The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the final draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), set to take place in Morocco.
Twenty-four nations discovered their group-stage opponents during an event held in Rabat on Monday night. Out of CAF’s 52 members, 48 teams competed in the qualifiers, with the top two from each group earning a spot in the tournament.
The tournament, which runs from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, will span six cities and crown one champion as the kings of African football.
๐๐ #TotalEnergiesAFCON2025 – The complete draw!
๐น Group A: ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐น Group B: ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ
๐น Group C: ๐ณ๐ฌ๐น๐ณ๐บ๐ฌ๐น๐ฟ
๐น Group D: ๐ธ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ง๐ฏ ๐ง๐ผ
๐น Group E: ๐ฉ๐ฟ๐ง๐ซ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฉ
๐น Group F: ๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ#HappySports pic.twitter.com/M6yFr1oJ30โ Happy Sports (@HappySportsGh) January 27, 2025
2025 AFCON Group Stage Draw:
– Group A: Morocco (hosts), 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: Ivory Coast (defending champions), Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique
Tournament Schedule:
– Group Stage: December 21โ31, 2025 (excluding Christmas Day)
– Round of 16: January 3โ6, 2026
– Quarter-finals: January 9โ10, 2026
– Semi-finals: January 14, 2026
– Third-Place Playoff: January 17, 2026
– Final: January 18, 2026
Checkout the Six cities and nine stadiums have been selected for the 2025 AFCON which will run from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026.๐๐พ pic.twitter.com/eXWsALeWIM
โ Ayisha Reports (@ayisha_reports) January 27, 2025