T he Africa Cup of Nations is finally back in full swing in Cameroon after the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic forced the tournament to be delayed. The hosts have made a very strong start to their home campaign, seeing off Burkina Faso and Ethiopia with talisman Vincent Aboubakar firing to seal quick progress from Group A.Cameroon have been joined in the last-16 with a game to spare by Morocco, who eased past Comoros after an initial battling defeat of Ghana in Group C.Nigeria are the other team already through to the knockout stages, with their impressive defeat of Egypt followed by an easy win over Sudan in Group D.AFCON 2022 StadiumsOlembe Stadium, YaoundeStade Ahmadou Ahido, YaoundeJapoma Stadium, DoualaRoumde Adija Stadium, GarouaKouekong Stadium, BafoussamLimbe Stadium, LimbeAFCON 2022 GroupsGroup A: Cameroon (hosts), Burkina Faso, Cape Verde Islands, EthiopiaGroup B: Guinea, Malawi, Senegal, ZimbabweGroup C: Comoros Island, Gabon, Ghana, MoroccoGroup D: Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, SudanGroup E: Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra LeoneGroup F: Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, TunisiaAFCON 2022 Group Stage fixtures, dates and UK kick-off timesSunday January 9Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso - 4pm GMT kick-offEthiopia 0-1 Cape Verde - 7pm GMT kick-offMonday January 10Senegal 1-0 Zimbabwe - 1pm GMT kick-offGuinea 1-0 Malawi - 4pm GMT kick-offMorocco 1-0 Ghana - 4pm GMT kick-offAFP via Getty ImagesComoros 0-1 Gabon - 7pm GMT kick-offTuesday January 11Algeria 0-0 Sierra Leone - 1pm GMT kick-offNigeria 1-0 Egypt - 4pm GMT kick-offSudan 0-0 Guinea-Bissau 7pm GMT kick-offWednesday January 12Tunisia 1-0 Mali - 1pm GMT kick-offMauritania 0-1 Gambia - 4pm GMT kick-offEquatorial Guinea 0-1 Ivory Coast - 7pm GMT kick-offThursday January 13Cameroon 4-1 Ethiopia - 4pm GMT kick-offCape Verde 0-1 Burkina Faso - 7pm GMT kick-offFriday January 14Senegal 0-0 Guinea - 1pm GMT kick-offMalawi 2-1 Zimbabwe - 4pm GMT kick-offMorocco 2-0 Comoros - 4pm GMT kick-offGabon 1-1 Ghana - 7pm GMT kick-offSaturday January 15Nigeria 3-1 Sudan - 4pm GMT kick-offSunday January 16Gambia 1-1 Mali - 1pm GMT kick-offIvory Coast 2-2 Sierra Leone - 4pm GMT kick-offTunisia 4-0 Mauritania - 4pm GMT kick-offAlgeria vs Equatorial Guinea - 7pm GMT kick-offMonday January 17Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia - 4pm GMT kick-offCape Verde vs Cameroon - 4pm GMT kick-offTuesday January 18Malawi vs Senegal - 4pm GMT kick-offZimbabwe vs Guinea - 4pm GMT kick-offGabon vs Morocco - 7pm GMT kick-offGhana vs Comoros - 7pm GMT kick-offWednesday January 19Egypt vs Sudan - 7pm GMT kick-offGuinea-Bissau vs Nigeria - 7pm GMT kick-offThursday January 20Ivory Coast vs Algeria - 4pm GMT kick-offSierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea 4pm GMT kick-offGambia vs Tunisia - 7pm GMT kick-offMali vs Mauritania - 7pm GMT kick-offAFCON 2022 round-of-16 fixtures, dates and UK kick-off timesSunday January 23Group A runner-up vs Group C runner-up - 4pm GMT kick-off (Game 1)Group D winner vs Group B/E/F third-place - 7pm GMT kick-off (Game 2)AFP via Getty ImagesMonday January 24Group B runner-up vs Group F runner-up - 4pm GMT kick-off (Game 3)Group A winner vs Group C/D/E third-place - 7pm GMT kick-off (Game 4)Tuesday January 25Group B winner vs - Group A/C/D third-place - 4pm GMT kick-off (Game 5)Group C winner vs Group A/B/F third-place - 7pm GMT kick-off (Game 6)Wednesday January 26Group E winner vs Group D runner-up - 4pm GMT kick-off (Game 7)Group F winner vs Group E runner-up - 7pm GMT kick-off (Game 8)AFCON 2022 quarter-final fixtures, dates and UK kick-off timesSaturday January 29Quarter-final 1: Winner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 3 - 4pm GMT kick-offQuarter-final 2: Game 1 vs Game 2 winner - 7pm GMT kick-offSunday January 30Quarter-final 3: Game 7 winner vs Game 6 winner - 4pm GMT kick-offQuarter-final 4: Game 5 winner vs Game winner - 7pm GMT kick-offAFCON 2022 semi-final fixtures, dates and UK kick-off timesWednesday February 2Semi-final 1: Quarter-final 1 winner vs Quarter-final 4 winner - 7pm GMT kick-offThursday February 3Semi-final 2: Quarter-final 2 winner vs Quarter-final 3 winner - 7pm GMT kick-offAFCON 2022 third-place play-off date and UK kick-off timeSunday, February 6 , 4pm GMT kick-off. AFCON 2022 final date, venue and UK kick-off time

Source: The Times January 16, 2022 16:28 UTC