2024 will never be a dull year in terms of sports as the Asian Cup will be the major competition to begin in the year.
It commences on Friday as AFCON will kick off a day after the kick-off of the 2024 Asian Cup.
Here, Sportsworld Ghana takes you through all that you need to know ahead of the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by Asian Football Federation
Defending champions
Qatar (2019)
Host
Qatar – official name is AFC ASIAN CUP Qatar 2023
Host Cities
5
Venue, Capacities and Cities
•Al Bayt Stadium, (68, 895), Al Khor
• Lusail Stadium, (88,966), Lisail
• Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, (45,032), Al Rayyan
• Education City Stadium, (44,667), Al Rayyan
•Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, (15,000), Al Rayyan
• Khalifa International Stadium, (45,857), Al Rayyan
• Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, (10,000), Doha
• Al Thumama Stadium, (44,400), Doha
• Al Janoub Stadium (44,325), Al Wakrah
Dates
12th January – 10 February 2024
Number of Teams
24
Groups
Group A
Qatar, China, Tajikistan, Lebanon,
Group B
Australia, Uzbekistan, Syria, India
Group C
Iran, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Palestine
Group D
Japan, Indonesia, Iraq, Vietnam
Group E
South Korea, Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain,
Group F
Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan
