Ivory Coast will look to defend their Africa Cup of Nations crown towards 23 certified groups in Morocco on the finish of the 12 months.
Morocco was confirmed as event host after Guinea conceded their plans to enhance stadia and infrastructure wouldn’t be prepared in time.
Morocco final staged the competitors in 1988.
When is AFCON 2025?
In a change to the traditional scheduling, and partially because of the expanded Membership World Cup this summer season, AFCON 2025 can be performed over Christmas and New 12 months.
It is because of get underway on December 21, 2025 with the ultimate scheduled for January 18, 2026.
What are the host cities for AFCON 2025?
Agadir – Grand Stade d’Agadir (capability – 41,144)
Casablanca – Complexe Sportif Mohammed V (45,000)
Fes – Complexe Sportif de Fès (35,468)
Marrakech – Grand Stade de Marrakech (41,245)
Rabat – Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah (69,500)
Rabat – Stade Al Barid (18,000)
Rabat – Stade Olympique Annexe Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah (21,000)
Rabat – Complexe Sportif Prince Héritier Moulay EL Hassan (22,000)
Tangier – Grand Stade de Tanger (75,600)
The ultimate can be staged on the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah.
Which nations have certified for AFCON 2025?
Morocco had been sure of their place as hosts, however nonetheless went by way of qualifying. Ghana had been the big-name casualties, failing to advance from Group F.
Tunisia certified for a document seventeenth time in a row.
The groups which have certified are: Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, South Africa, DR Congo, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Mozambique, Comoros, Tanzania, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Botswana
What are the teams for AFCON 2025?
Group AComorosMaliMoroccoZambia
Group BAngolaEgyptSouth AfricaZimbabwe
Group CNigeriaTanzaniaTunisiaUganda
Group DBeninBotswanaDR CongoSenegal
Group EAlgeriaBurkina FasoEquatorial GuineaSudan
Group FCameroonIvory CoastGabonMozambique
The highest two groups from every group, plus the most effective 4 third-placed groups will advance to the spherical of 16
AFCON 2025 Fixtures (all occasions are native)
Sunday 21 December 2025
Group A: Morocco vs Comoros (Rabat 1, 8pm)
Monday 22 December 2025
Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Rabat 2, 3:30pm)Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Agadir, 6pm)Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Tuesday 23 December 2025
Group C: Nigeria vs Tanzania (Fes, 1pm)Group C: Tunisia vs Uganda (Rabat 4, 3:30pm)Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Tangier, 6pm)Group D: DR Congo vs Benin (Rabat 3, 8:30pm)
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Group E: Algeria vs Sudan (Rabat 2, 1pm)Group E: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca, 3:30pm)Group F: Cote D’Ivoire vs Mozambique (Marrakech, 6pm)Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon (Agadir, 8:30pm)
Friday 26 December 2025
Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Rabat 1, 1pm)Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Casablanca, 3:30pm)Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Agadir, 6pm)Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Saturday 27 December 2025
Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fes, 1pm)Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Rabat 3, 3:30pm)Group D: Senegal vs DR Congo (Tangier, 6pm)Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Rabat 4, 8:30pm)
Sunday 28 December 2025
Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Rabat 2, 1pm)Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Casablanca, 3:30pm)Group F: Cote D’Ivoire vs Cameroon (Marrakech, 6pm)Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Agadir, 8:30pm)
Monday 29 December 2025
Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Rabat 1, 6:30pm)Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Casablanca, 6:30pm)Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Agadir, 8:30pm)Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fes, 6pm)Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Rabat 4, 6pm)Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Tangier, 8:30pm)Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Rabat 3, 8:30pm)
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Rabat 2, 6pm)Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Casablanca, 6pm)Group F: Gabon vs Cote D’Ivoire, (Marrakech, 8:30pm)Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Agadir, 8:30pm)
Spherical of 16
Saturday 3 January 2026
Group D winners vs Group B/E/F third-place (Tangier, 6pm)Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up (Casablanca, 8:30pm)
Sunday 4 January 2026
Group A winners vs Group C/D/E third-place (Rabat 1, 6pm)Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up (Rabat 3, 8:30pm)
Monday 5 January 2026
Group B winners vs Group A/C/D third-place (Agadir, 6pm)Group C winners vs Group A/B/F third-place (Fes, 8:30pm)
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Group E winners vs Group D runners-up (Rabat 2, 6pm)Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Quarter-finals
Friday 9 January 2026
Quarter-final 1 (Tangier, 6pm)Quarter-final 2 (Rabat 1, 8:30pm)
Saturday 10 January 2026
Quarter-final 3 (Marrakech, 6pm)Quarter-final 4 (Agadir, 8:30pm)
Semi-finals
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Semi-final 1 (Tangier, 6pm)Semi-final 2 (Rabat, 8:30pm)
Third-place match
Saturday 17 January 2026
Third-place match (Casablanca, 8pm)
Ultimate
Sunday 18 January 2026
Which Premier League gamers may participate and miss very important home fixtures?
Liverpool: Mohamed SalahManchester Metropolis: Rayan Ait-Nouri, Omar MarmoushManchester United: Andre Onana, Noussair Mazraoui, Amad DialloChelsea: Nicolas JacksonTottenham: Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar SarrBournemouth: Dango Ouattara, Antoine SemenyoBrighton: Carlos Baleba, Tariq Lamptey, Simon AdingraBrentford: Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane WissaBurnley: Hannibal Mejbri, Lyle FosterCrystal Palace: Cheick Doucoure, Chadi Riad, Ismaila SarrEverton: Iliman NdiayeFulham: Calvin Bassey, Alex IwobiNottingham Forest: Ola Aina, Willy Boly, Ibrahim SangareWest Ham: Mohammed KudusWolves: Emmanuel Agbadou, Marshall MunetsiSunderland: Habib Diarra
