2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Scheduled 35th edition of AFCON

2025 Africa Cup of Nationsكأس الأمم الإفريقية 2025
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Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2025

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Tournament details
Host country| Morocco
Dates| 21 December 2025 –
18 January 2026
Teams| 24
Venue(s)| 9 (in 6 host cities)

← 2023

2027 →

International football competition

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2025 or CAN 2025, is scheduled to be the 35th edition of the biennial African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[1] It will be hosted by Morocco for the second time and the first since 1988.[2] Morocco was originally scheduled to host the 2015 edition, but withdrew due to fears stemming from the Western African Ebola virus epidemic.[3]

Due to FIFA expanding its Club World Cup competition to 32 teams and having it scheduled for June and July that year, this edition of the tournament will be played between 21 December 2025 and 18 January 2026.[4] It will be the first time that the tournament will be played over the Christmas and New Year period. The situation has been further complicated by the addition of two extra match days scheduled for the last two weeks of January in the expanded Champions League that begins this season in Europe.[5]

This edition of the tournament was scheduled to be the second after 2019 to take place during the northern hemisphere's summer (June-July), in order to reduce scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions;[6] the previous 2023 edition was moved to January and February 2024 owing to the adverse summer weather conditions in Ivory Coast.[7] Guinea was originally set as hosts for this edition of the tournament, but had its hosting rights stripped after affirming its inadequacy of hosting preparations.[8][9] After a second bidding process,[10] Morocco was named as the new hosts on 27 September 2023.[11] Ivory Coast are the defending champions.[12]

## Host selection

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CAF stripped Cameroon from hosting the 2019 edition of the tournament on 30 November 2018 due to lack of speed of progress in preparations,[13] but accepted former CAF president Ahmad Ahmad's request to stage the next edition in 2021. Consequently, the original hosts of 2021, Ivory Coast, became hosts of the 2023 edition with Guinea instead hosting the 2025 edition, which until then had no hosts.[14] The CAF President confirmed the timetable shift after a meeting with Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 30 January 2019.[15] On 30 September 2022, current CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced that Guinea had been stripped as host for the 2025 edition due to inadequacy and speed of progress in hosting preparations.[8] Consequently, a new process was re-opened for a replacement host bidder.[10][16] On 27 September 2023, the 2025 edition was awarded to Morocco[11] and the 2027 edition to Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.[17][18]

## Qualification

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Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Team qualified

Team failed to qualify

Team banned or did not enter

Not a member of CAF

The qualifiers were held between 20 March and 19 November 2024, starting with the preliminary round (20–26 March 2024) and then the group stage (2 September–19 November 2024).[19] The preliminary round draw was held on 20 February 2024, 14:00 CAT (UTC+2) at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[20] The eight involved national teams were seeded into two pots of four based on the FIFA World Rankings from 15 February 2024, [21] Seychelles and Eritrea were excluded from the qualifiers. The eight teams were split into four ties which were played in home-and-away two-legged format.[20] The four winners: Chad, Eswatini, Liberia and South Sudan advanced to the group stage to join the 44 teams which entered directly.[22] The group stage draw took place on 4 July 2024, 14:30 CAT (UTC+2) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 48 national teams involved were divided into twelve groups of four each, which consisted of the 44 teams that entered directly, in addition to the four winners of the preliminary round, and were seeded into four pots of twelve each based on the June 2024 FIFA World Rankings.[23][24]

### Qualified teams

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The following 24 teams qualified for this edition, all of them have previously participated in the tournament.[25] Morocco, the host country, played in the qualifiers in Group B despite qualifying automatically. Ghana, four-time African champions, failed to qualify after finishing bottom of the Group F, missing out on the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004.[26][27] Tunisia qualified for the 22nd time and extended their record for consecutive participations, reaching the tournament for the 17th time in a row, having not been absent since 1994.[28] Comoros, Gabon, Sudan and Zimbabwe made their return to the continental tournament after missing out on 2023.[29] Benin and Uganda made their return after an almost five-year absence from the event. Botswana qualified for the second time after their first participation in 2012.[30] Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Namibia also failed to qualify after appearing in 2023.

