The AFCON 2025 draw in Rabat confirmed all groups, fixtures and venues for the men’s Africa Cup of Nations, which Morocco will host from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
Twenty-four national teams discovered their paths, including defending champions Côte d’Ivoire, record seven-time winners Egypt and hosts Morocco.
CAF organised a demanding qualification process to reach this stage. Forty-eight nations competed in 12 groups of four, playing six matches home and away.
The top two in each group secured their places at the finals, completing the 24-team tournament lineup.
Morocco will stage the competition across six cities and nine stadiums over four weeks.
With heavyweight contenders in every pot and several evenly matched groups, teams now turn their focus to navigating a tightly packed calendar and chasing the right to call themselves champions of Africa.
AFCON 2025 Groups
Group A
Morocco
Mali
Zambia
Comoros
Group B
Egypt
South Africa
Angola
Zimbabwe
Group C
Nigeria
Tunisia
Uganda
Tanzania
Group D
Senegal
DR Congo
Benin
Botswana
Group E
Algeria
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Sudan
Group F
Côte d’Ivoire
Cameroon
Gabon
Mozambique
Tournament Format
AFCON 2025 begins on 21 December when Morocco face Comoros at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Each team will play three group-stage matches in a round-robin format. The top two nations in every group earn automatic qualification for the round of 16, while four of the six third-placed teams advance based on their results.
Knockout football follows from 3 January, leading to the final in Rabat on 18 January 2026.
Match Venues
Rabat (four stadiums)
Casablanca
Fes
Tangier
Marrakech
Agadir
Full Group-Stage Schedule (Local time GMT+1)
Sunday 21 December 2025
Morocco vs Comoros – Rabat 1, 8pm
Monday 22 December
Mali vs Zambia – Rabat 2, 3:30pm
Egypt vs Zimbabwe – Agadir, 6pm
South Africa vs Angola – Marrakech, 8:30pm
Tuesday 23 December
Nigeria vs Tanzania – Fes, 1pm
Tunisia vs Uganda – Rabat 4, 3:30pm
Senegal vs Botswana – Tangier, 6pm
DR Congo vs Benin – Rabat 3, 8:30pm
Wednesday 24 December
Algeria vs Sudan – Rabat 2, 1pm
Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea – Casablanca, 3:30pm
Côte d’Ivoire vs Mozambique – Marrakech, 6pm
Cameroon vs Gabon – Agadir, 8:30pm
Friday 26 December
Morocco vs Mali – Rabat 1, 1pm
Zambia vs Comoros – Casablanca, 3:30pm
Egypt vs South Africa – Agadir, 6pm
Angola vs Zimbabwe – Marrakech, 8:30pm
Saturday 27 December
Nigeria vs Tunisia – Fes, 1pm
Uganda vs Tanzania – Rabat 3, 3:30pm
Senegal vs DR Congo – Tangier, 6pm
Benin vs Botswana – Rabat 4, 8:30pm
Sunday 28 December
Algeria vs Burkina Faso – Rabat 2, 1pm
Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan – Casablanca, 3:30pm
Côte d’Ivoire vs Cameroon – Marrakech, 6pm
Gabon vs Mozambique – Agadir, 8:30pm
Monday 29 December
Zambia vs Morocco – Rabat 1, 6:30pm
Comoros vs Mali – Casablanca, 6:30pm
Angola vs Egypt – Agadir, 8:30pm
Zimbabwe vs South Africa – Marrakech, 8:30pm
Tuesday 30 December
Uganda vs Nigeria – Fes, 6pm
Tanzania vs Tunisia – Rabat 4, 6pm
Benin vs Senegal – Tangier, 8:30pm
Botswana vs DR Congo – Rabat 3, 8:30pm
Wednesday 31 December
Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria – Rabat 2, 6pm
Sudan vs Burkina Faso – Casablanca, 6pm
Gabon vs Côte d’Ivoire – Marrakech, 8:30pm
Mozambique vs Cameroon – Agadir, 8:30pm
Knockout Stage (3–18 January 2026)
Round of 16: 3–6 January
Quarter-finals: 9–10 January
Semi-finals: 14 January
Third-place match: 17 January
Final: 18 January in Rabat
AFCON 2025 now enters its final countdown as supporters, teams and host cities prepare for one of the most competitive and anticipated editions in the tournament’s history.
