Africa Cup of Nations
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2019
Location
Africa
Abbreviation
AFNCUP
Summary
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFNCUP) will be held in the Egypt from 21 June 2019 to 19 July 2019. A total of 24 national teams from FIFA's CAF region qualified for this tournament. This tournament is held in odd-numbered years to avoid conflicting with the FIFA World Cup.
At the end of the Group Stage, table ranking ties will be broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) in-group goal difference, (5) in group goals scored, then (6) a drawing.
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Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | 24 | 1st and 2nd place teams from each of the 12 groups from the 3rd Round of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying | 6 groups of 4 with 1 match against each team in group | |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 6 Group winners, 6 Group runners-up, 4 Group 3rd place teams with most points | Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | Knockout match |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sun - 14 Jul 2019
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Wed - 10 Jul 2019
 | 21 | South Africa | Cairo International Stadium |
Thu - 11 Jul 2019
 | 11 | Algeria | Suez Stadium | |||
| Algeria advances on PKs (4-3). | ||||||
 | 03 | Tunisia | Al Salam Stadium |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 5 Jul 2019
Sat - 6 Jul 2019
 | 01 | South Africa | Cairo International Stadium |
Sun - 7 Jul 2019
| 22 | Congo DR | Alexandria Stadium | |||
| Madagascar advances on PKs (4-2). | ||||||
Mon - 8 Jul 2019
 | 01 | Côte d'Ivoire | Suez Stadium |
Group Stage
| Group A | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Uganda | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Congo DR | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group B | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Madagascar | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Burundi | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
 | 22 | Madagascar | Alexandria Stadium |
| 27.06.19 | | 10 | Burundi | Alexandria Stadium |
| 30.06.19 | | 20 | Nigeria | Alexandria Stadium |
| Group C | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Senegal | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group D | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 24.06.19 | | 10 | South Africa | Al Salam Stadium |
| 28.06.19 |  | 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | Al Salam Stadium |
| 10 | Namibia | Al Salam Stadium |
| 01.07.19 | | 01 | Morocco | Al Salam Stadium |
| 14 | Côte d'Ivoire | 30 June Air Defence Stadium |
| Group E | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Mali | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Angola | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Mauritania | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 41 | Mauritania | Suez Stadium |
| 29.06.19 | | 00 | Angola | Suez Stadium |
| 02.07.19 | | 00 | Tunisia | Suez Stadium |
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 25.06.19 |  | 20 | Guinea-Bissau | Ismaïlia Stadium |
 | 00 | Guinea-Bissau | Ismaïlia Stadium |
| 02 | Ghana | Suez Stadium |