- The Africa Cup of Nations, generally often known as AFCON, shall be held in Morocco this 12 months and kicks off within the capital, Rabat, on Sunday.
- Host nation Morocco tackle Comoros within the opening match of the 4 week event.
- The ultimate shall be held on January 18 on the 69,500-capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
- 9 venues throughout six cities have been chosen for the continental showpiece occasion.
- The 24 collaborating groups have been drawn into six teams, with 68 matches in complete.
- The group stage will run till December 31, with the knockout stage beginning on January 3.
Listed here are the main points on the groups, teams, format, match fixtures, kickoff instances and venues for AFCON 2025:
Groups and teams
⚽ Group A: Morocco, 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, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique
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Format
The highest two groups of every group, together with the perfect 4 third-placed groups, will advance to the knockout stage, starting with the spherical of 16. That’s adopted by the quarterfinals, semifinals and the ultimate. There’s additionally a third-place playoff between the 2 shedding semifinalists.
Within the knockout phases, if a match is degree on the finish of regular taking part in time, groups will play half-hour of additional time and, if required, a penalty shootout.
Match schedule
⚽ Group Stage
December 21
Group A: Morocco vs Comoros (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8pm/19:00 GMT)
December 22
Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Stade Mohammed V, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)
Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Adrar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
December 23
Group C: Nigeria vs Tanzania (Fez Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT)
Group C: Tunisia vs Uganda (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)
Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group D: DR Congo vs Benin (Al Barid Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
December 24
Group E: Algeria vs Sudan (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT)
Group E: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Stade Mohammed V, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)
Group F: Ivory Coast vs Mozambique (Marrakesh Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon(Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
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December 26
Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT)
Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Stade Mohammed V, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)
Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Adrar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
December 27
Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fez Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT)
Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Al Barid Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)
Group D: Senegal vs DR Congo (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
December 28
Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT)
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Stade Mohammed V, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)
Group F: Ivory Coast vs Cameroon (Marrakesh Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
December 29
Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Stade Mohammed V, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
December 30
Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fez Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Al Barid Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
December 31
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Stade Mohammed V, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
Relaxation days on January 1 and a pair of
⚽ Spherical of 16
January 3
Winner Group D vs third Group B/E/F (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group C (Stade Mohammed V, 8:30pm native/19:30 GMT)
January 4
Winner Group A vs third Group C/D/E (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Runner-up Group B vs Runner-up Group F (Al Barid Stadium, 8:30pm native/19:30 GMT)
January 5
Winner Group B vs third Group A/C/D (Adrar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Winner Group C vs third Group A/B/F (Fez Stadium, 8:30pm native/19:30 GMT)
January 6
Winner Group E vs Runner-up Group D (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group E (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm native/19:30 GMT)
Relaxation days on January 7 and eight
⚽ Quarterfinals
January 9
Quarterfinal 1 (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Quarterfinal 2 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
January 10
Quarterfinal 3 (Marrakesh Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Quarterfinal 4 (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
Relaxation days on January 11, 12 and 13
⚽ Semifinals
January 14
Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)
Relaxation days on January 15 and 16
⚽ Third-place playoff
January 17
Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 (Stade Mohammed V, 8pm native/19:00 GMT)
⚽ Ultimate
January 18
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8pm native/19:00 GMT)
