How to watch AFCON in the UK: Salah and Mane headline stars battling for glory

talksport.com, 9 January 2024, 10:02

The Africa Cup of Nations begins this weekend with fans all over the world set to be tuning into the action in the Ivory Coast.

Senegal won the tournament last time around, beating Mohamed Salah's Egypt on penalties in the final three years ago.

Salah is out for revenge with his country while superstars like Victor Osimhen, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez compete for the trophy.

It looks set to be a special competition and we'll be able to watch all of it live in the UK…

AFCON 2023: How to watch

The Africa Cup of Nations will get underway on Saturday, January 13 and will run until the final takes place on Sunday, February 11.

The entire tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK.

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Every single game is set to be shown on TV with Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Mix providing coverage.

Sky Go customers will be able to stream the action via their laptops or mobile devices, while non-Sky customers will be able to watch the action on NOW TV.

Fans can also watch some of the action for free on CAF's YouTube channel.

AFCON 2023: Groups

The tournament consists of 24 teams split into six groups.

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Group A: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau

Group B: Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde and Mozambique

Group C: Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea and The Gambia

Group D: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Angola

Group E: Tunisia, Mali, South Africa and Namibia

Group F: Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia and Tanzania

AFCON 2023: Schedule

(All UK kick-off times)

Saturday, January 13

Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau - 8pm

Sunday, January 14

Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea - 2pm

Egypt vs Mozambique - 5pm

Ghana vs Cape Verde - 8pm

Monday, January 15

Senegal vs The Gambia - 2pm

Cameroon vs Guinea - 5pm

Algeria vs Angola - 8pm

Tuesday, January 16

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania - 2pm

Tunisia vs Namibia - 5pm

Mali vs South Africa - 8pm

Wednesday, January 17

Morocco vs Tanzania - 5pm

DR Congo vs Zambia - 8pm

Thursday, January 18

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau - 2pm

Ivory Coast vs Nigeria - 5pm

Egypt vs Ghana - 8pm

Friday, January 19

Cape Verde vs Mozambique - 2pm

Senegal vs Cameroon - 5pm

Guinea vs The Gambia - 8pm

Saturday, January 20

Algeria vs Burkina Faso - 2pm

Mauritania vs Angola - 5pm

Tunisia vs Mali - 8pm

Sunday, January 21

Morocco vs DR Congo - 2pm

Zambia vs Tanzania - 5pm

South Africa vs Namibia - 8pm

Monday, January 22

Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast - 5pm

Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria - 5pm

Cape Verde vs Egypt - 8pm

Mozambique vs Ghana - 8pm

Tuesday, January 23

The Gambia vs Cameroon - 5pm

Guinea vs Senegal - 5pm

Angola vs Burkina Faso - 8pm

Mauritania vs Algeria - 8pm

Wednesday, January 24

Namibia vs Mali - 5pm

South Africa vs Tunisia - 5pm

Tanzania vs DR Congo - 8pm

Zambia vs Morocco - 8pm

Saturday, January 27

R16 1: Group D Winner vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F - 5pm

R16 2: Group A Second Place vs Group C Second Place - 8pm

Sunday, January 28

R16 2: Group A Winner vs 3rd Place Group C/D/E - 5pm

R16 3: Group B Second Place vs Group F Second Place - 8pm

Monday, January 29

R16 4: Group B Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/C/D - 5pm

R16 5: Group C Winner vs 3rd Place Group A/B/F - 8pm

Tuesday, January 30

R16 7: Group E Winner vs Group D Second Place - 5pm

R16 8: Group F Winner vs Group E Second Place - 8pm

Friday, February 2

Quarter-Final 1: Winner of R16 2 vs Winner of R16 1 - 5pm

Quarter-Final 2: Winner of R16 4 vs Winner of R16 3 - 8pm

Saturday, February 3

Quarter-Final 3: Winner of R16 7 vs Winner of R16 6 - 5pm

Quarter-Final 4: Winner of R16 5 vs Winner of R16 8 - 8pm

Wednesday, February 7

Semi-final 1: Winner of QF1 vs Winner of QF4 - 5pm

Semi-Final 2: Winner of QF3 vs Winner of QF2 - 8pm

Saturday, February 10

Third-place play-off: SF1 loser vs SF2 loser - 8pm

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Sunday, February 11

Final: SF1 winner vs SF1 loser - 8pm

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