The 24 team tournament gets underway on Sunday with hosts Cameroon taking on Burkina Faso
10:10, 05 Jan 2022Updated 20:30, 10 Jan 2022
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The 2021 African Cup of Nations gets underway this Sunday, with hosts Cameroon kicking the tournament off against Burkina Faso.
Despite now taking place in 2022, the tournament will still be billed as "AFCON 2021" - the year it had originally been due to take place.
Reigning champions Algeria go in as the favourites, according to the bookmakers. Mo Salah's Egypt are also among those fancied. Egypt remain the most successful team in AFCON history, having won the competition six times.
Both Comoros and Gambia will compete in the tournament for the very first time.
How to watch the 2021 African Cup of Nations on UK TV?
All games throughout the African Cup of Nations will be broadcast live across BBC and Sky Sports. Further details on dates and times can be found further down this article.
Games can be found on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Mix and, on rare occasions, Sky Sports Premier League.
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What is the 2021 African Cup of Nations TV schedule?
With the time zone in Cameroon just one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, kick-offs are at a reasonable time for UK viewers. Weekday games take place every three hours from 1pm, with weekend matches getting underway from 4pm.
Sunday January 9
Group A - Cameroon vs Burkina Faso - 4pm
Group A - Ethiopia vs Cape Verde - 7pm
Monday January 10
Group B - Senegal vs Zimbabwe - 1pm
Group B - Guinea vs Malawi - 4pm
Group C - Morocco vs vs Ghana - 4pm
Group C - Comoros vs Gabon - 7pm
Tuesday January 11
Group E - Algeria vs Sierra Leone - 1pm
Group D - Nigeria vs Egypt - 4pm
Group D - Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau - 7pm
Wednesday January 12
Group F - Tunisia vs Mali - 1pm
Group F - Mauritania vs Gambia - 4pm
Group E - Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast - 7pm
Thursday January 13
Group A - Cameroon vs Etiopia - 4pm
Group A - Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso - 7pm
Friday January 14
Group B - Senegal vs Guinea - 1pm
Group B - Malawi vs Zimbabwe - 4pm
Group C - Morocco vs Comoros - 4pm
Group C - Gabon vs Ghana - 7pm
Saturday January 15
Group D - Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt - 7pm
Sunday January 16
Group F - Gambia vs Mali - 1pm
Group E - Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone - 4pm
Group F - Tunisia vs Mauritania - 4pm
Group E - Algeria vs Equitorial Guinea - 7pm
Monday January 17
Group A - Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia - 4pm
Group A - Cape Verde vs Cameroon - 7pm
Tuesday January 18
Group B - Malawi vs Senegal - 4pm
Group B - Zimbabwe vs Guinea - 4pm
Group C - Gabon vs Morocco - 7pm
Group C - Ghana vs Comoros - 7pm
Wednesday January 19
Group D - Egypt vs Sudan - 7pm
Group D - Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria - 7pm
Thursday January 20
Group E - Ivory Coast vs Algeria - 4pm
Group E - Sierra Leone vs Equitorial Guinea - 4pm
Group F - Gambia vs Tunisia - 7pm
Group F - Mali vs Mauritania - 7pm
What Premier League
Arsenal: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Thomas Partey, Nicolas Pepe, Mohamed Elneny, Omar Rekik
Aston Villa: Mahmoud Trezeguet, Bertrand Traore
Brentford: Julian Jeanvier, Frank Onyeka, Tarique Fosu-Henry
Brighton: Yves Bissouma
Burnley: Maxwel Cornet
Chelsea: Edouard Mendy
Crystal Palace: Cheikhou Kouyate, Jeffrey Schlupp, Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha
Everton: Alex Iwobi
Leeds United: None
Leicester City: Daniel Amartey, Nampalys Mendy, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho
Liverpool: Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Naby Keita
Manchester City: Riyad Mahrez
Manchester United: Eric Bailly, Amad Diallo, Hannibal Mejbri
Newcastle United: None
Norwich City: None
Southampton: Moussa Djenepo
Tottenham: None
Watford: William Troost-Ekong, Imran Louza, Adam Masina, Ismaila Sarr
West Ham: Said Benrahma
Wolves: Willy Boly, Romain Saiss