Africa Cup of Nations 2022 fixtures, schedule, Premier League players & odds

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A year later than planned, the best teams in Africa are set to slug it out for continental glory – and you can expect plenty of thrilling matches, with a whole host of Premier League stars including Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez in action.

The Africa Cup of Nations – moved due to climate concerns and the coronavirus pandemic – will be played in Cameroon between Sunday, January 9 and Sunday, February 6.

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Algeria are the defending champions after beating Senegal in the 2019 final but recent history is against the Fennec Foxes as Egypt were the last country to retain the trophy in 2010.

You’ll find all the key information you need ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations including the fixtures and schedule below.

Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Groups

The 24 qualifiers have been split into six groups of four. The top two from each group progress to the last-16 stage in addition to the four best performing third-placed teams.

Group A: Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ethiopia
Group B: Senegal, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Malawi
Group C: Morocco, Ghana, Gabon, Comoros
Group D: Egypt, Nigeria, Sudan, Guinea-Bissau
Group E: Algeria, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea
Group F: Tunisia, Mali, Gambia, Mauritania

Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Fixtures & Schedule

Sunday January 9

Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso (4pm)
Ethiopia 0-1 Cape Verde (7pm)

Monday January 10

Senegal 1-0 Zimbabwe (1pm)
Guinea 1-0 Malawi (4pm)
Morocco 1-0 Ghana (4pm)
Comoros 0-1 Gabon (7pm)

Tuesday January 11

Algeria 0-0 Sierra Leone (1pm)
Nigeria 1-0 Egypt (4pm)
Sudan 0-0 Guinea-Bissau (7pm)

Wednesday January 12

Tunisia 0-1 Mali (1pm)
Mauritania 0-1 Gambia (4pm)
Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Ivory Coast (7pm)

Thursday January 13

Cameroon 4-1 Ethiopia (4pm)
Cape Verde 0-1 Burkina Faso (7pm)

Friday January 14

Senegal 0-0 Guinea (1pm)
Malawi 2-1 Zimbabwe (4pm)
Morocco 2-0 Comoros (4pm)
Gabon 1-1 Ghana (7pm)

Saturday January 15

Nigeria 3-1 Sudan (4pm)
Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Egypt (7pm)

Sunday January 16

Gambia 1-1 Mali (1pm)
Ivory Coast 2-2 Sierra Leone (4pm)
Tunisia 4-0 Mauritania (4pm)
Algeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea (7pm)

Monday January 17

Burkina Faso 1-1 Ethiopia (4pm)
Cape Verde 1-1 Cameroon (4pm)

Tuesday January 18

Malawi 0-0 Senegal (4pm)
Zimbabwe 2-1 Guinea (4pm)
Gabon 2-2 Morocco (7pm)
Ghana 2-3 Comoros (7pm)

Wednesday January 19

Egypt 1-0 Sudan (7pm)
Guinea-Bissau 0-2 Nigeria (7pm)

Thursday January 20

Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria (4pm)
Sierra Leone 0-1 Equatorial Guinea (4pm)
Gambia 1-0 Tunisia (7pm)
Mali 2-0 Mauritania (7pm)

Sunday January 23

Game 1: Burkina Faso 1-1 (7-6 on pens) Gabon (4pm)
Game 2: Nigeria 0-1 Tunisia (7pm)

Monday January 24

Game 3: Guinea 0-1 Gambia (4pm)
Game 4: Cameroon 2-1 Comoros (7pm)

Tuesday January 25

Game 5: Senegal 2-0 Cape Verde (4pm)
Game 6: Morocco 2-1 Malawi (7pm)

Wednesday January 26

Game 7: Ivory Coast 0-0 (4-5 on pens) Egypt (4pm)
Game 8: Mali 0-0 (5-6 on pens) Equatorial Guinea (7pm)

Saturday January 29

Quarter-Final 1: Gambia v Cameroon (4pm)
Quarter-Final 2: Burkina Faso v Tunisia (7pm)

Sunday January 30

Quarter-Final 3: Egypt v Morocco (4pm)
Quarter-Final 4: Senegal v Equatorial Guinea (7pm)

Wednesday February 2

Semi-Final 1: Quarter-final 1 winner v Quarter-final 4 winner (7pm)

Thursday February 3

Semi-Final 2: Quarter-final 2 winner v Quarter-final 3 winner (7pm)

Sunday February 6

Third Place Play-Off (4pm)
Final (7pm)

Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Premier League Players

Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Thomas Partey, Nicolas Pepe, Mohamed Elneny, Omar Rekik
Aston Villa: Mahmoud Trezeguet, Bertrand Traore
Brentford: Julian Jeanvier, Frank Onyeka, Tarique Fosu-Henry
Brighton: Yves Bissouma
Burnley: Maxwel Cornet
Chelsea: Edouard Mendy
Crystal Palace: Cheikhou Kouyate, Jeffrey Schlupp, Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha
Everton: Alex Iwobi
Leeds United: None
Leicester City: Daniel Amartey, Nampalys Mendy, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho
Liverpool: Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Naby Keita
Manchester City: Riyad Mahrez
Manchester United: Eric Bailly, Amad Diallo, Hannibal Mejbri
Newcastle United: None
Norwich City: None
Southampton: Moussa Djenepo
Tottenham: None
Watford: William Troost-Ekong, Imran Louza, Adam Masina, Ismaila Sarr
West Ham: Said Benrahma
Wolves: Willy Boly, Romain Saiss

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Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Odds

Despite struggling for goals in the tournament so far, Senegal are the favourites in our Africa Cup of Nations Outright Winner betting market.

Cameroon boast the top goalscorer with Vincent Aboubakar and the hosts progressed through the group stage in impressive fashion before struggling past Comoros – without a goalkeeper – in the last 16.

Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Tips

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