Football action resumes today at AFCON 2019

Twenty-four teams made it to Egypt but after 12 days of action, eight have to crashed out of the competition leaving sixteen others to continue with the dream of becoming champions.

The two top teams from each group automatically qualified for the first knockout stage which is the round of 16 stage, with the other four being the third best teams across the groups.

Action resumes today, Friday (July 5) when the first two games of the round of 16 are played. Two games will be played on the 6th, 7th and 8th respectively to determine the eight quarter finalists.

The 16 teams in alphabetical order

Algeria – Benin – Cameroon – DR Congo – Egypt – Ghana – Guinea – Ivory Coast – Madagascar – Mali – Morocco – Nigeria – Senegal – South Africa – Tunisia – Uganda

LIST: Round of 16 pairings

July 5: Uganda vs. Senegal in Cairo
July 5: Morocco vs. Benin in Cairo

July 6: Egypt vs. South Africa in Cairo
July 6: Nigeria vs. Cameroon in Alexandria

July 7: Madagascar vs. DR Congo in Alexandria
July 7: Algeria vs. Guinea in Cairo

July 8: Mali vs. Ivory Coast in Suez
July 8: Ghana vs. Tunisia in Ismailia