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The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017 (also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017) is scheduled to be the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the (CAF).

The 2017 African champion will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederation Cup in Russia. This event is also part of the Africa Cup of Nations 60th Anniversary.

Qualification
Main article: 

51 nations entered the qualifying stage with and  declining to enter.

Due to the cancellation of being hosts of the 2015 edition, the national team of Morocco were originally banned by CAF from entering the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cups of Nations. However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning Morocco may enter the tournament.

Three-time champions did not qualify.

Format
15 qualified teams and the host (Gabon) will be drawn into four groups, the winners and runners-up of each groups will advance to quarter finals, and the winners of the match will advance again to semi-final. The winners of semi-finals will play on final to determine the champion of tournament, meanwhile the losers will play in third place match.

Draw
The seeding was determined taking into account the performance of the qualified teams during the following competitions:
 * Africa Cup of Nations final tournaments (2012, 2013, 2015)
 * Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (2013, 2015, 2017)
 * FIFA World Cup (2014)
 * FIFA World Cup qualifiers (2014)

Group stage
Group winners and runners-up will advance to quarter-final

All times are local, (UTC+1)

Group A
(H) Host