How to watch the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Canada

The official broadcaster for the tournament in Canada is beIN Sports

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which started in 1968, takes place in a biennial format and is considered the primary international soccer tournament on the continent.

The tournament is returning this year, and will be hosted by Ivory Coast for the second time. It first hosted the tournament in 1984.

AFCON starts January 13th, and ends on February 11, 2024. The tournament was originally supposed to take place in 2023, but was delayed due to weather conditions. Hence, it retains the ‘AFCON 2023’ tag.

24 of Africa's finest, gathering ahead of the big day. ✨ #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/wNOX4R6n9o

— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 12, 2024

If you’re a Canadian fan who wants to follow the action, you have a few options to watch AFCON 2023 live.

The official broadcaster for the tournament in Canada is beIN Sports, with its dedicated streaming service called beIN Sports Connect.

beIN Sports Connect will stream all AFCON games, starting with the first game today between Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau.

To access beIN SPORTS CONNECT, you need to subscribe to one of the available plans. You can choose between a monthly plan for $13.99 CAD/mo or an annual plan for $99.99 CAD annually. Both plans give you unlimited access to all the live and on-demand content on the platform, including AFCON 2023 , La Liga, Ligue 1 and more.

BeIN Sports Connect is available on the web, iOS, Android, and Roku.

If you prefer to watch AFCON on your TV, you can also tune in to the beIN Sports channels that are available on some cable and satellite providers in Canada. You can find beIN Sports on the following platforms:

Bell: Channel 1412
Bell Aliant: Channel 623
Bell Fibe: Channel 1412
Cogeco: Channel 859
Eastlink: Channel 425
Rogers: Channel 391
Ignite TV: Channel 542
Sasktel: Channel 542
Shaw Direct: Channel 118/618
Telus: Channel 983

It’s worth noting that not all AFCON matches will be broadcasted on the TV channels. Some of them will be exclusive to the streaming service.

Schedule

January 13th:

Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau

January 14th:

Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea
Egypt vs Mozambique
Ghana vs Cape Verde

January 15th:

Senegal vs The Gambia
Cameroon vs Guinea
Algeria vs Angola

January 16th:

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania
Tunisia vs Namibia
Mali vs South Africa

January 17th:

Morocco vs Tanzania
DR Congo vs Zambia

January 18th:

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast vs Nigeria
Egypt vs Ghana

January 19th:

Cape Verde vs Mozambique
Senegal vs Cameroon
Guinea vs The Gambia

January 20th:

Algeria vs Burkina Faso
Mauritania vs Angola
Tunisia vs Mali

January 21st:

South Africa vs Namibia
Morocco vs DR Congo
Zambia vs Tanzania

January 22nd:

Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
Cape Verde vs Egypt
Mozambique vs Ghana

January 23rd:

The Gambia vs Cameroon
Guinea vs Senegal
Angola vs Burkina Faso
Mauritania vs Algeria

January 24th:

Namibia vs Mali
South Africa vs Tunisia
Tanzania vs DR Congo
Zambia vs Morocco

January 27th:

January 28th:

January 29th:

January 30th:

February 2nd (Quarter-Finals):

February 3rd (Quarter-Finals):

February 7th (Semi-Finals):

February 10th (Third Place Playoff):

February 11th (Finals):

Image credit: AFCON

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