2023 Africa Cup of Nations

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2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023
Official logo[1]
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
Dates13 January – 11 February 2024
Teams24
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ivory Coast (3rd title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place South Africa
Fourth place DR Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored119 (2.29 per match)
Attendance1,109,593 (21,338 per match)
Top scorer(s)Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Nigeria William Troost-Ekong
Best young playerIvory Coast Simon Adingra
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Ronwen Williams
Fair play award South Africa
2021
2025

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 34th edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast, taking place in the country for the second time following the 1984 edition.

Host nation Ivory Coast won the tournament for their third title. They beat Nigeria 2–1 in the final, having also beaten defending champions Senegal in the round of 16 in a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw.

This edition of the tournament was initially planned to take place during the Northern Hemisphere's summer like the 2019 Cup, in order to reduce scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions.[2][3][4][5] However, it was postponed by CAF to 13 January – 11 February 2024 on 3 July 2022 due to the summer weather concerns in Ivory Coast, although the competition retained the original name for sponsorship purposes.[6][7] This followed the previous edition in 2021 in Cameroon also being moved to the Northern Hemisphere's winter season for similar reasons, albeit coupled with postponement due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the CAF calendar.[8]

Host selection[edit]

The hosting rights for this edition of the tournament were initially awarded to Guinea during a meeting of the CAF executive committee on 20 September 2014, which also awarded the 2019 edition to Cameroon and the 2021 edition to Ivory Coast. At the time, the announcement of the 2023 host was unscheduled; Guinea was one of the bidders for the 2019 and 2021 editions, and per CAF's assertions, on the basis of the country's presentation "and commitment", the committee "decided to exercise its power to make an immediate decision."[9]

A CAF executive committee meeting on 20 July 2017 brought about changes for the tournament moving forward, including an increase in group stage participation teams from 16 to 24 from the 2019 edition.[10] With the new specifications, Cameroon could not reach the preparation deadlines for the-then following 2019 edition and got stripped of the hosting rights on 30 November 2018,[11] with the hosting rights handed over to Egypt on 8 January 2019.[12] Cameroon opted for and hosted the 2021 edition instead,[13] which led to original 2021 hosts Ivory Coast organising the 2023 edition.[14] Guinea's hosting duties were pushed back to 2025, which until then had unscheduled hosts, though it could not get ready on time either and was eventually stripped from hosting.[15][16]

Although the tournament retained its original 2023 branding, it was moved to January–February 2024 upon Ivory Coast's request, in order to avoid the West and Central African tropical rain season, which typically reaches its peak around June–July.[6]

Marketing[edit]

Sponsorship[edit]

Title sponsor Official sponsors National sponsors

Mascot[edit]

Akwaba, the official mascot of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

The organising board of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, commonly called COCAN 2023, unveiled the competition; "Akwaba", which means "Welcome" in Baoulé language. It is an elephant, which is Ivory Coast's animal symbol. Its kit bears resemblance to Ivory Coast's home colours.[24]

Match ball[edit]

On 12 October 2023, CAF and Puma unveiled "Pokou" as the official tournament edition match ball ahead of the final tournament draw. The name was chosen to honour deceased legendary Ivorian forward Laurent Pokou, locally known for scoring five goals in the 6–1 victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 edition of the tournament, which had stood as a record to date.[25]

Official song[edit]

On 12 October 2023, CAF unveiled the official song for the competition during the official draw. The song featured MTV award-winning Nigerian artist Yemi Alade, Egyptian rapper Mohamed Ramadan and Ivorian music band Magic System. Titled "Akwaba", meaning "welcome" in the native Baoulé language, the anthem is a fusion of Afrobeats, rap and zouglou in a musical mix that is considered to have remained deeply entrenched with the tradition of the competition's previous anthems.[26][27]

Teams[edit]

  Qualified
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew or did not enter
  Suspended
  Not part of CAF

All 54 teams originally registered for qualification was held in two rounds like in the previous editions in 2019 and 2021. Réunion and Zanzibar were not full members of CAF and were therefore excluded from participation. Eritrea withdrew after the first round draw. Kenya and Zimbabwe were suspended by FIFA at the time of the second round draw and were excluded from the competition after their suspensions were not lifted in time.

