One year after CAN 2022, the African Nations Championship is on the program at the start of 2023.
No African Cup of Nations, but a championship. For its 7th edition, the African Nations Championship takes place from January 13 to February 4, 2023, in Algeria. Main difference with the CAN, the 18 national selections present are composed of the best players of the national championships. No Sadio Mané for Senegal or even Riyad Mahrez for Algeria.
Concretely, the objective is to highlight the various national championships of the countries belonging to the African football confederation. Double outgoing winner, Morocco will ultimately not participate in the competition due to a transit problem.
This edition promises to be different in format since the latter goes from sixteen to eighteen selections with three pools of four and two pools of three. The 18 teams first play a group stage, after which the winners and runners-up in groups AB and C, as well as the winners in groups D and E qualify for the knockout stage in the quarter-finals.
What are the CHAN groups?
- Group A: Algeria, Libya, Mozambique, Ethiopia
- Group B: Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Senegal
- Group C: Morocco, Sudan, Madagascar, Ghana
- Group D: Mali, Angola, Mauritania
- Group E: Cameroon, Congo, Niger
The complete schedule of the African Nations Championship
Here are the details of all the posters for this 2023 African Nations Championship
- group stage
- January 13, 2023
- 8 p.m.: Algeria – Libya (Gr. A), at 8 p.m. at the Nelson Mandela stadium (Bakari).
- January 14, 2023
- 2 p.m.: Ethiopia – Mozambique (Gr. A), Nelson Mandela Stadium (Bakari).
- 5 p.m.: Democratic Republic of Congo – Uganda (Gr. B), May 19, 1956 stadium (Annaba).
- 8 p.m.: Ivory Coast – Senegal (Gr. B), May 19, 1956 stadium (Annaba).
- January 16, 2023
- 5 p.m.: Morocco – Sudan (Gr. C), Mohamed Hamlaoui stadium (Constantine).
- 8 p.m.: Madagascar – Ghana (Gr. C), Mohamed Hamlaoui stadium (Constantine).
- January 16, 2023
- 5 p.m.: Mali – Angola (Gr. D), Miloud Hadefi stadium (Oran).
- 8 p.m.: Cameroon – Congo (Gr. E), Miloud Hadefi stadium (Oran).
- January 17, 2023
- 8 p.m.: Algeria – Ethiopia (Gr. A), Nelson Mandela Stadium (Bakari).
- 5 p.m.: Mozambique – Libya (Gr. A), Nelson Mandela Stadium (Bakari).
- January 18, 2023
- 5 p.m.: Democratic Republic of Congo – Ivory Coast (Gr. B), May 19, 1956 stadium (Annaba).
- 8 p.m.: Senegal – Uganda (Gr. B), May 19, 1956 stadium (Annaba).
- January 19, 2023
- 5 p.m.: Morocco – Madagascar (Gr. C), Mohamed Hamlaoui stadium (Constantine).
- 8 p.m.: Ghana – Sudan (Gr. C), Mohamed Hamlaoui stadium (Constantine).
- January 20, 2023
- 5 p.m.: Angola – Mauritania (Gr. D), Miloud Hadefi stadium (Oran).
- 8 p.m.: Congo – Niger (Gr. E), Miloud Hadefi stadium (Oran).
- January 21, 2023
- 8 p.m.: Mozambique – Algeria (Gr. A), Nelson Mandela Stadium (Bakari).
- 8 p.m.: Libya – Ethiopia (Gr. A), May 19, 1956 stadium (Annaba).
- January 22, 2023
- 8 p.m.: Senegal – Democratic Republic of Congo (Gr. B), May 19, 1956 stadium (Annaba).
- 8 p.m.: Uganda – Ivory Coast (Gr. B), Nelson Mandela Stadium (Bakari).
- January 23, 2023
- 8 p.m.: Ghana – Morocco (Gr. C), Mohamed Hamlaoui stadium (Constantine).
- 8 p.m.: Sudan – Madagascar (Gr. C), Miloud Hadefi stadium (Oran).
- January 24, 2023
- 5 p.m.: Mauritania – Mali (Gr. D), Miloud Hadefi stadium (Oran).
- 8 p.m.: Niger – Cameroon (Gr. E), Miloud Hadefi stadium (Oran).
- Final phase
- January 27 & 28, 2023
- Quarter-finals
- January 31, 2023
- Semi-finals
- February 3, 2023
- 8 p.m.: small final, Miloud Hadefi stadium (Oran).
- February 4, 2023
- 8 p.m.: final, Nelson Mandela Stadium (Bakari).
What TV broadcast?
The African Nations Championship will be followed live on the antennas of beIN Sports, but also that of Canal + Sport Afrique.