Team  | Method of
qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Finals
appearance  | First
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance  | FIFA ranking
at start of event

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Morocco | Hosts / Group B winners | 27 September 2023 | 20th  | 1972 | 2023 | Champions (1976)  | TBD
Burkina Faso | Group L runners-up | 13 October 2024 | 14th  | 1978 | 2023 | Runners-up (2013)  | TBD
Cameroon | Group J winners | 14 October 2024 | 22nd  | 1970 | 2023 | Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)  | TBD
Algeria | Group E winners | 14 October 2024 | 21st  | 1968 | 2023 | Champions (1990, 2019)  | TBD
DR Congo | Group H winners | 15 October 2024 | 21st  | 1965 | 2023 | Champions (1968, 1974)  | TBD
Senegal | Group L winners | 15 October 2024 | 18th  | 1965 | 2023 | Champions (2021)  | TBD
Egypt | Group C winners | 15 October 2024 | 27th  | 1957 | 2023 | Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)  | TBD
Angola | Group F winners | 15 October 2024 | 10th  | 1996 | 2023 | Quarter-finals (2008, 2010, 2023)  | TBD
Equatorial Guinea | Group E runners-up | 13 November 2024 | 5th  | 2012 | 2023 | Fourth place (2015)  | TBD
Ivory Coast | Group G runners-up | 13 November 2024 | 26th  | 1965 | 2023 | Champions (1992, 2015, 2023)  | TBD
Gabon | Group B runners-up | 14 November 2024 | 9th  | 1994 | 2021 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)  | TBD
Uganda | Group K runners-up | 14 November 2024 | 8th  | 1962 | 2019 | Runners-up (1978)  | TBD
South Africa | Group K winners | 14 November 2024 | 12th  | 1996 | 2023 | Champions (1996)  | TBD
Tunisia | Group A runners-up | 14 November 2024 | 22nd  | 1962 | 2023 | Champions (2004)  | TBD
Nigeria | Group D winners | 14 November 2024 | 21st  | 1963 | 2023 | Champions (1980, 1994, 2013)  | TBD
Mali | Group I winners | 15 November 2024 | 14th  | 1972 | 2023 | Runners-up (1972)  | TBD
Zambia | Group G winners | 15 November 2024 | 19th  | 1974 | 2023 | Champions (2012)  | TBD
Zimbabwe | Group J runners-up | 15 November 2024 | 6th  | 2004 | 2021 | Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017, 2019, 2021)  | TBD
Comoros | Group A winners | 15 November 2024 | 2nd  | 2021 | 2021 | Round of 16 (2021)  | TBD
Sudan | Group F runners-up | 18 November 2024 | 10th  | 1957 | 2021 | Champions (1970)  | TBD
Benin | Group D runners-up | 18 November 2024 | 5th  | 2004 | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2019)  | TBD
Tanzania | Group H runners-up | 19 November 2024 | 4th  | 1980 | 2023 | Group stage (1980, 2019, 2023)  | TBD
Botswana | Group C runners-up | 19 November 2024 | 2nd  | 2012 | 2012 | Group stage (2012)  | TBD
Mozambique | Group I runners-up | 19 November 2024 | 6th  | 1986 | 2023 | Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2023)  | TBD

## Venues

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500km
311miles

Location of the Moroccan host cities of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Agadir

Casablanca

Fes

Marrakesh

Rabat

Tangier

On 27 January 2025, The Confederation of African Football  (CAF) together with Royal Moroccan Football Federation and the Local Organizing Committee of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 announced the 9 venues in 6 cities that will host matches in the competition.[31]

City  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Agadir | Adrar Stadium | 41,144
Casablanca | Mohammed V Stadium | 45,891
Fez | Fez Stadium | 35,468
Marrakesh | Marrakesh Stadium | 41,245
Rabat | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | 68,700
Moulay Hassan Stadium | 22,000
Al Barid Stadium | 18,000
Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium | 21,000
Tangier | Ibn Batouta Stadium | 75,600

## Draw

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On 16 December 2024, CAF announced that the draw date for the group stage was 27 January 2025 in Rabat.[32] CAF used the December 2024 FIFA World Rankings to decide the 4 pots for the competition.

