There are 24 nations currently battling for the crown of best team in Africa at the 2022 Africa Nations Cup, and the competition is nearing in on the knockout rounds. The complete schedule for the tournament follows below.
Defending champion Algeria, which also added the FIFA Arab Cup to its trophy case in December, is expected to face the biggest challenge to its title defense from Senegal, the team it beat in the final of the last edition. The Senegalese are in search of their first AFCON championship and have already qualified to the Round of 16.
Egypt has won the tournament more often than any other nation (seven), but it hasn’t hoisted the trophy since 2010. Fans of the Pharaohs will hope Liverpool superstar forward Mohamed Salah can carry the team far. Ivory Coast has a deep and experienced squad, while host Cameroon finished top in Group A and will like its chances of pulling off a surprise and replicate its 2017 title run.
MORE: AFCON 2022 updated group standings
AFCON 2022 TV & streaming in USA, Canada
- Dates: Jan. 9 through Feb. 6 (52 matches)
- Times: 8 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. ET
- TV channels: beIN Sports, beIN Sports XTRA
- Spanish-language TV: beIN Sports en Espanol, beIN Sports XTRA en Espanol
- Streaming: fuboTV , beIN Sports Connect, and other platforms
The AFCON tournament will be carried by beIN Sports in the USA and Canada, and coverage will be available in both English and Spanish.
Cable and satellite TV channels beIN Sports and beIN Sports en Espanol will air the majority of matches, and others will be broadcast on free channel beIN Sports XTRA followed by a tape-delayed showing on the main TV channels.
Fans can access all of these beIN broadcasts via fuboTV , which is available for new users via a free trial .
AFCON 2022 schedule
Sunday, Jan. 9
| Match | |
| Cameroon 2 , Burkina Faso 1 (Group A) |
Highlights |
| Ethiopia 0 , Cape Verde 1 (Group A) |
Highlights |
Monday, Jan. 10
Tuesday, Jan. 11
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Thursday, Jan. 13
| Match | |
| Cameroon 4 , Ethiopia 1 (Group A) |
Highlights |
| Cape Verde 0 , Burkina Faso 1 (Group A) |
Highlights |
Friday, Jan. 14
Saturday, Jan. 15
Sunday, Jan. 16
Monday, Jan. 17
| Match | |
| Burkina Faso 1 , Ethiopia 1 (Group A) |
Highlights |
| Cape Verde 1 , Cameroon 1 (Group A) |
Highlights |
Tuesday, Jan. 18
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 1 (Group B) |
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| Malawi 0, Senegal 0 (Group B) |
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| Gabon vs. Morocco (Group C) |
2 p.m. | beIN SPORTS beIN SPORTS Espanol |
fuboTV |
| Ghana vs. Comoros (Group C) |
2 p.m. | beIN SPORTS XTRA beIN SPORTS XTRA Espanol |
fuboTV |
Wednesday, Jan. 19
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Egypt vs. Sudan (Group D) |
2 p.m. | beIN SPORTS XTRA beIN SPORTS XTRA Espanol |
fuboTV |
| Guinea-Bissau vs. Nigeria (Group D) |
2 p.m. | beIN SPORTS beIN SPORTS Espanol |
fuboTV |
Thursday, Jan. 20
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Ivory Coast vs. Algeria (Group E) |
11 a.m. | beIN SPORTS XTRA beIN SPORTS XTRA Espanol |
fuboTV |
| Sierra Leone vs. Equ. Guinea (Group E) |
11 a.m. | beIN SPORTS Connect | |
| Mali vs. Mauritania (Group F) |
2 p.m. | beIN SPORTS beIN SPORTS Espanol |
fuboTV |
| Gambia vs. Tunisia (Group F) |
2 p.m. | beIN SPORTS XTRA beIN SPORTS XTRA Espanol |
fuboTV |
Sunday, Jan. 23 (Round of 16)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Round of 16 No. 1: Burkina Faso vs. C2 | 11 a.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
| Round of 16 No. 2: Nigeria vs. B3/E3/F3 | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
Monday, Jan. 24 (Round of 16)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Round of 16 No. 3: Guinea vs. F2 | 11 a.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
| Round of 16 No. 4: Cameroon vs. C3/D3/E3 | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
Tuesday, Jan. 25 (Round of 16)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Round of 16 No. 5: Senegal vs. A3/C3/D3 | 11 a.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
| Round of 16 No. 6: C1 vs. A3/B3/F3 | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
Wednesday, Jan. 26 (Round of 16)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Round of 16 No. 7: E1 vs. D2 | 11 a.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
| Round of 16 No. 8: F1 vs. E2 | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
Saturday, Jan. 29 (Quarterfinals)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Quarterfinal 1: Round of 16 No. 3 vs. Round of 16 No. 4 | 11 a.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
| Quarterfinal 2: Round of 16 No. 1 vs. Round of 16 No. 2 | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
Sunday, Jan. 30 (Quarterfinals)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Quarterfinal 3: Round of 16 No. 7 vs. Round of 16 No. 6 | 11 a.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
| Quarterfinal 4: Round of 16 No. 5 vs. Round of 16 No. 8 | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
Wednesday, Feb. 2 (Semifinal)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Semifinal 1: Quarterfinal 2 vs. Quarterfinal 4 | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
Thursday, Feb. 3 (Semifinal)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Semifinal 2: Quarterfinal 3 vs. Quartefinal 1 | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
Sunday, Feb. 6 (Third place, final)
| Match | Time (ET) | TV channels | Stream |
| Third-place match | 11 a.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
| Championship final | 2 p.m. | TBD | fuboTV |
AFCON 2022: Tournament format
Similar to other continental championships and World Cup tournaments, the Africa Cup of Nations begins with a group stage, followed by knockout rounds all the way to the final. And for the first time in the competition’s history, all 52 matches will feature video review and the use of a Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
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Group stage: The 24 nations are divided into six groups of four nations each. At the conclusion of round-robin group play — with three points awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss — the top two teams in each group based on points (and tiebreakers, if necessary) advance to the knockouts. The remaining slots in the Round of 16 will be filled out by the four best third-place finishers.
Knockout stage: A predetermined knockout bracket will be played out all the way through to the final. If any knockout match ends in a tie after 90 minutes, the teams will play 30 minutes of extra time. If the draw persists, a penalty-kick shootout will determine the team to move on. The third-place match is the only one that would skip extra time and move straight to the shootout in case of a draw.
