2019 Africa Cup of Nations: teams, fixtures, results and how to watch on TV in the UAE

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) takes place in Egypt this summer with 24 teams vying to be crowned kings of the continent. Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian forward who recently fired Liverpool to Uefa Champions League glory, spearheads home hopes, while his clubmate Sadio Mane leads the attack for Senegal. We take a look at the teams taking part, where the matches will be played and when the final takes place. Egypt were chosen to replace original hosts Cameroon in January after the Confederation of African Football, the continent's ruling body, deemed that the country's infrastructure was not up to the required standard to host its flagship tournament. This will be the fifth time Egypt has hosted the tournament. They are also its record winners with seven titles, there last coming in 2010. This year's Afcon takes place from June 21 with the final on July 19. Cameroon won the tournament in Gabon two years ago, beating Egypt 2-1 in the final to claim the Afcon trophy for a fifth time. As hosts, Cameroon were not required to take part in qualifying but did so regardless, perhaps sensing that they may be stripped of hosting rights further down the line. A wise decision, as it turned out. They finished second in qualifying Group B level on 11 points with Morocco. The tournament will be held from June 21 to July 19, with six venues to be used . This year's tournament has been moved to summer so as not to clash with European domestic leagues. Afcon is usually held in the winter. Twenty-four teams will play in the 32nd edition of Afcon, a biennial tournament that this year has been expanded from 16 teams to 24. Algeria Angola Benin Burundi Cameroon DR Congo Ghana Guinea-Bissau Guinea Ivory Coast Madagascar Mali Mauritania Morocco Namibia Nigeria Senegal South Africa Tunisia Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe Alexandria: Alexandria Stadium Cairo: Cairo International Stadium, 30 June Stadium, Al Salam Stadium Ismailia: Ismailia Stadium Suez: Suez Stadium _________________ _________________ Afcon 2019 is made up of four teams in six groups: Egypt DR Congo Uganda Zimbabwe Fixtures (all kick-off times are UAE) June 22 Egypt 1-0 Zimbabwe - report DR Congo 0-2 Uganda June 26 Egypt 2-0 DR Congo - report Uganda 1-1 Zimbabwe June 30 Uganda 0-2 Egypt - report Zimbabwe 0-4 DR Congo _________________ Nigeria Guinea Madagascar Burundi Fixtures June 22 Nigeria 1-0 Burundi - report Guinea 2-2 Madagascar - report June 26 Nigeria 1-0 Guinea June 27 Madagascar 1-0 Burundi June 30 Madagascar 2-0 Nigeria Burundi 0-2 Guinea _________________ Senegal Algeria Kenya Tanzania Fixtures June 23 Senegal 2-0 Tanzania Algeria 2-0 Kenya June 27 Senegal 0-1 Algeria Kenya 3-2 Tanzania July 1 Kenya 0-3 Senegal - report Tanzania 0-3 Algeria - report _________________ Morocco Ivory Coast South Africa Namibia Fixtures June 23 Morocco 1-0 Namibia June 24 Ivory Coast 1-0 South Africa - report June 28 Morocco 1-0 Ivory Coast South Africa 1-0 Namibia July 1 South Africa 0-1 Morocco Namibia 1-4 Ivory Coast _________________ Tunisia Mali Mauritania Angola Fixtures June 24 Tunisia 1-1 Angola - report Mali 4-1 Mauritania - report June 28 Tunisia 1-1 Mali June 29 Mauritania 0-0 Angola July 2 Mauritania 0-0 Tunisia Angola 0-1 Mali _________________ Cameroon Ghana Benin Guinea-Bissau Fixtures June 25 Cameroon 2-0 Guinea-Bissau - report Ghana 2-2 Benin - report June 29 Cameroon 0-0 Ghana Benin 0-0 Guinea-Bissau July 2 Benin 0-0 Cameroon Guinea-Bissau 0-2 Ghana _________________ The teams in each group will play in a single round-robin format, and after the group stage, the top two teams and the four best third-placed teams will advance to the last 16. The winners will advance to the quarter-finals stage, and from then on, progress to the semi-finals. The semi-final losers will contest a third-place match, while semi-final winners will advance to the final. Friday, July 5 Morocco 1-1 Benin (Benin win 4-1 on penalties) - report Uganda 1-0 Senegal - report Saturday, July 6 Nigeria 3-2 Cameroon - report Egypt 0-1 South Africa - report Sunday, July 7 Madagascar 2-2 DR Congo (Madagascar win 4-2 on penalties) - report Algeria 3-0 Guinea Monday, July 8 Mali 0-1 Ivory Coast Ghana 1-1 Tunisia (Tunisia win 5-4 on penalties) Wednesday, July 10 Senegal 1-0 Benin - report Nigeria 2-1 South Africa - report Thursday, July 11 Ivory Coast 1-1 Algeria (Algeria win 4-3 on penalties) - report Madagascar 0-3 Tunisia - report Sunday, July 14 Senegal 1-0 Tunisia Algeria 2-1 Nigeria - report Wednesday, July 17 Tunisia v Nigeria, 11pm Friday, July 19 Senegal v Algeria, 11pm Pretty much most of the world will be fixated on Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian king who has emerged as one of the world's finest players since joining Liverpool two summers ago. Salah, 26, scored from the penalty spot to give Liverpool the lead against Tottenham in last week's Champions League final in Madrid. Liverpool went on to win the match 2-0 to win a sixth European Cup. Liverpool missed out on winning a first Premier League trophy in 29 years by a single point to Manchester City, with Salah contributing 22 goals in another stellar season at Anfield. Salah may feel he still has something left to prove on the international stage, though. The reigning African player of the year arrived at last year's World Cup in Russia nursing a dislocated shoulder and, despite scoring twice in the group stages, could not prevent Pharaohs from falling at the first hurdle. There are three countries making their Afcon debuts at this year's tournament: Burundi, Madagascar and Mauritania will all grace Africa's biggest stage for the first time. You can watch all the matches on BeIN Sports.