Pot 1  | Pot 2  | Pot 3  | Pot 4

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Morocco (hosts)
Senegal
Egypt
Algeria
Nigeria
Ivory Coast (holders)  |  Cameroon
Mali
Tunisia
South Africa
DR Congo
Burkina Faso |  Gabon
Angola
Zambia
Uganda
Equatorial Guinea
Benin |  Mozambique
Comoros
Tanzania
Sudan
Zimbabwe
Botswana

## Group stage

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All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

CAF announced the tournament schedule on 31 January 2025, which did not include kick-off times for matches.[33][34]

The top two teams of each group, along with the best four third-placed teams, will advance to the round of 16.

### Tiebreakers

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Teams will be ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):[35]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, if two teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are applied exclusively to these two teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Drawing of lots.

### Group A

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Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Morocco (H) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Mali | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  |  Zambia | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  |  Comoros | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF
(H) Hosts

21 December 2025 (2025-12-21)

20:00

Morocco | v|  Comoros

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

22 December 2025 (2025-12-22)

15:30

Mali | v|  Zambia

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Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

* * *

26 December 2025 (2025-12-26)

13:00

Morocco | v|  Mali

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

26 December 2025 (2025-12-26)

15:30

Zambia | v|  Comoros

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Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

* * *

29 December 2025 (2025-12-29)

18:30

Zambia | v|  Morocco

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

29 December 2025 (2025-12-29)

18:30

Comoros | v|  Mali

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Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

### Group B

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Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Egypt | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  South Africa | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  |  Angola | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  |  Zimbabwe | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF

22 December 2025 (2025-12-22)

18:00

Egypt | v|  Zimbabwe

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Adrar Stadium, Agadir

22 December 2025 (2025-12-22)

20:30

South Africa | v|  Angola

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Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

* * *

26 December 2025 (2025-12-26)

18:00

Egypt | v|  South Africa

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Adrar Stadium, Agadir

26 December 2025 (2025-12-26)

20:30

Angola | v|  Zimbabwe

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Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

* * *

29 December 2025 (2025-12-29)

20:30

Angola | v|  Egypt

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Adrar Stadium, Agadir

29 December 2025 (2025-12-29)

20:30

Zimbabwe | v|  South Africa

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Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

### Group C

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Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Nigeria | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Tunisia | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  |  Uganda | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  |  Tanzania | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF

23 December 2025 (2025-12-23)

13:00

Nigeria | v|  Tanzania

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Fez Stadium, Fez

23 December 2025 (2025-12-23)

15:30

Tunisia | v|  Uganda

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium, Rabat

* * *

27 December 2025 (2025-12-27)

13:00

Nigeria | v|  Tunisia

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Fez Stadium, Fez

27 December 2025 (2025-12-27)

15:30

Uganda | v|  Tanzania

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Al Barid Stadium, Rabat

* * *

30 December 2025 (2025-12-30)

18:00

Uganda | v|  Nigeria

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Fez Stadium, Fez

30 December 2025 (2025-12-30)

18:00

Tanzania | v|  Tunisia

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium, Rabat

### Group D

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Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Senegal | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  DR Congo | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  |  Benin | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  |  Botswana | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF

23 December 2025 (2025-12-23)

18:00

Senegal | v|  Botswana

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Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

23 December 2025 (2025-12-23)

20:30

DR Congo | v|  Benin

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Al Barid Stadium, Rabat

* * *

27 December 2025 (2025-12-27)

18:00

Senegal | v|  DR Congo

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Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

