AFCON 2023: Senegal vs Ivory Coast and Full Round of 16 Fixtures, Dates, Time

• The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 fixtures are set
• Defending champions, Senegal will meet hosts, Ivory Coast
• The AFCON knockouts will continue from January 27 to 30

The group stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations has come to an end, with 16 teams eliminated from the tournament, including four-time champions, Ghana.

Algeria and Tunisia are also some of the biggest casualties from the group stages as both North African giants crashed out of the competition without winning a single game.

According to the Punch, hosts Ivory Coast waited until the final day to sneak into the last 16, needing Morocco’s slim 1-0 victory against Zambia to qualify as one of the best third-place finishers.

Namibia and Mauritania are the two surprising teams that advanced to the knockout stages to battle for the AFCON title with heavyweights such as Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, and Cameroon.

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Other teams also through to the Round of 16 are South Africa, Angola, Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cape Verde, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso.

AFCON round of 16 fixtures and dates

Senegal versus Ivory Coast is arguably the biggest fixture in the Round of 16 as eight games are expected to be played in the space of four days to determine the quarter-finalists of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Saturday, January 27

Angola v Namibia (Bouake, 6:00pm)

Nigeria v Cameroon (Abidjan, 9:00pm)

Sunday, January 28

Equatorial Guinea v Guinea (Abidjan, 6:00pm)

Egypt v Democratic Republic of Congo (San Pedro, 9:00pm)

Monday, January 29

Cape Verde v Mauritania (Abidjan, 6:00pm)

Senegal v Ivory Coast (Yamoussoukro, 9:00pm)

Tuesday, January 30

Mali v Burkina Faso (Korhogo, 6:00pm)

Morocco v South Africa (San Pedro, 9:00pm)

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Sports Brief has also reported that Guinea-Bissau’s coach, Baciro Cande has listed the Super Eagles as the favourites to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

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The 56-year-old saw his team experience an early AFCON exit courtesy of the three defeats at the hands of Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.

Cande urged the Super Eagles to raise their game as they have the quality to do so if they intend to leave Ivory Coast as African champions for a fourth time.