In the preliminary round, the twelve lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA world rankings of December 2021 competed against each other in a knockout system with two legs. The six winners of the preliminary round and the remaining 42 higher-placed teams were drawn into twelve groups of four in April 2022. The second round was played from June 2022 to September 2023 in a double round format. The group winners and runners-up from all twelve groups, with the exception of Group H, qualified for the final round. Apart from the hosts from Ivory Coast, only one other team qualified from Group H.

Qualified teams[edit]

The following teams qualified for this edition of the tournament with no debutant nation for the first time since the 2015 edition. Seventeen teams that participated in the most recent edition in 2021 returned for the event.

DR Congo, South Africa, Angola, Namibia and Tanzania made their return to the continental tournament after missing out on the 2021 edition. Zambia made its return after an almost nine-year absence from the event. Mozambique made its fifth appearance after a fourteen-year absence.[28][29]

Comoros failed to qualify after making their debut in 2021, whereas Kenya and Zimbabwe were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension.[30][31] Sudan, Malawi, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia also failed to qualify after appearing in the 2021 tournament.

Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
 Ivory Coast Hosts / Group H runners-up 30 January 2019 25th 2021 Champions (1992, 2015)
 Morocco Group K winners 24 March 2023 19th 2021 Champions (1976)
 Algeria Group F winners 27 March 2023 20th 2021 Champions (1990, 2019)
 South Africa Group K runners-up 28 March 2023 11th 2019 Champions (1996)
 Senegal Group L winners 28 March 2023 17th 2021 Champions (2021)
 Burkina Faso Group B winners 28 March 2023 13th 2021 Runners-up (2013)
 Tunisia Group J winners 28 March 2023 21st 2021 Champions (2004)
 Egypt Group D winners 14 June 2023 26th 2021 Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
 Zambia Group H winners 17 June 2023 18th 2015 Champions (2012)
 Equatorial Guinea Group J runners-up 17 June 2023 4th 2021 Fourth place (2015)
 Nigeria Group A winners 18 June 2023 20th 2021 Champions (1980, 1994, 2013)
 Guinea-Bissau Group A runners-up 18 June 2023 4th 2021 Group stage (2017, 2019, 2021)
 Cape Verde Group B runners-up 18 June 2023 4th 2021 Quarter-finals (2013)
 Mali Group G winners 18 June 2023 13th 2021 Runners-up (1972)
 Guinea Group D runners-up 20 June 2023 14th 2021 Runners-up (1976)
 Ghana Group E winners 7 September 2023 24th 2021 Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
 Angola Group E runners-up 7 September 2023 9th 2019 Quarter-finals (2008, 2010)
 Tanzania Group F runners-up 7 September 2023 3rd 2019 Group stage (1980, 2019)
 Mozambique Group L runners-up 9 September 2023 5th 2010 Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010)
 DR Congo Group I winners 9 September 2023 20th 2019 Champions (1968, 1974)
 Mauritania Group I runners-up 9 September 2023 3rd 2021 Group stage (2019, 2021)
 Gambia Group G runners-up 10 September 2023 2nd 2021 Quarter-finals (2021)
 Cameroon Group C winners 12 September 2023 21st 2021 Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
 Namibia Group C runners-up 12 September 2023 4th 2019 Group stage (1998, 2008, 2019)

Venues[edit]

CAF established the following requirements for the six stadiums for this edition of the tournament:[32]

Number of stadiums Capacity
(Minimum)
2 40,000
2 20,000
2 15,000

In September 2017, the government of Ivory Coast launched a public tender for the venues of the competition. This included public tender requested bids for renovating and expanding the existing Felix Houphouët Boigny Stadium in Abidjan and the Stade de la Paix (Peace Stadium) of Bouaké, and building new stadiums in Yamoussoukro as well as the cities of Korhogo and San-Pédro. The three new stadiums were to have a capacity of 20,000 each.[citation needed]

In addition to the renovation or construction of stadiums, the tender included the renovation or construction of training facilities in the host cities: eight in Abidjan and four in Bouaké, Korhogo, Yamoussoukro and San-Pédro. It also included the construction of 96 villas (five rooms per villa) in those cities. In addition, the bidding nations were to be submitted to build a three-star hotel of fifty rooms in Korhogo.[33]

2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Ivory Coast)
Abidjan Bouaké
Alassane Ouattara Stadium Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Stade de la Paix
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 33,000[34] Capacity: 40,000
Korhogo San-Pédro Yamoussoukro
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Laurent Pokou Stadium Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000

Opening ceremony[edit]

The opening ceremony of the stadium began at 17:25 with the setting up of the animation groups and the cultural activities which lasted until 20:00. Guests and officials were set up until the start of the opening match at 20:00. Among the guests were members of Confederation of African Football (CAF), members of the diplomatic corps, presidents of legislative and judicial institutions, members of government including the president of COCAN 2023 and the presidents of CAF and FIFA.