27 December 2025 (2025-12-27)

20:30

Benin | v|  Botswana

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium, Rabat

* * *

30 December 2025 (2025-12-30)

20:30

Benin | v|  Senegal

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Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

30 December 2025 (2025-12-30)

20:30

Botswana | v|  DR Congo

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Al Barid Stadium, Rabat

### Group E

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Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group E

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Algeria | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Burkina Faso | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  |  Equatorial Guinea | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  |  Sudan | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF

24 December 2025 (2025-12-24)

13:00

Algeria | v|  Sudan

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Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat

24 December 2025 (2025-12-24)

15:30

Burkina Faso | v|  Equatorial Guinea

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Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

* * *

28 December 2025 (2025-12-28)

13:00

Algeria | v|  Burkina Faso

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Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat

28 December 2025 (2025-12-28)

15:30

Equatorial Guinea | v|  Sudan

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Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

* * *

31 December 2025 (2025-12-31)

18:00

Equatorial Guinea | v|  Algeria

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Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat

31 December 2025 (2025-12-31)

18:00

Sudan | v|  Burkina Faso

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Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

### Group F

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Main article: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group F

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Ivory Coast | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Cameroon | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  |  Gabon | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  |  Mozambique | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF

24 December 2025 (2025-12-24)

18:00

Ivory Coast | v|  Mozambique

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Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

24 December 2025 (2025-12-24)

20:30

Cameroon | v|  Gabon

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Adrar Stadium, Agadir

* * *

28 December 2025 (2025-12-28)

18:00

Ivory Coast | v|  Cameroon

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Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

28 December 2025 (2025-12-28)

20:30

Gabon | v|  Mozambique

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Adrar Stadium, Agadir

* * *

31 December 2025 (2025-12-31)

20:30

Gabon | v|  Ivory Coast

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Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

31 December 2025 (2025-12-31)

20:30

Mozambique | v|  Cameroon

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Adrar Stadium, Agadir

### Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos | Grp | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | A | A3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | B | B3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | C | C3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
4  | D | D3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
5  | E | E3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
6  | F | F3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

## Knockout stage

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The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of 16:

Possible combinations of third-placed teams

Third-placed teams
qualify from groups  |  | 1A
vs  | 1B
vs  | 1C
vs  | 1D

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A | B | C | D |  |  | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B
A | B | C |  | E |  | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E
A | B | C |  |  | F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F
A | B |  | D | E |  | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E
A | B |  | D |  | F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F
A | B |  |  | E | F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F
A |  | C | D | E |  | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E
A |  | C | D |  | F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F
A |  | C |  | E | F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E
A |  |  | D | E | F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E
| B | C | D | E |  | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E
| B | C | D |  | F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F
| B | C |  | E | F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F
| B |  | D | E | F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F
|  | C | D | E | F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E

### Bracket

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| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 3 January – Casablanca | | | | | | | |

| Runner-up Group A|

| 9 January – Tangier

| Runner-up Group C| |

| Winner R2|

| 3 January – Tangier

| | Winner R1| |

| Winner Group D|

| | 14 January – Tangier

| 3rd Group B/E/F| |

| Winner QF1|

| 5 January – Agadir

| | Winner QF4| |

| Winner Group B|

| 10 January – Agadir |

| 3rd Group A/C/D| |

| Winner R5|

| 6 January – Marrakesh

| | Winner R8| |

| Winner Group F|

| | 18 January – Rabat

| Runner-up Group E| |

| Winner SF1|

| 4 January – Rabat

| | Winner SF2|

| Runner-up Group B|

| 9 January – Rabat |

| Runner-up Group F| |

| Winner R4|

| 4 January – Rabat

| | Winner R3| |

| Winner Group A|

| | 14 January – Rabat

| 3rd Group C/D/E| |

| Winner QF2|

| 6 January – Rabat

| | Winner QF3| | | Third place play-off

| Winner Group E|

| 10 January – Marrakesh | | 17 January – Casablanca

| Runner-up Group D| |

| Winner R7| | Loser SF1|

| 5 January – Fez

| | Winner R6| | | Loser SF2|

| Winner Group C|

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| 3rd Group A/B/F| |

### Round of 16

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3 January 2026 (2026-01-03)

