AFCON 2021 begins on Sunday, January 9 when hosts Cameron face Burkina Faso in Group A at 7 pm ( Kenyan time); and runs all the way to Sunday, February 6 when the tournament, which was originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021, concludes.
It had been postponed twice. The first postponement was a result of the host country’s own faulty preparations, and the other was because of a global Coronavirus pandemic that organisers and everyone else had hoped would be in retreat by now.
Mediamax Network Limited won the exclusive rights to air all the matches through its brands and will therefore entertain you all through.
K24Plus app will stream all the 52 matches for free, K24 TV will air 22 matches while Kameme TV will run one match each day.
Milele FM will, as well, air all the 52 matches as K24 Digital website streams 22 matches.
Groups
Group A: Cameroon (hosts), Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, Ethiopia
Group B: Guinea, Malawi, Senegal, Zimbabwe
Group C: Comoros Islands, Gabon, Ghana, Morocco
Group D: Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Sudan
Group E: Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone
Group F: Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Tunisia
Group-stage fixtures and results
Sunday, January 9
Group A: Cameron vs Burkina Faso, 7 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Group A: Ethiopia vs Cape Verde, 10 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Monday, January 10
Group B: Senegal vs Zimbabwe, 4 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group B: Guinea vs Malawi, 7 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group C: Morocco vs Ghana, 7pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group C: Comoros vs Gabon, 10pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Tuesday, January 11
Group E: Algeria vs Sierra Leone, 4 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Group D: Nigeria vs Egypt, 7 pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Group D: Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau, 10 pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Wednesday, January 12
Group F: Tunisia vs Mali, 4 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group F: Mauritania vs Gambia, 7 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast, 10 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Thursday, January 13
Group A: Cameroon vs Ethiopia, 7 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Group A: Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso, 10 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Friday, January 14
Group B: Senegal vs Guinea, 4 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group B: Malawi vs Zimbabwe, 7 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group C: Morocco vs Comoros, 7pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group C: Gabon vs Ghana, 10pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Saturday, January 15
Group D: Nigeria vs Sudan, 7 pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Group D: Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt, 10pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Sunday, January 16
Group F: Gambia vs Mali, 4 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone, 7 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Group F: Tunisia vs Mauritania, 7 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group E: Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea, 10 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Monday, January 17
Group A: Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia, 7 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group A: Cape Verde vs Cameroon, 7 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Tuesday, January 18
Group B: Malawi vs Senegal, 7 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Group B: Zimbabwe vs Guinea, 7pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde) Group C: Gabon vs Morocco, 10pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group C: Ghana vs Comoros, 10pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Wednesday, January 19
Group D: Egypt vs Sudan, 10pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Group D: Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria, 10 pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Thursday, January 20
Group E: Ivory Coast vs Algeria, 7 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Group E: Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea, 7 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group F: Gambia vs Tunisia, 10 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Group F: Mali vs Mauritania, 10 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Round-of-16 fixtures and results
Sunday, January 23
Game 1: Group A runner-up vs Group C runner-up, 7 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Game 2: Group D winner vs Group B/E/F third-place, 10 pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Monday, January 24
Game 3: Group B runner-up vs Group F runner-up, 7 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Game 4: Group A winner vs Group C/D/E third-place, 10 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Tuesday, January 25
Game 5: Group B winner vs Group A/C/D third-place, 7 pm (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)
Game 6: Group C winner vs Group A/B/F third-place, 10pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Wednesday, January 26
Game 7: Group E winner vs Group D runner-up, 7 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Game 8: Group F winner vs Group E runner-up, 10 pm (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)
Quarter-final fixtures and results
Saturday, January 29
Quarter-final 1: Round-of-16 game 4 winner vs Round-of-16 game 3 winner, 7 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Quarter-final 2: Round-of-16 game 1 winner vs Round-of-16 game 2 winner, 10 pm (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)
Sunday, January 30
Quarter-final 3: Round-of-16 game 7 winner vs Round-of-16 game 6 winner, 7 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Quarter-final 4: Round-of-16 game 5 winner vs Round-of-16 game 8 winner, 10 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Semi-final fixtures and results
Wednesday, February 2
Semi-final 1: Quarter-final 1 winner vs Quarter-final 4 winner, 10 pm (Japoma Stadium, Douala)
Thursday, February 3
Semi-final 2: Quarter-final 2 winner vs Quarter-final 3 winner, 10 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)
Third-place match
Sunday, February 6
Semi-final 1 loser vs Semi-final 2 loser, 7 pm (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaounde)
Final
Sunday, February 6
Semi-final 1 winner vs Semi-final 2 winner, 10 pm (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde).
