AFCON 2022 knockout stages: There’s heavy debate about the games today and which teams will move to the knockout stages at the Africa Cup 2022. Here are the teams batting it out:
There have been some shocking advancements with teams like Ghana being kicked out after an unexpected loss to Mauritania. (we wrote about it here: Ghana crashed out of AFCON 2021 after a shocking defeat by Comoros (2-3)
Team competing at the Afcon knockout stages 2022:
- Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea
- Ivory Coast vs. Algeria
- Gambia vs. Tunisia
- Mali vs. Mauritania
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Afcon 2022: Which teams have qualified for the last 16
Winners and runners-up from each of the six groups qualify for the last 16 of Afcon 2021. They are joined by the four best-ranked third-place teams.
Cameroon and Burkina Faso advanced from Group A, while Senegal and Guinea progressed from Group B. Morocco and Gabon qualified from Group C, while Nigeria and Egypt advanced out of Group D wrote Goal.com.
Afcon 2021 group winners & runners-up
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | Cameroon | Burkina Faso |
| B | Senegal | Guinea |
| C | Morocco | Gabon |
| D | Nigeria | Egypt |
| E | TBC | TBC |
| F | TBC | TBC |