Holders Cameroon start the defence of their title against Algeria in Sfax on 25 January.

Schedule of matches:

Group stage:

Saturday 24 January
Tunisia vs Rwanda, Rades

Sunday 25 January
DR Congo v Guinea, El Menzah
Cameroon v Algeria, Sousse
Zimbabwe v Egypt, Sfax

Monday 26 January
Senegal v Burkina Faso, El Menzah
Kenya v Mali, Bizerte

Tuesday 27 January
Nigeria v Morocco, Monastir
South Africa v Benin, Sfax

Wednesday 28 January
Tunisia v DR Congo, Rades
Rwanda v Guinea, Bizerte

Thursday 29 January
Algeria v Egypt, Sousse
Cameroon v Zimbabwe, Sfax

Friday 30 January
Burkina Faso v Mali, El Menzah
Senegal v Kenya, Bizerte

Saturday 31 January
Nigeria v South Africa, Monastir
Morocco v Benin, Sfax

Sunday 1 February
Tunisia v Guinea, Rades
Rwanda v DR Congo, Bizerte

Monday 2 February
Senegal v Mali, El Menzah
Burkina Faso v Kenya, Bizerte

Tuesday 3 February
Algeria v Zimbabwe, Sousse
Cameroon v Egypt, Monastir

Wednesday 4 February
Morocco v South Africa, Sousse
Nigeria v Benin, Sfax

Quarter-finals:

Saturday 7 February
Match 25: Group A winner v Group B second place
or Group B winner v Group A second place, Rades

Match 26: Group B winner v Group A second place
or Group A winner v Group B second place, Bizerte

Sunday 8 February
Match 27: Group C winner v Group D second place, Monastir Match 28: Group D winner v Group C second place, Sfax

Semi-finals:

Wednesday 11 February
Winner of Match 25 v Winner of Match 27, Rades
Winner of Match 28 v Winner of Match 26, Sousse

Third-place match:

Friday 13 February, Monastir

XXIV African Nations Cup final

Saturday 14 February, Rades

Group A:
Tunisia, DR Congo, Guinea, Rwanda
Group B:
Senegal, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali
Group C:
Cameroon, Algeria, Egypt, Zimbabwe
Group D:
Nigeria, Benin, Morocco, South Africa