Squads[edit]

Match officials[edit]

On 12 September 2023, a total of 33 referees, 33 assistants and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) were named for the tournament.[35]

Referees[edit]

Assistant referees[edit]

  • Algeria Abbes Zerhouni
  • Algeria Mokrane Gourari
  • Egypt Ahmed Ibrahim
  • Egypt Mahmoud Abouregal
  • Morocco Azgaou Lahsen
  • Morocco Mostafa Akarkad
  • Angola Emiliano Dos Santos
  • Angola Lopes Oliveira
  • Senegal Djibril Camara
  • Senegal Nouha Bangoura
  • Ivory Coast Ngoh Hermann
  • Ivory Coast Nouho Ouattara
  • South Africa Zakhele Siwela
  • Cameroon Elvis Noupue
  • Lesotho Sourou Phatsoane
  • Mozambique Arsenio Maringule
  • Sudan Ibrahim Mohamed
  • Tunisia Hassani Khalil
  • Kenya Gilbert Cheruiyot
  • Libya Amsaed Essa
  • Burkina Faso Tiama Seydou
  • Comoros Amaldin Souleimane
  • Djibouti Liban Abdoulrazack
  • Gabon Ditsoga Marlene
  • São Tomé and Príncipe Dos Abdelmiro
  • Ghana Kwasi Brobbey
  • Benin Ayimavo Eric
  • Kenya Yiembe Stephen
  • Madagascar Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo
  • Togo Ahonto Koffi
  • Republic of the Congo Steven Moutsassi
  • Mali Modibe Samake
  • Morocco Zakaria Brinsi

Video assistant referees[edit]

Draw[edit]

The final draw was held at the Parc des Expositions d'Abidjan in Abidjan on 12 October 2023.[36] The event was hosted by Senegalese-American musician Akon,[37] whilst the draw was conducted by former African footballers Didier Drogba and Mikel John Obi, alongside current internationals Sadio Mané and Achraf Hakimi.[38] The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four each, with the four initial pots determined based on the September 2023 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses), listed below. Ivory Coast were automatically given the top seed and assigned to position A1 in the draw as hosts.[39]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Ivory Coast (50) (hosts)
 Morocco (13)
 Senegal (20) (title holders)
 Tunisia (29)
 Algeria (34)
 Egypt (35)
 Nigeria (40)
 Cameroon (41)
 Mali (49)
 Burkina Faso (58)
 Ghana (60)
 DR Congo (64)
 South Africa (65)
 Cape Verde (71)
 Guinea (81)
 Zambia (82)
 Equatorial Guinea (92)
 Mauritania (99)
 Guinea-Bissau (106)
 Mozambique (113)
 Namibia (114)
 Angola (117)
 Gambia (118)
 Tanzania (122)

Group stage[edit]

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

The fixture schedule for this edition of the tournament was released on 20 October 2023, following the group stage draw.[40][41]

Tiebreakers[edit]

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).

If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):[42]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Equatorial Guinea 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7[a]
3  Ivory Coast (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Guinea-Bissau 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Equatorial Guinea +6, Nigeria +2
Ivory Coast 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Nigeria 1–1 Equatorial Guinea
Report

Equatorial Guinea 4–2 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Ivory Coast 0–1 Nigeria
Report

Equatorial Guinea 4–0 Ivory Coast
Report
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Nigeria
Report

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cape Verde 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 3
3  Ghana 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2[a]
4  Mozambique 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2[a]
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Ghana −1, Mozambique −3
Egypt 2–2 Mozambique
Report
Ghana 1–2 Cape Verde
Report

Egypt 2–2 Ghana
Report
Cape Verde 3–0 Mozambique
Report

Mozambique 2–2 Ghana
Report
Cape Verde 2–2 Egypt
Report

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[a]
3  Guinea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4[a]
4  Gambia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points and overall goal difference. Overall goals scored: Cameroon 5, Guinea 2
Senegal 3–0 Gambia
Report
Cameroon 1–1 Guinea
Report

