AFCON 2023: See all qualified teams and round of 16 pairings

The 2023 Total energies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has officially entered the knockout stages and it will begin on Saturday, January 27th, 2023.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports 16 teams from the initial 24 have secured qualifications to the round of 16.

Eight winning teams will make it to the quarter-final stage of the competition from the round of 16.

Below is the list of all qualified teams and next fixtures:

AFCON 2023 Round of 16 tie

1) Nigeria vs Cameroon

Date: Saturday, January 27

Venue: Stade Felix Houphouet, Abidjan

2) Angola vs Namibia

Date: Saturday day, January 27

Venue: Stade de la Paix, Bouake

3) Cape Verde vs Mauritania

Date: Monday, January 29

Venue: Stade Felix Houphouet, Abidjan

4) Morocco vs South Africa

Date: Tuesday, January 30

Venue: Stade Laurent Pokou, San Pedro

5) Mali vs Burkina Faso

Date: Tuesday, January 30

Venue: Stade Amadou Coulibaly, Korhogo

6) Senegal vs Cote D’Ivoire

Date: Monday, January 29

Venue: Stade Charles Banny, Yamoussoukro

7) Egypt vs DR Congo

Date: Sunday, January 28

Venue: Stade Laurent Pokou, San Pedro

8) Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea

Date: Sunday, January 28

Venue: Stade Ouattara, Abidjan