We are into the knock out stages of both competitions...
The dates of each round are as follows (Jan/Feb)
Africa-----------------------------------Asia
13th-24th-------Groups------------12th-25th
27th-29th-------Last 16------------28th-30th
2nd-3rd---------Quarters----------2nd-3rd
7th---------------Semi Final--------6th-7th
10th--------------3rd Place play-off
11th--------------Final-----------------10th
-----------------African Cup of Nations------------------------
Knockout Round of 16
1 - Angola vs Namibia - 27th January 17:00
1 - Nigeria vs Cameroon - 27th January 20:00
4 - Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea - 28th January 17:00
4 - Egypt vs DR Congo - 28th January 20:00
2 - Cape Verde vs Mauritania - 29th January 17:00
3 - Senegal vs Cote d'Ivoire - 29th January 20:00
3 - Mali vs Burkina Faso - 30th January 17:00
2 - Morocco vs South Africa - 30th January 20:00
Quarter Finals 1&4 on 2nd February, 2&3 on 3rd February (17:00/20:00 ko)
1 - Angola vs Nigeria - 2nd February 17:00
2 - Cape Verde vs South Africa - 3rd February 17:00
3 - Cote d'Ivoire vs Mali - 3rd February 20:00
4 - Guinea vs DR Congo - 2nd February 20:00
Semi Finals (1v2 & 3v4) on 7th February (17:00.20:00 kick offs)
Final on 11th February (20:00 kick off)
-------------------------Asian Cup-------------------------------
Knockout Round of 16
2 - Australia vs Indonesia - 28th January - 11:30
1 - Tajikistan vs United Arab Emirates - 28th January - 16:00
1 - Iraq vs Jordan - 29th January - 11:30
4 - Qatar vs Palestine - 29th January - 16:00
4 - Uzbekistan vs Thailand - 30th January - 11:30
2 - South Korea vs Saudi Arabia - 30th January - 16:00
3 - Bahrain vs Japan - 31st January - 11:30
3 - Iran vs Syria - 31st January - 16:00
Quarter Finals 1&2 on 2nd February, 3&4 on 3rd February (11:30/15:30 ko)
1 - Tajikistan vs Jordan - 2nd February 11:30
2 - Australia vs South Korea - 2nd February 15:30
3 - Japan vs Iran - 3rd February 11:30
4 - Qatar vs Uzbekistan - 3rd February 15:30
Semi Final (1v2) on 6th February (3v4) on 7th February (15:00 kick offs)
Final on 10th February 15:00 kick off.
I have a fancy for Nigeria in Africa and South Korea in Asia.
The African Nations is being covered by Sky Sports while the Asian Cup is on TrillerTV (formerly FITE TV).
African Nations / Asia Cup 2023
posted on 30/1/24
Mancini has walked off in disgust.
Hwang nets and Korea progress
posted on 30/1/24
Morocco have bottled it
posted on 30/1/24
Missed pen, red card and concede in last few minutes 😂😂
posted on 31/1/24
Naija’s name written on the cup 👀
posted on 31/1/24
It's all set up for an Angola v Guinea final
posted on 31/1/24
Crazy tournament. Can't imagine there have been many, if any, without a single North African country left in at the QF stage and also only two traditional powerhouses left in Ivory Coast and Nigeria.
posted on 31/1/24
DR Congo haven't even won a game yet??
Only ten wins combined from the QF teams in the group stage.
posted on 31/1/24
Japan won the first game today.
Iran and Syria have exchanged penalties in the last game of the round, 20 minutes left to find a winner.
posted on 31/1/24
It goes to a penalty shoot-out. Iran had to play extra time with 10 men after their star striker was sent off.
posted on 31/1/24
One miss for Syria and Iran progress.