Senegal 3–1 Cameroon
Report
Guinea 1–0 Gambia
Report

Guinea 0–2 Senegal
Report
Gambia 2–3 Cameroon
Report

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Algeria 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Source: CAF
Algeria 1–1 Angola
Report
Attendance: 19,740[61]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Mauritania
Report
Attendance: 27,898[62]
Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)

Algeria 2–2 Burkina Faso
Report
Mauritania 2–3 Angola
Report
Attendance: 36,318[64]

Angola 2–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Mauritania 1–0 Algeria
Report

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4[a]
3  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4[a]
4  Tunisia 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: South Africa 3, Namibia 0
Tunisia 0–1 Namibia
Report
Mali 2–0 South Africa
Report

Tunisia 1–1 Mali
Report
South Africa 4–0 Namibia
Report

South Africa 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Namibia 0–0 Mali
Report

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  DR Congo 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3  Zambia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2[a]
4  Tanzania 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2[a]
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Zambia −1, Tanzania −3
Morocco 3–0 Tanzania
Report
DR Congo 1–1 Zambia
Report

Morocco 1–1 DR Congo
Report
Zambia 1–1 Tanzania
Report

Tanzania 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Zambia 0–1 Morocco
Report

Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Guinea 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 E  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4
3 D  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 A  Ivory Coast (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
5 B  Ghana 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
6 F  Zambia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
27 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 
 Nigeria2
 
2 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 Cameroon0
 
 Nigeria1
 
27 January – Bouaké
 
 Angola0
 
 Angola3
 
7 February – Bouaké
 
 Namibia0
 
 Nigeria (p)1 (4)
 
29 January – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 South Africa1 (2)
 
 Cape Verde1
 
3 February – Yamoussoukro
 
 Mauritania0
 
 Cape Verde0 (1)
 
30 January – San Pédro
 
 South Africa (p)0 (2)
 
 Morocco0
 
11 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
 South Africa2
 
 Nigeria1
 
30 January – Korhogo
 
 Ivory Coast2
 
 Mali2
 
3 February – Bouaké
 
 Burkina Faso1
 
 Mali1
 
29 January – Yamoussoukro
 
 Ivory Coast (a.e.t.)2
 
 Senegal1 (4)
 
7 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
 Ivory Coast (p)1 (5)
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
28 January – San Pédro
 
 DR Congo0 Third place play-off
 
 Egypt1 (7)
 
2 February – Abidjan (Ouattara)10 February – Abidjan (Houphouet Boigny)
 
 DR Congo (p)1 (8)
 
 DR Congo3 South Africa (p)0 (6)
 
28 January – Abidjan (Ouattara)
 
 Guinea1  DR Congo0 (5)
 
 Equatorial Guinea0
 
 
 Guinea1
 

Round of 16[edit]

Angola 3–0 Namibia
Report

Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon
Report

Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Guinea
Report


Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritania
Report

Senegal 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 19,948[84]
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Mali 2–1 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 19,184[85]
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Morocco 0–2 South Africa
Report

Quarter-finals[edit]

Nigeria 1–0 Angola
Report

DR Congo 3–1 Guinea
Report

Mali 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report
Attendance: 39,836[89]
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Semi-finals[edit]


Ivory Coast 1–0 DR Congo
Report

Third place play-off[edit]

Final[edit]

Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast
Report

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 119 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CAF

Discipline[edit]

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two matches

The suspensions are canceled after group stage round
The following suspensions occurred during the tournament:

