The tournament boasts five teams from the tournament in Qatar, with semifinalists at the global showpiece β Morocco β the red-hot favourites to become the champions of Africa.
Yamoussoukro, Bouake, Korhogo and San Pedro will host the remaining fixtures. The kickoff is at GMT. The host nation will have the focus on the first day, but after that, there will be a minimum of two games per day through the group stage. Abidjan remains the focus for the next two games of the day as Egypt meet Mozambique before Ghana open against Cape Verde.
The top two teams in each group and the four best-ranked third-placed teams will advance to the last The bottom teams and the two worst-ranked third-placed teams in each group will be eliminated from the tournament. They were also runners-up most recently, in and Ghana have lifted the trophy on four occasions but not since That still, however, will irk their West African rivals, Nigeria, who have claimed the title three times.
Senegal are defending their only Africa Cup of Nations crown, while Morocco, the highest-ranked nation, have also only been crowned winners once, and that was in Does your nation make it to the list? Reigning champions Senegal and the team they defeated in the last edition, Egypt, are expected to be the teams to push them closest.
There will be a 40 percent increase in the prize money for the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations. The winners of the latest edition in Ivory Coast will receive 5. The runners-up will get 3. Global listings are available from livesoccertv. By Kevin Hand. Published On 7 Jan 7 Jan Sponsored Content.
