Senegal won their first ever AFCON in the previous 2021 tournament helped by individual brilliance from Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, and of course Sadio Mane. However, with Senegal still being on a high will they be over confident? Can Senegal rain on their parade?
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Senegal experienced what it was like to be champions of Africa in 2021 after a nail biting penalty shootout win against Mohammed Salah's Egypt side. After this sense of euphoria the Senegal manager, Aliou Cisse, will want his players to go out and do it again. Winning the competition back to back is a feat of which only Egypt, Cameroon and Ghana have achieved but with such star power in Senegal's side it certainly wouldn't be a surprise. Furthermore, out of 23 fixtures Senegal have never lost against Gambia so it is fair to say they are heavy favorites.
Gambia are a national side who have never won the African Cup of Nations and got knocked out by Cameroon in the quarter finals of the last competition. Tom Saintfiet, the Gambia coach since 2018, will surely look to teenage wondered Yankuba Minteh. The Newcastle loanee is currently on form at Feyenoord and is taking the league by storm on the wing, he will be looking to exploit the Senegalese defense. Can Gambia cause an upset?
Read on as we explain all the ways to watch AFCON 2023 from anywhere and get a Senegal vs Gambia live stream wherever you are.
How to watch Senegal vs Gambia free live streams
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How to watch AFCON 2023 live streams in the UK
As mentioned above UK, 10 games will be available FOR FREE on the BBC iPlayer, including the final.
Thanks to a late deal, Sky Sports is also showing every match of AFCON 2023. If you already have a Sky subscription that doesn't include Sports, you'll need to pay £18/month to add those channels.
Whichever package you go for, you'll also gain access to coverage in 4K and HDR, so long as you also have an HDR-ready Sky Q box and HLG-compatible TV.
Sky Glass is another option. This gives you Sky TV within a 4K TV that has a built-in Dolby Atmos soundbar, and without the need for a dish. Prices start at £13/month for the TV, plus a sky sub on top of that.
If you don't want to shell out for a full Sky subscription, you could also consider its Now Sports streaming service. This gives you 24-hour access for £11.99 or month-long access for £34.99.
All sounds great, right? But if you're not in the UK, you can still follow the action by using one of the best VPN services, such as ExpressVPN.
How to watch AFCON 2023 live streams in the US
How to watch AFCON 2023 live streams from anywhere with a VPN
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2023 AFCON groups
Group A
Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau
Group B
Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, Mozambique
Group C
Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, Gambia
Group D
Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritius, Angola
Group E
Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, Namibia
Group F
Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania
AFCON 2023 Fixtures
GROUP STAGE
Saturday, January 13
Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Sunday, January 14
Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm GMT
Egypt vs Mozambique, 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Ghana vs Cape Verde 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Monday, January 15
Senegal vs Gambia 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm GMT
Cameroon vs Guinea 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Algeria vs Angola 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Tuesday, January 16
Burkina vs Mauritania 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm GMT
Tunisia vs Namibia 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Mali vs South Africa 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Wednesday, January 17
Morocco vs Tanzania 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm GMT
DR Congo vs Zambia 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Thursday, January 18
Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm GMT
Ivory Coast vs Nigeria 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Egypt vs Ghana 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Friday, January 19
Cape Verde vs Mozambique 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm GMT
Senegal vs Cameroon 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Guinea vs Gambia 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Saturday, January 20
Algeria vs Burkina 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm GMT
Mauritania vs Angola 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Tunisia vs Mali 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Sunday, January 21
Morocco vs DR Congo 6am PT, 9am ET, 2pm GMT
Zambia vs Tanzania 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
South Africa vs Namibia 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Monday, January 22
Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast, 5pm
Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Cape Verde vs Egypt, 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Mozambique vs Ghana 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Tuesday, January 23
Gambia vs Cameroon 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Guinea vs Senegal 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Angola vs Burkina, 12pm PT3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Mauritania vs Algeria 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Wednesday, January 24
Namibia vs Mali 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
South Africa vs Tunisia 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Tanzania vs DR Congo, 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Zambia vs Morocco 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Round of 16
Saturday, January 27
Match 1 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Match 2 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Sunday, January 28
Match 3 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Match 4 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Monday, January 29
Match 5 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Match 6 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Tuesday, January 30
Match 7 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
Match 8 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Quarter-finals
Friday, February 2
QF 1 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
QF 2 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Saturday, February 3
QF 3 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
QF 4 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Semi-finals
Wednesday, February 7
SF 1 9am PT, 12 pm ET, 5pm GMT
SF 2 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Third place play-off
Saturday, February 10
Third place play-off 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
Final
Sunday, February 11
Final 12pm PT, 3pm ET, 8pm GMT
