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The first Africa Cup of Nations to be played in Cameroon since 1972 sees many stars compete, and the final promises to be epic.
Liverpool stars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah will battle it out as they try to lead their respective nations to glory.
A mature tournament with Premier League players and hopefuls reigns over an entire continent for nearly a month, with the final set to be sensational.
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Burkina Faso were the surprise story of the tournament but Sadio Mane’s Senegal beat them in the first semi-final. The Cameroon hosts then lost to Mohamed Salah’s Egypt in the other semi-final.
There has not been a new AFCON winner or runner-up since Egypt won at home in 2006 before claiming the 2008 tournament title in Ghana and the 2010 edition in Angola.
Algeria beat Senegal 1-0 in 2019 to triumph in Egypt and become the seventh nation to win several AFCONs, after the Democratic Republic of Congo (1968, 1974), Ivory Coast (1992, 2015), the Nigeria (1980, 1994, 2013), Ghana (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982), Cameroon (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) and Egypt (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010).
Below are tables, schedules, how to watch live Africa Cup of Nations news and absolute odds for the winner.
2021 Africa Cup of Nations fixtures and results
Third place:
Saturday February 5
Third place: Burkina Faso 3-3 Cameroon (Cameroon won 5-3 on penalties)
Final:
Sunday February 6
Senegal vs Egypt – 2 p.m. ET
How to watch the Africa Cup of Nations live in the USA
Launch dates: January 9 – February 6
Location: Cameroon
TV channel: BeIn Sports (some games)
Stream: BeIn Sports Xtra
Live updates, commentary via NBC Sports
2021 Africa Cup of Nations group tables
* denotes sealed round of 16
group A
Cameroon – 7 points*
Burkina Faso – 4*
Cape Verde – 4*
Ethiopia – 0
Group B
Senegal – 5*
Guinea – 4*
Malawi – 4*
Zimbabwe – 3
Group C
Morocco – 7*
Gabon – 5*
Comoros – 3*
Ghanaian – 1
Group D
Nigeria – 9*
Egypt – 6*
Guinea-Bissau – 1
Sudan – 1
Group E
Ivory Coast – 7*
Equatorial Guinea – 6*
Sierra Leone – 2
Algeria – 1
Group F
Mali – 7*
Gambia – 7*
Tunisia – 3*
Mauritania – 0
2021 Africa Cup of Nations group results (as of 2022)
Sunday January 9
Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso,
Ethiopia 0-1 Cape Verde
monday january 10
Senegal 1-0 Zimbabwe
Morocco 1-0 Ghana
Guinea 1-0 Malawi
Comoros 0-1 Gabon
tuesday january 11
Algeria 0-0 Sierra Leone
Nigeria 1-0 Egypt
Sudan 0-0 Guinea-Bissau
Wednesday January 12
Tunisia 0-1 Mali
Mauritania 0-1 Gambia
Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Ivory Coast
Thursday January 13
Cameroon 4-1 Ethiopia
Cape Verde 0-1 Burkina Faso
friday january 14
Senegal 0-0 Guinea
Morocco 2-0 Comoros
Malawi 2-1 Zimbabwe
Gabon 1-1 Ghana
saturday january 15
Nigeria 3-1 Sudan
Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Egypt
Sunday January 16
Gambia 1-1 Mali
Tunisia 4-0 Mauritania
Ivory Coast 2-2 Sierra Leone
Algeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea
monday january 17
Cape Verde 1-1 Cameroon
Burkina Faso 1-1 Ethiopia
tuesday january 18
Malawi 0-0 Senegal
Zimbabwe 2-1 Guinea
Gabon 2-2 Morocco
Ghana 2-3 Comoros
Wednesday January 19
Egypt 1-0 Sudan
Guinea-Bissau 0-2 Nigeria
Thursday January 20
Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria
Sierra Leone 0-1 Equatorial Guinea
Gambia 1-0 Tunisia
Mali 2-0 Mauritania
Round of 16
Burkina Faso 1-1 (8-7 PK) Gabon
Nigeria 0-1 Tunisia
Guinea 0-1 Gambia
Cameroon 2-1 Comoros – All 10 visitors start with left-back in goal against hosts
Senegal 2-0 Cape Verde – Mane scores beauty, replaced by possible concussion
Morocco 2-1 Malawi – Both teams score dizzying goals as underdogs can’t hold their own
Ivory Coast 0-0 Egypt – Egypt win 5-4 on penalties as Mohamed Salah scores the winning goal
Mali 0-0 Equatorial Guinea – Equatorial Guinea win 6-5 on penalties
Quarter-finals
Saturday January 29
Burkina Faso 1-0 Tunisia
Gambia 0-2 Cameroon
Sunday January 30
Egypt 2-1 v Morocco – Salah stars again in Ballon d’Or performance
Senegal 3-1 Equatorial Guinea – Mane, Kouyate, Sarr all score in win
Semi-finals:
Wednesday January 2
Burkina Faso 1-3 Senegal
Thursday February 3
Cameroon 0-0 (1-3 PKs) Egypt
Third place:
Saturday February 5
Third place: Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
Final:
Sunday February 6
Senegal vs Egypt – 2 p.m. ET
Senegal: +120
Egypt: +300
Draw: +175
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