By | January 4, 2022

2021 AFCON To Set Off On Sunday 9th January

The 33rd edition of the international menโ€™s football championship of Africa popularly known as  2021 AFCON To Set Off On Sunday 2022 . The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations has been scheduled from Sunday 9th January 2022 to Sunday 6th February , 2022 .

The First Match will be played by the host team and its opponent on the 9th of January 2022 , Thus the Group Stage will Start from 9th January to 20th January 2022 . The Round Of 16 continues from 23rd January to 26th January 2022. Quarter finals will be played on 29th January to 30th January 2022. Semi Finals will continue from the 2nd of February to 3rd February, 2022 leading to the finals on Sunday 6th February 2022.

Group A

Burkina Faso ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ 

Cameroon ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

Cape Verde ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป 

Ethiopia ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น 

Group B

Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ 

Malawi ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ 

Senegal ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณ 

Zimbabwe ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ 

Group C

Comoros ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

Gabon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ 

Ghana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ

Morroco ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Group D

Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ

Guinea-Bissau ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ผ

Nigeria ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ 

Sudan ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

Group E

Algeria ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Ivory Coast ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ 

Equatorial Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ถ 

Sierra Leone ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

Group F

Gambia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

Mali ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

Mauritania  ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท

Tunisia ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ

AFCON 2022 Stadia

The AFCON 2022 will be played in six different stadia in the five selected cities in Cameroon . i.e. Japoma Stadium in Douala , Paul Biya Stadium ,and Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundรฉ , Roumdรฉ Adjia Stadium in Garoua , Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam and Limbe Stadium in Limbe.

AFCON 2022 Tie Breakers

Teams are ranked based on their (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74);

  • Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  • If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams is still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are applied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  • Goal difference in all group matches;
  • Goals scored in all group matches;
  • Drawing of lots.

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