Initially scheduled for 2021, the African Cup of Nations (CAN) in Cameroon will finally take place from January 9 to February 6, 2022 in seven stadiums and six cities in the Central African country.
Here is the competition schedule.
• First day
Sunday January 9
Cameroon - Burkina Faso, in Yaoundé
Ethiopia - Cape Verde, in Yaoundé
Monday January 10
Senegal - Zimbabwe, in Bafoussam
Guinea - Malawi, in Bafoussam
Morocco - Ghana, in Yaoundé
Comoros - Gabon, in Yaoundé
Tuesday January 11
Algeria - Sierra Leone, in Douala
Nigeria - Egypt, in Garoua
Sudan - Guinea-Bissau, in Garoua
Wednesday January 12
Tunisia - Mali, in Limbé
Mauritania - Gambia, in Limbé
Equatorial Guinea - Ivory Coast, in Douala
• Second day
Thursday January 13
Cape Verde - Burkina Faso, in Yaoundé
Cameroon - Ethiopia, in Yaoundé
Friday January 14
Morocco - Comoros, in Yaoundé
Gabon - Ghana, in Yaoundé
Senegal - Guinea, in Bafoussam
Malawi - Zimbabwe, in Bafoussam
Saturday January 15th
Nigeria - Sudan, in Garoua
Guinea-Bissau - Egypt, in Garoua
Sunday January 16
Tunisia - Mauritania, in Limbé
Gambia - Mali, in Limbé
Ivory Coast - Sierra Leone, in Douala
Algeria - Equatorial Guinea, in Douala
• Third day
Monday 17th January
Cape Verde - Cameroon, in Yaoundé
Burkina Faso - Ethiopia, in Bafoussam
Tuesday, January 18
Gabon - Morocco, in Yaoundé
Ghana - Comoros, in Garoua
Zimbabwe - Guinea, in Yaoundé
Malawi - Senegal, in Bafoussam
Wednesday January 19
Egypt - Sudan, in Yaoundé
Guinea-Bissau - Nigeria, in Garoua
Thursday, January 20
Sierra Leone - Equatorial Guinea, in Limbé
Gambia - Tunisia, in Limbé
Ivory Coast - Algeria, in Douala
Mali - Mauritania, in Douala
• Round of 16
Sunday 23 January
(match 1) 2nd group A - 2nd group C, in Limbé
(match 2) 1st group D - Best third group B, E or F, in Garoua
Monday January 24
(match 3) 1st group A - Best third group C, D or E, in Yaoundé
(match 4) 2nd group B - 2nd group F, in Bafoussam
Tuesday January 25
(match 5) 1st group B - Best third group A, C or D, in Bafoussam
(match 6) 1st group C - Best third group A, B or F, in Yaoundé
Wednesday January 26
(match 8) 1st group F - 2nd group E, in Limbé
(match 7) 1st group E - 2nd group D, in Douala
• Quarter-finals
Saturday 29 January
(match A) Winner match 1 - winner match 2, in Garoua
(match B) Winner mach 4 - winner match 3, in Douala
Sunday January 30
(match C) Winner match 7 - Winner match 6, in Yaoundé
(match D) Winner match 5 - Winner match 8, in Douala
• Semi-finals
Wednesday February 2
Winner match A - Winner match D, in Douala
Thursday February 3
Winner match B - Winner match C, in Yaoundé
• Finals
Sunday February 6
Match for third place: in Yaoundé
Final: in Yaoundé
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