Algeria 2023 U-17 AFCON kicks off on Saturday, See Groups, all Fixtures with Date & Time

By Oladele Emmanuel - The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off tomorrow Saturday 29th April, 2023 in Algeria. 12 teams grouped into A, B and C will be competing in the competition. The participating Teams are; Algeria, Senegal, Congo, Somalia, Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia, Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso and South Sudan, and they are grouped as follows;

GROUP A

• Algeria (Hosts)

• Senegal

• Congo

• Somalia

GROUP B

• Nigeria

• Morocco

• South Africa

• Zambia

GROUP C

• Cameroon

• Mali

• Burkina Faso

• South Sudan

Below are the details of all fixtures from the start of the tournament to the end;

2023 U-17 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS FIXTURES

GROUP STAGE

MATCHDAY 1

• Sat. 29/04. Algeria U-17 vs Somalia U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Sun. 30/04. Senegal U-17 vs Congo U-17 14:00 WAT.

• Sun. 30/04. Nigeria U-17 vs Zambia U-17 17:00 WAT.

• Sun. 30/04. Morocco U-17 vs South Africa U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Mon. 01/05. Cameroon U-17 vs South Sudan U-17 17:00 WAT.

• Mon. 01/05. Mali U-17 vs Burkina Faso U-17 20:00 WAT.

MATCHDAY 2

• Tue. 02/05. Algeria U-17 vs Senegal U-17 17:00 WAT.

• Tue. 02/05. Congo U-17 vs Somalia U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Wed. 03/05. Nigeria U-17 vs Morocco U-17 17:00 WAT.

• Wed. 03/05. South Africa vs Zambia U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Thur. 04/05. Cameroon U-17 vs Mali U-17 17:00 WAT.

• Thur. 05/05. Burkina Faso U-17 vs South Sudan U-17 20:00 WAT.

MATCHDAY 3

• Fri. 06/05. Somalia U-17 vs Senegal U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Fri. 06/05. Congo U-17 vs Algeria U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Sat. 07/05. Zambia U-17 vs Morocco U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Sat. 07/05. South Africa U-17 vs Nigeria U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Sun. 08/05. South Sudan U-17 vs Mali U-17 20:00 WAT.

• Sun. 08/05. Burkina Faso U-17 vs Cameroon U-17 20:00 WAT.

QUARTER-FINALS

• Wed. 10/05. Group A Winners vs 3rd Placed Team B/C 17:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers) - QF 1

• Wed. 10/05. Group B Winners vs Group A Runners-up 20:00 WAT. (Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine) - QF 2

• Thu. 11/05. Group C Winners vs 3rd Placed Team A/B 17:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba) - QF 3

• Thu. 11/05. Group B Runners-up vs Group C Runners-up 20:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers) - QF 4

SEMI FINALS

• Sun. 14/05. Quarter-final 1 Winners vs Quarter-final 4 Winners 17:00 WAT. (Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine) - SF 1

• Sun. 14/05. Quarter-final 2 Winners vs Quarter-final 3 Winners 20:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba) - SF 2

THIRD PLACE

Thu. 18/05. Semi-Final 1 Losers vs Semi-Final 2 Losers 20:00 WAT. (19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba)

FINAL

• Fri. 19/05. Semi-Final 1 Winners vs Semi-Final 2 Winners 20:00 WAT. (Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers)

The tournament will hold between 29th April to 19th May 2023 in Algeria. 12 Teams from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will be participating in the competition.

The four semi-finalists will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World in Peru, which hold between Friday 10th November to Saturday 2nd December, 2023.