18:00

Winner Group D| R1| 3rd Group B/E/F

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Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

* * *

3 January 2026 (2026-01-03)

20:30

Runner-up Group A| R2| Runner-up Group C

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Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

* * *

4 January 2026 (2026-01-04)

18:00

Winner Group A| R3| 3rd Group C/D/E

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

* * *

4 January 2026 (2026-01-04)

20:30

Runner-up Group B| R4| Runner-up Group F

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Al Barid Stadium, Rabat

* * *

5 January 2026 (2026-01-05)

18:00

Winner Group B| R5| 3rd Group A/C/D

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Adrar Stadium, Agadir

* * *

5 January 2026 (2026-01-05)

20:30

Winner Group C| R6| 3rd Group A/B/F

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Fez Stadium, Fez

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6 January 2026 (2026-01-06)

18:00

Winner Group E| R7| Runner-up Group D

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Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat

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6 January 2026 (2026-01-06)

20:30

Winner Group F| R8| Runner-up Group E

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Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

### Quarter-finals

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9 January 2026 (2026-01-09)

18:00

Winner R2| QF1| Winner R1

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Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

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9 January 2026 (2026-01-09)

20:30

Winner R4| QF2| Winner R3

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

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10 January 2026 (2026-01-10)

18:00

Winner R7| QF3| Winner R6

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Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

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10 January 2026 (2026-01-10)

20:30

Winner R5| QF4| Winner R8

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Adrar Stadium, Agadir

### Semi-finals

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14 January 2026 (2026-01-14)

18:00

Winner QF1| SF1| Winner QF4

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Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

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14 January 2026 (2026-01-14)

20:30

Winner QF3| SF2| Winner QF2

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

### Third place play-off

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17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)

20:00

Loser SF1| v| Loser SF2

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Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

### Final

[edit]

18 January 2026

20:00

Winner SF1| v| Winner SF2

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

## Broadcasting

[edit]

Below is the list of the 2025 AFCON broadcasting rights holders:

Territory  | Rights holder(s)

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Morocco | Société Nationale de Radio Télévision

## See also

[edit]

* 2024 African Nations Championship
* 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
* 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
* 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

## References

[edit]

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## External links

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* Official website

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* e

2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Stages|

* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Group E
* Group F
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Qualification
* Squads

* v
* t
* e

2025 Africa Cup of Nations stadiums

* Ibn Batouta Stadium (Tangier)
* Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat)
* Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca)
* Adrar Stadium (Agadir)
* Marrakesh Stadium (Marrakesh)
* Fez Stadium (Fez)
* Moulay Hassan Stadium (Rabat)
* Al Barid Stadium (Rabat)
* Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium (Rabat)

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Africa Cup of Nations

Editions|

* Sudan 1957
* United Arab Republic 1959
* Ethiopia 1962
* Ghana 1963
* Tunisia 1965
* Ethiopia 1968
* Sudan 1970
* Cameroon 1972
* Egypt 1974
* Ethiopia 1976
* Ghana 1978
* Nigeria 1980
* Libya 1982
* Ivory Coast 1984
* Egypt 1986
* Morocco 1988
* Algeria 1990
* Senegal 1992
* Tunisia 1994
* South Africa 1996
* Burkina Faso 1998
* Ghana/Nigeria 2000
* Mali 2002
* Tunisia 2004
* Egypt 2006
* Ghana 2008
* Angola 2010
* Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012
* South Africa 2013
* Equatorial Guinea 2015
* Gabon 2017
* Egypt 2019
* Cameroon 2021
* Ivory Coast 2023
* Morocco 2025
* Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027
* TBD 2029

Qualification|

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* Finals
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* Balls
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Notes
The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only.
The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.

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