The opening match of the tournament as well as the showpiece final are both set to take place at the newly built 60,000 seater Olembe Stadium in the capital. The bulk of the group stage matches will be played out at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, the Limbe Stadium in Limbe, the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam and the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua.

This year's tournament takes place across six venues in five Cameroonian cities, with the Olembe Stadium and the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo hosting matches in the capital Yaoundé. With its teams usually opting for attacking play, and a predilection for open, unpredictable results, it's widely regarded by many soccer fans as the most entertaining men's international football tournament there is.įrom Ivory Coast’s marathon shootout win in 1992 after 10 rounds of sudden death spot kicks, to Zambia’s emotional success in 2012, the competition never fails to throw up memorable moments.

What is the Africa Cup of Nations?įirst held in 1957, the now biennial tournament is the most prestigious football competition in Africa and is organised by the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). The knockout phase begins with the Round of 16, followed by the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and, eventually, the 2021 AFCON Final is on Sunday, February 6. However, of the six teams that finish third in their group standings, the four strongest also go through. The teams are split into six groups of four, which were loosely dictated by each nation's performances in qualifying.Įach team plays the other teams in its group once, and the top two in each group automatically qualify for the knockout stages. The African Cup of Nations was expanded from 16 teams to 24 for AFCON 2019, and the same format is in place for this year's competition. Semi-final 1 winner vs Semi-final 2 winner, 8pm WAT local time / 7pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST / 6am AEDT (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde) AFCON 2021 format: how does it work? Semi-final 1 loser vs Semi-final 2 loser, 5pm WAT local time / 4pm GMT / 11am EST / 8am PST / 3am AEDT (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde) Semi-final 2: Quarter-final 2 winner vs Quarter-final 3 winner, 8pm WAT local time / 7pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST / 6am AEDT (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde) Semi-final 1: Quarter-final 1 winner vs Quarter-final 4 winner, 8pm WAT local time / 7pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST / 6am AEDT (Japoma Stadium, Douala) Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea - 8pm WAT local time / 7pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST / 6am AEDT (Japoma Stadium, Douala) Gambia vs Cameroon - 5pm WAT local time / 4pm GMT / 11am EST / 8am PST / 3am AEDT (Japoma Stadium, Douala)īurkina Faso vs Tunisia - 8pm WAT local time / 7pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST / 6am AEDT (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)Įgypt vs Morocco - 5pm WAT local time / 4pm GMT / 11am EST / 8am PST / 3am AEDT (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde) - Live on Sky Sports Premier League While many pundits are tipping the Mohamed Salah-led Egypt to triumph or the talent-packed Senegal who boast Salah's Liverpool teammate Sadio Mané, as well as Edouard Mendy and Cheikhou Kouyate, a smart bet could be the Ivory Coast, who will have Wilfried Zaha, Nicolas Pepe and Eric Bailly to count upon, as well as one of the world's most in-form strikers with Ajax's on fire Sebastien Haller. Holders Algeria, who boast the dual attacking threat of Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez and West Ham's Saïd Benrahma are nevertheless the favourites with the bookies.

Who has qualified for AFCON 2021 and who are the favorites?įollowing Egypt's back-to-back-to-back AFCON titles triumph between 20, the tournament has had five different winners and nine different finalists, underscoring just how difficult it is to predict a tournament winner can be.

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