Host Country – Egypt
Schedule: 21st June to 19th July
This will be the first Africa Cup of Nations to feature 24 teams.
debutants – Burundi
, Madagascar
and Mauritania
Defending Champions: Cameroon
Group A: Egypt, DR Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Group B: Nigeria, Guinea, Madagascar, Burundi
Group C: Senegal, Algeria, Kenya, Tanzania
Group D: Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Namibia
Group E: Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Angola
Group F: Cameroon, Ghana, Benin, Guinea-Bissau
The top two teams from each group, and four best third-placed teams, go into the quarter-finals.