Player(s)/Official(s) Offence(s) Suspension(s)
Qualification suspensions
Algeria Mohamed Amoura[95] Yellow card in 2023 Afcon qualification Group F vs Tanzania (matchday 2; 8 June 2022)
Yellow card in 2023 Afcon qualification Group F vs Tanzania (matchday 6; 7 September 2023)
Group D vs Angola (matchday 1; 15 January 2024)
Group stage suspensions
Guinea François Kamano Red card in Group C vs Cameroon (matchday 1; 15 January 2024) Group C vs Gambia (matchday 2; 19 January 2024)
Tanzania Novatus Dismas Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group F vs Morocco (matchday 1; 17 January 2024) Group F vs Zambia (matchday 2; 21 January 2024)
Senegal Abdou Diallo Yellow card in Group C vs Gambia (matchday 1; 15 January 2024)
Yellow card in Group C vs Cameroon (matchday 2; 19 January 2024)
Group C vs Guinea (matchday 3; 23 January 2024)
Algeria Ramy Bensebaini Yellow card in Group D vs Angola (matchday 1; 15 January 2024)
Yellow card in Group D vs Burkina Faso (matchday 2; 20 January 2024)
Group D vs Mauritania (matchday 3; 23 January 2024)
Angola Núrio Fortuna Yellow card in Group D vs Algeria (matchday 1; 15 January 2024)
Yellow card in Group D vs Mauritania (matchday 2; 20 January 2024)
Group D vs Burkina Faso (matchday 3; 23 January 2024)
Burkina Faso Mohamed Konaté Yellow card in Group D vs Mauritania (matchday 1; 16 January 2024)
Yellow card in Group D vs Algeria (matchday 2; 20 January 2024)
Group D vs Angola (matchday 3; 23 January 2024)
Burkina Faso Blati Touré Yellow card in Group D vs Mauritania (matchday 1; 16 January 2024)
Yellow card in Group D vs Algeria (matchday 2; 20 January 2024)
Group D vs Angola (matchday 3; 23 January 2024)
Zambia Rodrick Kabwe Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group F vs Tanzania (matchday 2; 21 January 2024) Group F vs Morocco (matchday 3; 24 January 2024)
Ghana Alexander Djiku Yellow card in Group B vs Cape Verde (matchday 1; 14 January 2024)
Yellow card in Group A vs Mozambique (matchday 3; 22 January 2024)
Suspension canceled after first round
Ghana Iddrisu Baba Yellow card in Group B vs Cape Verde (matchday 1; 14 January 2024)
Yellow card in Group A vs Mozambique (matchday 3; 22 January 2024)
Suspension canceled after first round
Knock-out stage suspensions
Namibia Lubeni Haukongo Yellow card Yellow-red card in Round of 16 vs Angola (27 January 2024) Suspension to be served outside the tournament
Equatorial Guinea Federico Bikoro Yellow card in Group A vs Nigeria (matchday 1; 14 January 2024)
Red card in Round of 16 vs Guinea (28 January 2024)
Suspension to be served outside the tournament
Egypt Mohamed Hamdy Yellow card Yellow-red card in Round of 16 vs DR Congo (28 January 2024) Suspension to be served outside the tournament
Morocco Sofyan Amrabat Yellow card Red card in Round of 16 vs South Africa (30 January 2024) Suspension to be served outside the tournament
Ivory Coast Odilon Kossounou Yellow card Yellow-red card in Quarter-final vs Mali (3 February 2024) Semi-final vs DR Congo (7 February 2024)
Ivory Coast Christian Kouamé Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Senegal (29 January 2024)
Yellow card in Quarter-final vs Mali (3 February 2024)
Semi-final vs DR Congo (7 February 2024)
Ivory Coast Serge Aurier Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Senegal (29 January 2024)
Yellow card in Quarter-final vs Mali (3 February 2024)
Semi-final vs DR Congo (7 February 2024)
Ivory Coast Oumar Diakité Yellow card Yellow-red card in Quarter-final vs Mali (3 February 2024) Semi-final vs DR Congo (7 February 2024)
Mali Hamari Traoré Red card in Quarter-final vs Ivory Coast (3 February 2024) Suspension to be served outside the tournament
Nigeria Ola Aina Yellow card in Round of 16 vs Cameroon (27 January 2024)
Yellow card in Final vs Ivory Coast (11 February 2024)
Suspension to be served outside the tournament

Awards[edit]

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Man of the Competition Nigeria William Troost-Ekong [96]
Golden Boot Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue (5 goals) [96]
Best Goalkeeper South Africa Ronwen Williams [96]
Best Young Player Ivory Coast Simon Adingra
Fair Play team  South Africa [96]

Best XI[edit]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Coach
South Africa Ronwen Williams Nigeria Ola Aina
Ivory Coast Ghislain Konan
Nigeria William Troost-Ekong
Democratic Republic of the Congo Chancel Mbemba
South Africa Teboho Mokoena
Ivory Coast Jean Michaël Seri
Ivory Coast Franck Kessie
Democratic Republic of the Congo Yoane Wissa
Nigeria Ademola Lookman
Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue
Ivory Coast Emerse Faé

Source:[97]

Final ranking[edit]

Matches that ended in extra time were counted as wins and defeats, while matches that ended in penalty shootout were counted as draws.[98]

