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The Africa Cup of Nations has reached the knockout stages, as Ivory Coast play host for the second time in the competition’s history.
Of the 24 nations taking part in the Afcon, Senegal were installed as the pre-tournament favourites, but the reigning champions have been knocked about amid a flurry of surprising results. The previous beaten finalists, Egypt, have also been knocked out, as have World Cup semi-finalists Morocco, who many tipped to go all the way here.
The quarter-final line-up is: Nigeria v Angola, DR Congo v Guinea, Mali v Ivory Coast, Cape Verde v South Africa.
The tournament is officially Afcon 2023, despite taking place in 2024, after it was pushed back several months due to concerns over the Senegalese heat in the summer months.
Here is the full schedule of fixtures, dates and kick-off times, and get all the latest football betting sites offers here.
How to watch on TV
Every knockout match will be shown live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event.
The remaining matches will also be broadcast live on either BBC Two or BBC Three.
To watch online, Sky Sports customers can stream every match via the Sky Go app or website. BBC licence-fee payers can stream matches via the iPlayer and BBC Sport website.
Quarter-finals
Friday 2 February
QF1: Nigeria v Angola, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (17:00)
QF2: DR Congo v Guinea, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Saturday 3 February
QF3: Mali vs Ivory Coast, Bouake (17:00)
QF4: Cape Verde v South Africa, Yamoussoukro (20:00)
Semi-finals
Wednesday 7 February
SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4, Bouake (17:00)
SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Third place play-off
Saturday 10 February
Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2, Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Final
Sunday 11 February
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan (20:00)
Venues
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, 60,000
Felix Houphoet Boigny, Adidjan, 33,000
Stade de la Paix, Bouake, 40,000
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, 20,000
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pedro, 20,000
Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, 20,000
