Buy Flights to the Africa Cup of Nations 2021

Buy Flights to the Africa Cup of Nations 2021

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as ‘Afcon 2021’) will be hosted by Cameroon and will take place from 9 enero to 6 febrero 2022.

The tournament was delayed in 2021 and moved to 2022 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst retaining the name ‘2021 Africa Cup of Nations’ for sponsorship purposes.

The Africa Cup of Nations is a biennial international men's football championship of African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Algeria won the previous 2019 tournament and are the defending champions.

Dates: 9 enero – 6 febrero 2022

Host country: Cameroon

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Fly to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Venues

Six stadiums in Cameroon have been selected to host the Afcon matches. These venues are: Olembe Stadium and Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, in the capital Yaounde; Japoma Stadium in Douala; Limbe Stadium in Limbe; Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam; and Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua.

Both the opening and final match of the tournament are will be held Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé — a newly built venue with a 60,000 seating capacity.

Japoma Stadium

Capacity: 50,000

City: Doula

Nearest airport: Douala International Airport (DLA)

✈︎ Airlines:

The following airlines operate international flights to Douala from other countries in Africa, including Nigeria, the Congo, Morocco and Gabon: RwandAir, Air Senegal, Royal Air Maroc, Tchadia Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Africa's Connection STP, Cronos Airlines, EgyptAir, Trans Air Congo and Kenya Airways.

The following airlines operate international flights to Douala from countries in Europe: Air France, Turkish Airlines and Brussels Airlines.

Olembe Stadium

Capacity: 60,000

City: Yaoundé

Nearest airport: Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport

✈︎ Airlines: The following airlines operate international flights to Douala from other countries in Africa: Afrijet (Gabon), Air Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Royal Air Maroc (Morocco), Kenya Airways (Kenya) and Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia).

The following airlines operate international flights to Douala from countries in Europe: Turkish Airlines (Turkey) and Air France (France).

Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium

Capacity: 42,500

City: Yaoundé

Nearest airport: Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport

✈︎ Airlines: The following airlines operate international flights to Douala from other countries in Africa, including: Afrijet (Gabon), Air Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Royal Air Maroc (Morocco), Kenya Airways (Kenya) and Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia).

The following airlines operate international flights to Douala from countries in Europe: Turkish Airlines (Turkey) and Air France (France).

Roumdé Adjia Stadium

Capacity: 30,000

City: Garoua

Nearest airport: Garoua International Airport

✈︎ Airlines: There are currently no international flights directly to Garoua. Camair-Co operates domestic flights to the airport from Douala and Yaoundé.

Kouekong Stadium

Capacity: 20,000

City: Bafoussam

Nearest airport:

✈︎ Airlines: There are currently no international flights directly to Bafoussam. Camair-Co operates domestic flights to the airport from Douala.

Limbe Stadium

Capacity: 20,000

City: Limbe

Nearest airport: Limbe Airport or Douala International Airport (DLA)

Limbe Airport does not currently have any commercial flights. Alternatively, fly to Douala. It takes 2 hours to reach Limbe by car from Douala International Airport.

✈︎ Airlines: The following airlines operate international flights to Douala from other countries in Africa, including Nigeria, the Congo, Morocco and Gabon: RwandAir, Air Senegal, Royal Air Maroc, Tchadia Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Africa's Connection STP, Cronos Airlines, EgyptAir, Trans Air Congo and Kenya Airways.

The following airlines operate international flights to Douala from countries in Europe: Air France, Turkish Airlines and Brussels Airlines.

 

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Teams

 

PLOT 1	PLOT 2	PLOT 3	PLOT 4
Cameroon	Egypt	Cape Verde	Sudan
Argelia	Ghana	Gabon	Malawi
Senegal	Mali	Mauritania	Comoros
Túnez	Costa de Marfil	Zimbabwe	Guinea Ecuatorial
Nigeria	Guinea	Guinea-Bissau	Etiopía
Morocco	Burkina Faso	Sierra Leone	Gambia

 

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News

Africa Cup of Nations 2021 rescheduled to 2022

20 agosto 2020

The Africa Cup of Nations tournament was originally scheduled to take place between 9 enero and 6 febrero 2021. Preliminary rounds have already been played (Oct-noviembre 2019), including the qualifying group stage, with the third and fourth matchdays of the qualifying group stage postponed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. In junio 2020, it was announced that the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was to be rescheduled to enero 2022. The tournament will maintain its '2021' name. 

 

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FAQs

Who will host the Africa Cup of Nations 2021?

The Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Cameroon.

Is the African Cup of Nations going ahead?

Yes. The tournament was postponed to 2022 because of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but is due to start on enero 9 and conclude on febrero 6 2022. The tournament will maintain the ‘2021’ name despite commencing in 2022.

Can I book flights to Afcon 2021?

Yes, Alternative Airlines can help you book flights to Afcon. We ticket hundreds of airlines, including many airlines flying to Cameroon. Fly with airlines including: RwandAir, Air Senegal, Royal Air Maroc, Tchadia Airlines, Air Côte d'Ivoire, Africa's Connection STP, Cronos Airlines, EgyptAir, Trans Air Congo and Kenya Airways, as well as many other airlines. Use the search form at the top of the page to begin searching for flights.