The group stage matches of the African Cup of Nations held in Côte d'Ivoire concluded yesterday, Wednesday, and witnessed many surprises, most notably the exit of Tunisia and Algeria from the first round.
Ghana was also eliminated from the first round, while Mauritania reached the second round for the first time in its history.
The following is the schedule and times of the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final matches, Saudi time:
1 – Angola # Namibia - Saturday, January 27 - at 20:00
2- Nigeria # Cameroon - Saturday, January 27 - 23:00
3- Equatorial Guinea # Guinea - Sunday, January 28 - 20:00
4- Egypt # Republic of the Congo - Sunday, January 28 - 23:00
5- Cape Verde #Mauritania - Monday, January 29 - 20:00
6- Senegal # Côte d'Ivoire - Monday, January 29 - 23:00
7- Burkina Faso # Mali - Tuesday, January 30 - 20:00
8 – Morocco #South Africa - Tuesday, January 30 - 23:00.
Learn about the 16 teams that qualified for the Asian Cup final
The group stage of the Asian Nations Cup held in Qatar concluded this Thursday evening, and the contract of the 16 teams that succeeded in snatching the tickets to qualify for the round of 16 was completed.
The tournament did not witness any surprises, as most of the “big” teams qualified, such as Japan, Australia, South Korea, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.
The tournament witnessed the brilliance of Arab teams, led by Syria and Palestine, where “Nusour Qasioun” and “Al-Fedayi” reached the second round for the first time in their history.
The following are the 16 teams that qualified for the Asian Cup final:
1- Qatar
2- Tajikistan
3- Australia
4- Uzbekistan
5- Syria
6- Iran
7- UAE
8- Palestine
9- Iraq
10- Japan
11- Bahrain
12- South Korea
13- Jordan
14- Saudi Arabia
15- Thailand
16- Indonesia