Following twelve days of intense action across 36 group-stage games, the 2023 African Cup of Nations witnessed a record 89 goals scored, an average of 2.47 goals let game.
The 16 teams that have qualified into the knockout stages are now known and have been paired for the round of 16:
Angola vs Namibia
Nigeria vs Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea
Egypt vs DR Congo
Cape Verde vs Mauritania
Senegal vs Côte d’Ivoire
Mali vs Burkina Faso
Morocco vs South Africa
