The sixteen teams qualified for the second round of the 2021 AFCON are known. Here is the complete table of the round of 16.
The round of 16 of the 2021 African Cup of Nations starts on Sunday 23 January. The round of 16 of the 2021 African Cup of Nations begins on Sunday 23 January. The curtains have come down on the group stage of the 2021 African Cup of Nations. It is time for the round of 16. Pools E and F concluded the preliminary debates on Thursday 20 January with exciting matches for results that have slightly shifted the lines of the continental football map. Algeria, the defending champions, were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.
The Fennecs fell (1-3) to the Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire (group E). The latter inflicted their second defeat of the competition where their best result was a goalless draw against Sierra Leone. A little later, Gambia dominated (1-0) Tunisia to validate its ticket for the round of 16. This is the Scorpions' first finals. This defeat will not prevent the Carthage Eagles from advancing to the second round. They are among the four best third-placed teams in the group stage of the competition. The day before, the Comoros created a sensation by winning (3-2) against Ghana. The Black Stars thus left Cameroon prematurely. The win keeps the Coelacanths in the running for their first CAN. For the rest, the order established so far has been respected. The other big teams are in the round of 16. These begin on Sunday 23 January and continue on Monday 24, Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26.
ROUND OF 16 PROGRAMME
Sunday 23 January
Burkina Faso-Gabon
Nigeria-Tunisia
Monday 24th January
Guinea-Gambia
Cameroon-Comoros
Tuesday 25 January
Senegal-Cape Verde
Morocco-Malawi
Wednesday 26 January
Ivory Coast-Egypt
Mali-Equatorial Guinea
