After a group stage full of shocks, including football heavyweights Ghana, 2019 winners Algeria and Tunisia being eliminated, the 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations is into the knockout rounds. The last 16 teams to have survived the first round include surprise names like Mauritania, playing in just their third ever AFCON tournament, while big names like Egypt and hosts Côte d'Ivoire only barely made it through to the second round. From 27 to 30 January 2024, the last 16 teams will face each other for a shot at making the quarter-finals, while also discovering their opponents for the next round.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 25, 2024 08:19 UTC