Zimbabwe fans support their team. Photo: EPA/AARON UFUMELI
Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Fixtures, kick off times and groups
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations has more teams and more fixtures. Here are the dates and kick off times for the continental showpiece.
Zimbabwe fans support their team. Photo: EPA/AARON UFUMELI
Under the gaze of the Sphinx, a spectacular Africa Cup of Nations draw in Giza on Friday night produced an intriguing set of groups that leave many riddles to be answered.
The continental showpiece will kick off 21 June 2019 with the final scheduled to be played on 19 July 2019.
Bafana Bafana’s Group of Death
Every draw contains a so-called ‘group of death’ and in this instance, it is undoubtedly Group D with former champions Morocco, Ivory Coast and South Africa plus outsiders Namibia.
There are other intriguing fixtures, too, and with the top two finishers in each group and four best third-place teams qualifying for second round, there’s plenty to play for.
Africa Cup of Nations 2019: Groups
Group A: Egypt (hosts), Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Group B: Nigeria, Guinea, Madagascar, Burundi
Group C: Senegal, Algeria, Kenya, Tanzania
Group D: Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Namibia
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Angola
Group F: Cameroon (holders), Ghana, Benin, Guinea-Bissau
Africa Cup of Nations 2019 kick off times
All times are SAST and subject to change. thesouthafrican.com is not responsible for any changes.
Most days will feature three matches with the final group games being played at the same time to avoid any sort of ‘fixing’.
This will be the first 24-team Cup of Nations – up from 16 – and the timing has changed from January/February to June/July to avoid European club-versus-country clashes.
After the eight second-round fixtures, there will be the quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place play-off and the final.
Friday, 21 June 2019
22:00 Egypt vs Zimbabwe
Saturday, 22 June 2019
16:30 DR Congo vs Uganda
19:00 Nigeria vs Burundi
22:00 Guinea vs Madagascar
Sunday, 23 June 2019
16:30 Morocco vs Namibia
19:00 Senegal vs Tanzania
22:00 Algeria vs Kenya
Monday, 24 June 2019
16:30 Ivory Coast vs South Africa
19:00 Tunisia vs Angola
22:00 Mali vs Mauritania
Tuesday, 25 June 2019
19:00 Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau
22:00 Ghana vs Benin
Wednesday, 26 June 2019
16:30 Nigeria vs Guinea
19:00 Uganda vs Zimbabwe
22:00 Egypt vs DR Congo
Thursday, 27 June 2019
16:30 Madagascar vs Burundi
19:00 Senegal vs Algeria
22:00 Kenya vs Tanzania
Friday, 28 June 2019
16:30 Tunisia vs Mali
19:00 Morocco vs Ivory Coast
22:00 South Africa vs Namibia
Saturday, 29 June 2019
16:30 Mauritania vs Angola
19:00 Cameroon vs Ghana
22:00 Benin vs Guinea-Bissau
Sunday, 30 June 2019
18:00 Burundi vs Guinea
18:00 Madagascar vs Nigeria
21:00 Uganda vs Egypt
21:00 Zimbabwe vs DR Congo
Sunday, 1 July 2019
18:00 South Africa vs Morocco
18:00 Namibia vs Ivory Coast
21:00 Tanzania vs Algeria
21:00 Kenya vs Senegal
Monday, 2 July 2019
18:00 Benin vs Cameroon
18:00 Guinea-Bissau vs Ghana
21:00 Angola vs Mali
21:00 Mauritania vs Tunisia
