Ivory Coast will look to defend their Africa Cup of Nations crown in opposition to 23 certified AFCON 2025 groups in Morocco.
The hosts, who final staged the competitors in 1988, had been among the many favourites to triumph at first of the event.
Mohamed Salah’s Egypt had been additionally thought of contenders alongside groups together with Senegal, whose squad options former Reds ahead and two-time African Soccer of the 12 months Sadio Mane.
101GreatGoals.com has particulars on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations schedule, in addition to host cities and the teams.
Africa Cup of Nations: When is the AFCON 2025?
In a change to the conventional scheduling, and partially because of the expanded Membership World Cup this summer time, AFCON 2025 will likely 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 Fes (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 Heritier Moulay EL Hassan (22,000)
Tangier – Grand Stade de Tanger (75,600)
The ultimate will likely 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 to 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 A
- Comoros
- Mali
- Morocco
- Zambia
Group B
- Angola
- Egypt
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
Group C
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Uganda
Group D
- Benin
- Botswana
- DR Congo
- Senegal
Group E
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sudan
Group F
- Cameroon
- Ivory Coast
- Gabon
- Mozambique
The highest two groups from every group, plus the very best 4 third-placed groups will advance to the spherical of 16.
AFCON 2025 fixtures, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule
All instances are GMT.
Sunday, December 21 2025
- Group A: Morocco vs Comoros (Rabat, 19:00)
Monday, December 22 2025
- Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Casablanca, 14:00)
- Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakech, 17:00)
- Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Agadir, 20:00)
Tuesday, December 23 2025
- Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Tangier, 12:30)
- Group D: DR Congo vs Benin (Rabat, 15:00)
- Group C: Nigeria vs Tanzania (Fes, 17:30)
- Group C: Tunisia vs Uganda (Rabat, 20:00)
Wednesday, December 24 2025
- Group E: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca, 12:30)
- Group E: Algeria vs Sudan (Rabat, 15:00)
- Group F: Ivory Coast vs Mozambique (Marrakech, 17:30)
- Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon (Agadir, 20:00)
Friday, December 26 2025
- Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakech, 12:30)
- Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Agadir, 15:00)
- Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Casablanca, 17:30)
- Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Rabat, 20:00)
Saturday, December 27 2025
- Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Rabat, 12:30)
- Group D: Senegal vs DR Congo (Tangier, 15:00)
- Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Rabat 3, 17:30)
- Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fes, 20:00)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Agadir, 12:30)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Casablanca, 15:00)
- Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Rabat, 17:30)
- Group F: Ivory Coast vs Cameroon, (Marrakech, 20:00)
Monday, December 29 2025
- Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Agadir, 16:00)
- Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakech, 16:00)
- Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Casablanca, 19:00)
- Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)
Tuesday, December 30 2025
- Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fes, 16:00)
- Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Tangier, 19:00)
- Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Rabat, 19:00)
Wednesday, December 31 2025
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Rabat, 16:00)
- Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Casablanca, 16:00)
- Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakech, 19:00)
- Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 spherical of 16
Saturday, January 3 2026
- SR1: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F third-place (Tangier, 16:00)
- SR2: Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up (Casablanca, 19:00)
Sunday, January 4
- SR3: Group A winners vs Group C/D/E third-place (Rabat, 16:00)
- SR4: Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up (Rabat, 19:00)
Monday, January 5
- SR5: Group B winners vs Group A/C/D third-place (Agadir, 6pm)
- SR6: Group C winners vs Group A/B/F third-place (Fes, 8:30pm)
Tuesday, January 6
- SR7: Group E winners vs Group D runners-up (Rabat 2, 6pm)
- SR8: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Marrakech, 8:30pm)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals
Friday, January 9
- QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner SR1 (Tangier, 16:00)
- QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3 (Rabat, 19:00)
Saturday, January 10
- QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner SR6 (Marrakech, 16:00)
- QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8 (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals
Wednesday, January 14
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Tangier, 17:00)
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Rabat, 20:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match
Saturday, January 17
- SF1 vs SF2 losers (Casablanca, 16:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 closing
Sunday, January 18
- SF1 vs SF2 winners (Rabat, 19:00)
Which Premier League gamers may participate and miss important home fixtures?
- Liverpool: Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
- Manchester Metropolis: Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria), Omar Marmoush (Egypt)
- Manchester United: Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco)
- Tottenham: Yves Bissouma (Mali), Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)
- Brighton: Carlos Baleba (Cameroon)
- Brentford: Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso), Frank Onyeka (Nigeria)
- Burnley: Axel Tuanzebe (DR Congo), Lyle Foster (South Africa), Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia)
- Crystal Palace: Ismaila Sarr (Senegal)
- Everton: Idrissa Gueye (Senegal), Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal)
- Fulham: Calvin Bassey (Nigeria), Alex Iwobi (Nigeria), Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria)
- Nottingham Forest: Willy Boly (Ivory Coast), Ibrahim Sangare (Ivory Coast)
- West Ham: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (DR Congo), El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal)
- Wolves: Emmanuel Agbadou (Ivory Coast), Tawanda Chirewa (Zimbabwe)
- Sunderland: Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso), Noah Sadiki (DR Congo), Arthur Masuaku (DR Congo), Chemsdine Talbi (Morocco), Reinildo Mandava (Mozambique), Habib Diarra (Senegal)
