2023 Africa Cup of Nations
| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Guinea
|
| Dates | June 2023 |
| Teams | 16 (expected) (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBA (in TBA host cities) |
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2023 or CAN 2023) is scheduled to be the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament is scheduled to be hosted by Guinea. The competition may be held in June 2023, instead of the usual January, as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is scheduled to be held in November and December 2022. The host, Guinea, however, has rejected that change.
After the final vote at the CAF Executive Committee meeting, on 20 September 2014, the CAF announced the hosts for the 2019, 2021 and 2023 AFCON tournaments: 2019 to Cameroon, 2021 to Ivory Coast, and 2023 to Guinea.
The announcement of the 2023 hosts was unscheduled. Guinea was one of the bidders for the 2019 and 2021 tournaments, whose host countries were scheduled to be announced on that day. A CAF spokesperson told the BBC that, on the basis of Guinea's presentation "and commitment", the committee "decided to exercise its power to make an immediate decision."
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
Only the hosts will receive an automatic qualification spot, the other 15 teams will qualify through a qualification tournament. At the finals, the 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams each. The teams in each group play a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals. The semifinal losers will play in third place match, while semifinal winners will play in final.
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