By Frank Kamuntu
The final round of group games for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is underway.
All teams have played at least twice, but only a few teams have managed to qualify for the knockout stages so far. That means there is still a long way to go, and plenty of shocks still on the cards.
Hosts Ivory Coast are currently outside the top two after a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Equatorial Guinea, as are the likes of Ghana, Cameroon, Algeria, Tunisia and Zambia.
The top two teams from each of the six groups will reach the last 16 as well as the four best third-placed teams, so there is a real chance that some massive names are going to be missing the knockout round.
We run down who has qualified, who is out, and who is battling to stay alive.
Qualified
- Cape Verde
- Senegal
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nigeria
- Egypt
Guaranteed At Least A Top-three Place
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Guinea
- Angola
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
- Morocco
Eliminated
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mozambique
Afcon Standings Ahead Of Final Group Games
