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Pending the status of Morocco's participation, there will be 18 teams qualified for the tournament from six different regional zones. Only three of the qualified teams — Morocco, Libya and DR Congo — have previously won the tournament. The group stage will see the 18 teams divided into five groups. Three of the groups will feature four teams (top two advance to knockouts), and the other two groups will have only three teams each (only group winner advance to knockouts). The eight-team knockout stage will be contested in single-elimination format to produce a winner, with a third-place match also taking place. If Morocco officially withdraw — their first match in Group C is not until Sunday, January 15 — then organizers will need to make a late change to the tournament format.
pic. twitter. com/XjW11qBSAS — Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) January 13, 2023 #Morocco FA boss Lekjaa: “In the presence of Infantino & Motsepe, it's really a shame for the sport, to see the Moroccan team denied a chance to fly to Algeria. We’ve been preparing for #CHAN2023 for six months and we will not be able to defend our title. ” pic. com/SjdyDUCzke 🎙 | Le président de la CAF sur la non-participation du Maroc à la CHAN suite au refus des autorités algériennes. « Maintenant on va avoir un gros problème pour la prochaine CAN. [...
Group stage Group A table table Pos Team Pts Matches W-L-D Goal Diff. 1. Algeria 3 1 1-0-0 +1 2. Ethiopia 0 0-0-0 3. Mozambique 4. Libya 0-1-0 -1 Group A schedule Date Time (GMT / ET) Match Fri, Jan. 13 19:00 / 14:00 Algeria 1, Libya 0 Sat, Jan. 14 13:00 / 08:00 Ethiopia vs. Mozambique Tue, Jan. 17 16:00 / 11:00 Algeria vs.