The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the full schedule of the African Cup of Nations, which is set to kick off early next year in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The opening game will be played in Bata, Equatorial Guinea on 21 January and the final will be hosted by Libreville, Gabon on 12 February 2012. Equatorial Guinea cities Bata and Malabo will both host the group stage matches from groups A and B, while stage matches for groups C and D will be played in Gabon's Libreville and Franceville. See full calendar published on CAF website