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The TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations – Cameroon 2021 will take place from January 9 to February 6, 2022.
Following the draw for the final tournament held in Yaoundé on Tuesday, August 17, the 24 qualified teams were divided into four groups.
The opening match will pit tournament host and five-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon against Burkina Faso, runners-up of 2013 AFCON.
This is the moment everyone has been waiting for! And there were many stars present at this highly decisive meeting for the protagonists of the most popular continental soap opera.
CAF president Dr Patrice Motsepe was in the front row to attend the draw, as well as the COCAN President and Minister of Sports of Cameroon, Prof. Narcisse Mouelle Kombi.
The start of the show was given all in music by the artist composer and performer Salatiel, author of ‘Ca se passe ici’. Cameroon’s cultural diversity was also presented through local dance choreographies.
2021 AFCON groups
Group A: Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Ethiopie, Cape Verde
Group B: Senegal, Zimbabwe, Guinee, Malawi
Group C: Morocco, Ghana, Comoros, Gabon
Group D: Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan, Guinea-Bissau
Group E: Algeria, Sierra-Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire
Group F: Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Gambia
52 countries took part in the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations with only 24 places available. The qualified teams unveiled after a campaign that started in October 2019 and ended in June 2021, due to the one-year hiatus caused by Covid-19, are now fixed on their opponents.
Road to Final
Group stage: from January 9 to 20, 2022
Round of 16: January 23-26, 2022
Quarterfinals: January 29/30, 2022
Semifinals: February 2/3, 2022
Third Place match and Final: February 6, 2022