Result of teams participating in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1  Ivory Coast A 7 4 1 2 13 8 8 0
2  Nigeria A 7 4 2 1 14 8 4 +4
3  South Africa E 7 2 4 1 10 7 3 +4
4  DR Congo F 7 1 5 1 8 6 5 +1
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Cape Verde B 5 3 2 0 11 8 3 +5
8  Angola D 5 3 1 1 10 9 4 +5
6  Mali E 5 2 2 1 8 6 4 +2
7  Guinea C 5 2 1 2 7 4 6 −2
Eliminated in the round of 16
9  Senegal C 4 3 1 0 10 9 2 +7
10  Equatorial Guinea A 4 2 1 1 7 9 4 +5
11  Morocco F 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 +2
12  Egypt B 4 0 4 0 4 7 7 0
13  Burkina Faso D 4 1 1 2 4 4 6 −2
14  Cameroon C 4 1 1 2 4 5 8 −3
15  Namibia E 4 1 1 2 4 1 7 −6
16  Mauritania D 4 1 0 3 3 3 5 −2
Eliminated in the group stage
17  Ghana B 3 0 2 1 2 5 6 −1
18  Algeria D 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 −1
19  Zambia F 3 0 2 1 2 2 3 −1
20  Tunisia E 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 −1
21  Mozambique B 3 0 2 1 2 4 7 −3
22  Tanzania F 3 0 2 1 2 1 4 −3
23  Guinea-Bissau A 3 0 0 3 0 2 7 −5
24  Gambia C 3 0 0 3 0 2 7 −5

Broadcasting[edit]

BBC Radio and RFi acquired audio broadcasting rights to this edition of the tournament.[99][100]

Below is the list of the 2023 AFCON broadcasting rights holders:

Territory Rights holder(s) Ref.
Algeria EPTV [101]
Andorra LaLiga+ [102]
Angola TPA [103]
Australia beIN Sports [104]
Austria Sportdigital [105]
Belgium RTBF [106]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub [107]
Brazil Band [108]
Bulgaria Max Sport [109]
Burkina Faso RTB [110]
Cameroon CRTV, Canal 2 [111]
Canada beIN Sports [112]
Cape Verde RTC [113]
Chad Télé Tchad [111]
Croatia Sport Klub [107]
Democratic Republic of Congo RTNC [111]
Denmark Viaplay
Egypt Ontime Sports
Finland Viaplay
France beIN Sports
Gabon Gabon TV [111]
Gambia GRTS [111]
Germany Sportdigital [105]
Ghana GBC [114]
Guinea RTG [111]
Guinea Bissau TGB [111]
Iceland Viaplay
India FanCode [115]
Iran Perisiana Sports, Poker TV
Ireland Sky Sports Ireland [116]
Italy Sportitalia [117]
Ivory Coast RTI, NCI [111]
Israel Sports Channel (Israel) [118]
Kazakhstan MEGOGO [119]
Kenya KBC [111]
Liechtenstein Sportdigital [105]
Luxembourg Sportdigital [105]
Malawi MBC [120]
Mali ORTM [111]
MENA beIN Sports [121]
Montenegro Sport Klub [107]
Morocco SNRT [122]
Mozambique TVM, TV Miramar [123][124]
Namibia NBC [125]
Netherlands Ziggo Sport [126]
New Zealand beIN Sports [104]
Nigeria NTA [127]
North Macedonia Sport Klub [107]
Norway Viaplay
Poland MEGOGO [128]
Portugal Sport TV
Russia Okko Sport [129]
San Marino Sportitalia [117]
Senegal RTS [111]
Serbia Sport Klub [107]
Slovenia Sport Klub [130]
South Africa SABC Sport [131]
Spain LaLiga+ [102]
Sub-Saharan Africa New World TV, Canal+, StarTimes, SuperSport [132][133][134]
Switzerland Sportdigital [105]
Sweden Viaplay
Tanzania TBC, Azam TV [135]
Togo TVT, New World TV [fr][132]
Turkey TV8.5, S Sport, Exxen [136]
Uganda UBC, Sanyuka TV [137]
Ukraine MEGOGO [138]
United Kingdom BBC Three, Sky Sports [99][139]
United States beIN Sports [112]
Zambia ZNBC, Diamond TV [111][140]
Zimbabwe ZBC [111]

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