2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Scheduled 35th edition of AFCON

2025 Africa Cup of NationsCoupe d'Afrique des nations 2025
كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2025
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Tournament details
Host country| Morocco
Dates| 21 December 2025 – 18 January 2026
Teams| 24
Venue(s)| 6 (in 6 host cities)

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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] 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 next season in Europe.[5] That means the traditional window for Afcon in mid-January to mid-February (when the knockout stages of the Champions League are due to start) is likely to cause even more disruption than usual.

This edition of the tournament was scheduled to be the second after 2019 to take place during the northern hemisphere's summer, 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 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

On 18 February 2024, CAF released the procedures for the preliminary round and its draw which was held at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt two days later, i.e. 20 February. The group stage draw took place on 4 July 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. All CAF member associations entered the competition, except Eritrea and Seychelles, who were excluded from the qualifiers. The seeding was based on the FIFA World Ranking from 15 February 2024, with teams ranked 1st to 44th received a bye to the qualifying group stage, while the teams ranked 45th to 52nd had to participate in the preliminary round.

### Qualified teams

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The following teams have qualified for this edition of the tournament.

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 | 27 September 2023 | 20th | 1972 | 2023 | Champions (1976) |
Burkina Faso | Group L winners or runners-up | 13 October 2024 | 14th | 1978 | Runners-up (2013) |
Cameroon | Group J winners or runners-up | 14 October 2024 | 22nd | 1970 | Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) |
Algeria | Group E winners or runners-up | 14 October 2024 | 21st | 1968 | Champions (1990, 2019) |
DR Congo | Group H winners or runners-up | 15 October 2024 | 21st | 1965 | Champions (1968, 1974) |
Senegal | Group L winners or runners-up | 15 October 2024 | 18th | Champions (2021) |
Egypt | Group C winners or runners-up | 15 October 2024 | 27th | 1957 | Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
Angola | Group F winners or runners-up | 15 October 2024 | 10th | 1996 | Quarter-finals (2008, 2010, 2023) |

## Venues

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300km
200miles

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

Agadir

Casablanca

Fes

Marrakesh

Rabat

Tangier

On 27 September 2023, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation unveiled a list of six stadiums in six cities to host this edition of the tournament.

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Agadir | Adrar Stadium | 45,480 (possible expansion to 46,000)
Casablanca | Mohammed V Stadium | 45,891
Fez | Fez Stadium | 45,000 (possible expansion to 55,800)
Marrakesh | Marrakesh Stadium | 45,240
Rabat | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | 53,000 (possible expansion to 68,700)
Tangier | Ibn Batouta Stadium | 65,000 (possible expansion to 75,600)

## Group stage

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

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/none 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):[19]

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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1  |  Morocco (H) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | A2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | A3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  | A4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

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### Group B

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1  | B1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | B2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | B3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  | B4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

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### Group C

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1  | C1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | C2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | C3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  | C4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

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### Group D

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1  | D1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | D2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | D3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  | D4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

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### Group E

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1  | E1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | E2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | E3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  | E4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

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

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### Group F

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1  | F1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Advance to knockout stage
2  | F2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
3  | F3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  | F4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |

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### Ranking of third-placed teams

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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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| Runner-up Group A|

| Runner-up Group C| |

| Winner R2|

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| Winner Group D|

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| 3rd Group B/E/F| |

| Winner QF1|

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| Winner Group B|

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| 3rd Group A/C/D| |

| Winner R5|

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| Winner Group F|

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| Runner-up Group E| |

| Winner SF1|

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| Winner R7|

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| 3rd Group C/D/E| |

| Winner QF3|

| | Winner QF2| | | Third place play-off

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| Runner-up Group D| |

| Winner R4| | Loser SF1|

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| 3rd Group A/B/F| |

### Round of 16

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Winner Group E| R7| Runner-up Group D

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Winner Group F| R8| Runner-up Group E

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### Quarter-finals

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Winner R2| QF1| Winner R1

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### Semi-finals

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### Third place play-off

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### Final

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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

## Broadcasting

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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

## References

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1. ^ "AFCON moves to winter due to Club World Cup". ESPN.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
2. ^ "AFCON 2025 gets summer dates in Morocco". Afrik Foot. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
3. ^ "AFCON 2025 to be scheduled forJuly-August 2025 in Morocco". africanews. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
4. ^ Aarons, Ed; Molina, Romain; Aarons, Exclusive by Ed (12 June 2024). "Afcon could move to December 2025 to avoid Club World Cup clash". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
5. ^ "CAF President Dr Motsepe announces African Super League launch details, AFCON 2023 and Champions League key decisions" (Press release). CAFOnline.com. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023. "...the Executive Committee has decided that this edition of the tournament (the 2023 edition) will be postponed to the months of January and February 2024. The postponement is as a direct and sole result of the adverse weather conditions in the country and after also having received further technical opinion from experts on adverse effects of staging the matches in that period, as June and July are rainy seasons in Ivory Coast."
6. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations to switch from January staging to June in 2019". The Guardian. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
7. ^ Southby, Ben (3 July 2022). "Africa Cup of Nations 2023 finals have been postponed and moved to January 2024 due to weather concerns in Ivory Coast". Eurosport. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
8. ^ a b "CAF President discusses withdrawal by CAF of AFCON Guinea 2025 with Guinea Transition President". CAFOnline.com. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
9. ^ "Guinea stripped of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations: CAF president". beIN Sports. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
10. ^ a b "CAF re-opens bidding process for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025 hosting rights". CAFOnline.com. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
11. ^ a b "Morocco to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
12. ^ "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast: Sebastien Haller seals Africa Cup of Nations final comeback for host nation". Sky Sports. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
13. ^ "Cameroon stripped of hosting 2019 Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
14. ^ "CAN 2019 : le pays hôte sera connu le 9 janvier" [CAN 2019: the host country will be known on January 9]. Le Monde (in French). 10 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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17. ^ "Tanzania, Uganda & Kenya to host 2027 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
18. ^ "Morocco, East African nations win Africa Cup of Nations hosting rights". France 24. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
19. ^ Nassar, Khaled (21 October 2021). "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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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

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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)

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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|

* 1957
* 1959
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
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* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023
* 2025

Finals|

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* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

Bids|

* 2027
* 2029

Squads|

* 1957
* 1959
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1968
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* 1972
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Statistics|

* Finals
* Appearances
* Awards
* Records and statistics
* Hat-tricks

Miscellaneous|

* Balls
* Mascots
* Music
* Trophy

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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*[Pts]: Points
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