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2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2023
Tournament details
Host country Guinea
DatesJune 2023
Teams16 (expected) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)TBA (in TBA host cities)
← 2021
2025 →

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2023 or CAN 2023) is scheduled to be the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament is scheduled to be hosted by Guinea.[1] The competition may be held in June 2023, instead of the usual January, as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is scheduled to be held in November and December 2022.[2] The host, Guinea, however, has rejected that change.[3]

Bids

After the final vote at the CAF Executive Committee meeting, on 20 September 2014, the CAF announced the hosts for the 2019, 2021 and 2023 AFCON tournaments: 2019 to Cameroon, 2021 to Ivory Coast, and 2023 to Guinea.[4]

The announcement of the 2023 hosts was unscheduled. Guinea was one of the bidders for the 2019 and 2021 tournaments, whose host countries were scheduled to be announced on that day. A CAF spokesperson told the BBC that, on the basis of Guinea's presentation "and commitment", the committee "decided to exercise its power to make an immediate decision."[4]

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Guinea Hosts 20 September 2014 11 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015) (may qualify in 2019 and 2021)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Venues

Conakry Kankan
2023 Africa Cup of Nations is located in Guinea
Conakry
Conakry
Nzérékoré
Nzérékoré
Kankan
Kankan
Labé
Labé
 Labé Nzérékoré
Stade de l'Unité TBD TBD TBD
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: Capacity: Capacity:

References

  1. ^ "CAMEROON TO HOST 2019, COTE D'IVOIRE FOR 2021, GUINEA 2023". Confédération Africaine de Football. 20 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Postponement of Afcon 2023 agreed - Jerome Valcke". BBC Sport. 25 February 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31684625
  4. ^ a b "Nations Cup: 2019, 2012 and shock 2023 hosts unveiled by Caf". BBC Sport. 20 September 2014.


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