Salah’s Egypt were drawn in Group B alongside Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
They get their tilt at the trophy under way by facing the latter on Monday (December 22), kick-off 8pm GMT.
A clash with South Africa follows on Friday December 26 at 3pm GMT.
The Pharaohs complete the group stage against Angola on Monday December 29, kick-off 4pm GMT.
Each of Egypt’s matches in the opening phase will be played in Agadir.
Round of 16 ties are scheduled across January 3/4/5/6 and the quarter-final dates are January 9/10.
Both semi-finals will be held on January 14, with a third-place play-off three days later and the final in Rabat set for January 18 (7pm GMT kick-off).
Seven-time winners of the competition, Egypt are seeking a first success at AFCON since the 2010 edition.
