AFCON 2021 Full Draw, Venues, Time

The Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, will take place from January 9 to February 6, 2022, according to the Confederation of African Football.

With only 24 berths available, 52 countries competed in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Four groups were formed from the 24 eligible teams.

Venues

Five main cities were selected as hosts of the tournament, namely Douala and its Japoma Stadium, Yaoundé and its Ahmadou Ahidjo and Olembé Stadiums, Bafoussam and its Kouekong Stadium, Garoua and its Roumdjié-Adja Stadium and finally the Limbe-Buea venue which houses the Limbe Omnisport Stadium.

Group A

(Olembe Stadium, Yaounde, unless noted)

Jan 9: Cameroon v Burkina Faso, 1600; Ethiopia v Cape Verde, 1900

Jan 13: Cameroon v Ethiopia, 1600; C. Verde v B. Faso, 1900

Jan 17: C. Verde v Cameroon; B. Faso v Ethiopia, Bafoussam; both 1600

Group B

(Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam, unless noted)

Jan 10: Senegal v Zimbabwe, 1300; Guinea v Malawi, 1600

Jan 14: Senegal v Guinea, 1300; Malawi v Zimbabwe, 1600

Jan 18: Malawi v Senegal; Zimbabwe v Guinea, Yaounde (Ahmadou Ahidjo); both 1600

Group C

(Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, unless noted)

Jan 10: Morocco v Ghana, 1600; Comoros v Gabon, 1900

Jan 14: Morocco v Comoros, 1600; Gabon v Ghana, 1900

Jan 18: Gabon v Morocco; Ghana v Comoros, Garoua; both 1900

Group D

(Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua, unless noted)

Jan 11: Nigeria v Egypt, 1600; Sudan v Guinea-Bissau, 1900

Jan 15: Nigeria v Sudan, 1600; Egypt v G. Bissau, 1900

Jan 19: G. Bissau v Nigeria; Egypt v Sudan, Yaounde (Ahmadou Ahidjo); both 1900

Group E

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(Japoma Stadium, Douala, unless noted)

Jan 11: Algeria v Sierra Leone, 1300

Jan 12: Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast, 1900

Jan 16: I. Coast v S. Leone, 1600; Algeria v E. Guinea, 1900

Jan 20: I. Coast v Algeria; S.Leone v E. Guinea, Limbe; both 1600

Group F

(Limbe Stadium unless noted)

Jan 12: Tunisia v Mali, 1300; Mauritania v Gambia, 1700

Jan 16: Gambia v Mali, 1300; Tunisia v Mauritania, 1600

Jan 20: Gambia v Tunisia; Mali v Mauritania, Douala; both 1900

Round of 16

Jan 23: (1) 2A v 2C, Limbe, 1600; (2) 1D v 3B/E/F, Garoua, 1900

Jan 24: (4) 2B v 2F, Bafoussam, 1600; (3) 1A v 3C/D/E, Yaounde (Olembe), 1900

Jan 25: (5) 1B v 3A/C/D, Bafoussam, 1600; (6) 1C v 3A/B/F, Yaounde (Ahmadou Ahidjo), 1900

Jan 26: (7) 1E v 2D, Douala, 1600; (8) 1F v 2E, Limbe, 1900

Quarter-finals

Jan 29: (B) Winners 4 v winners 3, Douala, 1600; (A) winners 1 v 2, Garoua, 1900

Jan 30: (C) Winners 7 v 6, Yaounde (Olembe), 1600; (D) winners 5 v 8, Douala, 1900

Semi-finals

Feb 2: Winners A v winners D, Douala, 1900

Feb 3: Winners B v C, Yaounde (Olembe), 1900

Third place play-off

Feb 6: Losing semi-finalists, Yaounde (Ahmadou Ahidjo), 1600

Final