The Africa Cup of Nations is officially underway as 24 countries aim for continental supremacy. Algeria are the reigning champs, led by Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City, while Senegal, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Morocco all look like contenders. Six groups will see two teams from each advance to the round of 16, while the four best third-place teams also move on.
Through two rounds of matches hosts Cameroon remain perfect, joining Morocco and Nigeria as the only teams not to drop points. Defending champs Algeria, however, have struggled and have only a single point to show after two matches after a shocking draw with equatorial Guinea. Make sure you check out our AFCON preview from Tosin Makinde, as well as 15 players to watch.
Below you will find the groups, the standings and the schedule. You can watch AFCON 2022 live on beIN Sports, which you can access via fuboTV (Try for free).
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AFCON 2022 Group A standings, schedule, results
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
Cameroon |
2 |
2 |
+4 |
6 |
||
Burkina Faso |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
||
Cape Verde |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
||
Ethiopia |
2 |
2 |
-4 |
Jan. 9
Cameroon 2, Burkina Faso 1
Cape Verde 1, Ethiopia 0
Jan. 13
Cameroon 4, Ethiopia 1
Cape Verde 0, Burkina Faso 1
Jan. 17
Cape Verde vs. Cameroon, 11 a.m.
Burkina Faso vs. Ethiopia, 11 a.m.
AFCON 2022 Group B standings, schedule, results
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
Guinea |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
|
Senegal |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
|
Malawi |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
3 |
|
Zimbabwe |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
Jan. 10
Senegal 1, Zimbabwe 0
Guinea 1, Malawi 0
Jan. 14
Senegal 0, Guinea 0
Malawi 2, Zimbabwe 1
Jan. 18
Malawi vs. Senegal, 11 a.m.
Zimbabwe vs. Guinea, 11 a.m.
AFCON 2022 Group C standings, schedule, results
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
Morocco |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
6 |
||
Gabon |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
|
Ghana |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
|
Comoros |
2 |
2 |
-3 |
Jan. 10
Morocco 1, Ghana 0
Gabon 1, Comoros 0
Jan. 14
Morocco 2, Comoros 0
Gabon 1, Ghana 1
Jan. 18
Gabon vs. Morocco, 2 p.m.
Ghana vs. Comoros, 2 p.m.
AFCON 2022 Group D standings, schedule, results
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
Nigeria |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
6 |
||
Egypt |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
||
Guinea-Bissau |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
|
Sudan |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
1 |
Jan. 11
Nigeria 1, Egypt 0
Sudan 0, Guinea-Bissau 0
Jan. 15
Nigeria 3,. Sudan, 1
Guinea-Bissau 0, vs. Egypt, 1
Jan. 19
Guinea-Bissau vs. Nigeria, 2 p.m.
Egypt vs. Sudan, 2 p.m.
AFCON 2022 Group E standings, schedule, results
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
Ivory Coast |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
||
Sierra Leone |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|||
Algeria |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
Jan. 11
Algeria 0, Sierra Leone 0
Jan. 12
Ivory Coast 1, Equatorial Guinea 0
Jan. 16
Ivory Coast 2, Sierra Leone 2.
Algeria 0, Equatorial Guinea 1
Jan. 20
Ivory Coast vs. Algeria, 11 a.m.
Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea, 11 a.m.
AFCON 2022 Group F standings, schedule, results
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
PTS |
Gambia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
|
Mali |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
|
Tunisia |
2 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
3 |
|
Tunisia |
2 |
2 |
-5 |
Jan. 12
Mali 1, Tunisia 0
Gambia 1, Mauritania 0
Jan. 16
Gambia 1, Mali 1
Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0
Jan. 20
Gambia vs. Tunisia, 2 p.m.
Mali vs. Mauritania, 2 p.m.
Knockout stage dates
Round of 16: Jan. 23-26
Quarterfinals: Jan. 29-30
Semifinals: Feb. 3-4
Third-place match: Feb. 6
Final: Feb. 6