2022.
The tournament is hosted by Cameroon with 24 teams are going to play with 6 venues. At final the 24 teams are divided into six groups of four teams each.
All teams from each group going to play a single round-robin. On 24 January 2014 the CAF Executive Committee meeting decided that there will be three official candidates for the 2021 edition(Algeria, Guinea, Ivory Coast).
The decision was postponed after Cameroon decided to host the Africa cup of nations 2021. We are providing an update on the Africa Cup of Nations 2021, including qualifiers, fixtures, and schedules.
Africa Cup of Nations 2021
Table of Contents
Draw
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Cameroon
Egypt
Cape Verde
Sudan
Algeria
Ghana
Gabon
Malawi
Senegal
Mali
Mauritania
Comoros
Tunisia
Ivory Coast
Zimbabwe
Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ethiopia
Morocco
Burkina Faso
Sierra Leone
The Gambia
Venues
For the Africa Cup of Nations 2021 tournament, six venues will be used within five cities. As the number of teams increases from 16 to 24, at least six venues will be utilized, with the possibility of more being added.
The Final and the Opening match are set to take place in the newly built stadium Olembe Stadium with 60,000 seaters.
Douala:Japoma Stadium(Capacity:50,000)
Yaounde: Olembe Stadium(Capacity:60,000)
Yaounde: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo(Capacity:42,500)
Garoua: Roumde Adjia Stadium(Capacity: 30,000)
Bafoussam: Kouekong Stadium(Capacity:20,000
Limbe: Limbe Stadium(Capacity:20,000)
Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Point Table
In each group stage, there will be 6 teams.
Group A – Teams and Fixture
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Cameroon
3
2
1
0
7
3
+4
7
2
Burkina Faso
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
4
3
Cape Verde
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
4
Ethiopia
3
0
1
2
2
6
-4
1
9 January 2022
Group A
Team 1
Score
Team 2
Group A
Cameroon
2-1
Burkina Faso
Group A
Ethiopia
0-1
Cape Verde
13 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group A
Cameroon
4-1
Ethiopia
Group A
Cape Verde
0-1
Burkina Faso
17 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group A
Cape Verde
1-1
Cameroon
Group A
Burkina Faso
1-1
Ethiopia
Group B- Teams and Fixture
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Senegal
3
1
2
0
1
0
+1
5
2
Guinea
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
3
Malawi
3
1
1
1
2
2
0
4
4
Zimbabwe
3
1
0
2
3
4
-1
3
10 January 2022
Group B
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group B
Senegal
1-0
Zimbabwe
Group B
Guinea
1-0
Malawi
14 Janaury 2022
Group B
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group B
Senegal
0-0
Guinea
Group B
Malawi
2-1
14 January 2022
18 January 2022
Group B
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group B
Malawi
0-0
Senegal
Group B
Zimbabwe
2-1
Guinea
Group C – Teams and Fixture
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Morocco
3
2
1
0
5
2
+3
7
2
Gabon
3
1
2
0
4
3
+1
5
3
Comoros
3
1
0
2
3
5
-2
3
4
Ghana
3
0
1
2
3
5
-2
1
10 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group C
Morocco
1-0
Ghana
Group C
Comoros
0-1
Gabon
14 Janaury 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group C
Morocco
2-0
Comoros
Group C
Gabon
1-1
Ghana
18 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group C
Gabon
2-2
Morocco
Group C
Ghana
2-3
Comoros
Group D – Teams and Fixture
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Nigeria
3
3
0
0
6
1
+5
9
2
Egypt
3
2
0
1
2
1
+1
6
3
Sudan
3
0
1
2
1
4
-3
1
4
Guinea-Bissau
3
0
1
2
0
3
-3
1
11 January 2022
Group D
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group D
Nigeria
1-0
Egypt
Group D
Sudan
0-0
Guinea-Bissau
15 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group D
Nigeria
3-1
Sudan
Group D
Guinea-Bissau
0-1
Egypt
19 September 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group D
Guinea-Bissau
0-2
Nigeria
Group D
Egypt
1-0
Sudan
Group E – Teams and Fixture
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Ivory Coast
3
2
1
0
6
3
+3
7
2
Equatorial Guinea
3
2
0
1
2
1
+1
6
3
Sierra leone
3
0
2
1
2
3
-1
2
4
Algeria
3
0
1
2
1
4
-3
1
11 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group E
Algeria
0-0
Sierra leone
Group E
Equatorial Guinea
0-1
Ivory Coast
16 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group E
Ivory Coast
2-2
Sierra leone
Group E
Algeria
0-1
Equatorial Guinea
17 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group E
Ivory Coast
3-1
Algeria
Group E
Sierra leone
0-1
Equatorial Guinea
Group F – Teams and Fixture
P
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Mali
3
2
1
0
4
1
+3
7
2
The Gambia
3
2
1
0
3
1
+2
7
3
Tunisia
3
1
0
2
4
2
+2
3
4
Mauritania
3
0
0
3
0
7
-7
0
12 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group F
Tunisia
0-1
Mali
Group F
Mauritania
0-1
The Gambia
16 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group F
The Gambia
1-1
Mali
Group F
Tunisia
4-0
Mauritania
20 January 2022
Group
Team 1
score
Team 2
Group F
The Gambia
1-0
Tunisia
Group F
Mali
2-0
Mauritania
2021 Africa Cup Round of 16
Group A
Group B
Date
Location
Team for Quarter-final
Burkina Faso vs Gabon
Nigeria vs Tunisia
23 January
Limbe, Garoua
Burkina Faso vs Tunisia
Senegal vs Cape Verde
Mali vs Equatorial Guinea
25 January/ 26 January
Bafoussam, Limbe
Senegal vs Winner R16-M8
Guinea vs Gambia
Cameroon vs Comoros
24 January
Bafoussam, Yaounde
Gambia vs Cameroon
Ivory Coast vs Egypt
Morocco vs Malawi
26 January/ 25 January
Douala, Yaounde
Winner R16-M7 vs Morocco
2021 Africa Cup Quarter-finals
Location/Date
Team for Quarter-final
Garoua/29 Jan
Burkina Faso vs Tunisia
Douala/30 Jan
Senegal vs equatorial Guinea
Douala/29 Jan
Gambia vs Cameroon
Yaounde/30 Jan
Egypt vs Morocco
2021 Africa Cup Semi-finals
Location/Date
Team for Semi-final
Final Score
Yaounde/2 Feb
Burkina Faso vs Senegal
1-3
Yaounde/3 Feb
Cameroon vs Egypt
1-3
Africa cup of nations 2021Final
Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout to win their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title.
