The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is set to kick off on Saturday, January 13th. The tournament’s opener will feature the host nation, Ivory Coast, facing off against Guinea-Bissau.
Scheduled from January 13th to February 11th, 2024, this edition of AFCON brings together 24 teams in competition.
Senegal holds the title as defending champions, having clinched victory over Egypt with a 4-2 penalty shootout in the 2021 AFCON final.
The participating teams in AFCON 2023 include:
1. Ivory Coast
2. Guinea-Bissau
3. Nigeria
4. Equatorial Guinea
5. Egypt
6. Mozambique
7. Ghana
8. Cape Verde
9. Senegal
10. Gambia
11. Cameroon
12. Guinea
13. Algeria
14. Angola
15. Burkina Faso
16. Mauritania
17. Mali
18. South Africa
19. Tunisia
20. Namibia
21. Morocco
22. Tanzania
23. Zambia
24. DR Congo
