DEC 21-JAN 18, MOROCCO
Africa Cup of Nations 2025
MATCH SCHEDULE

Morocco hosts the tournament
for the first time since 1988.
The showpiece takes place
over Christmas and New Year
due to an expanded FIFA Club
World Cup last summer

Top two from each group plus four best third-placed teams progress to knockout stage

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
Eq. Guinea
Sudan

GROUP F
Côte d’Ivoire
Cameroon
Gabon
Mozambique

Group stage			Venues*		All dates: December 

21	Morocco - Comoros	Rabat (1)		
22	Mali - Zambia		Casablanca	Egypt - Zimbabwe		Agadir
	South Africa - Angola	Marrakesh		
23	Nigeria - Tanzania	Fez		Tunisia - Uganda		Rabat (4)
	Senegal - Botswana	Tangier		DR Congo - Benin		Rabat (3)
24	Algeria - Sudan		Rabat (2)	Burkina Faso - Eq. Guinea	Casablanca
	C. d’Ivoire - Mozambique	Marrakesh	Cameroon - Gabon		Agadir
26	Morocco - Mali		Rabat (1)	Zambia - Comoros	Casablanca
	Egypt - South Africa	Agadir		Angola - Zimbabwe	Marrakesh
27	Nigeria - Tunisia	Fez		Uganda - Tanzania	Rabat (3)
	Senegal - DR Congo	Tangier		Benin - Botswana		Rabat (4)
28	Algeria - Burkina Faso	Rabat (2)	Eq. Guinea - Sudan	Casablanca
	Côte d’Ivoire - Cameroon	Marrakesh	Gabon - Mozambique	Agadir
29	Zambia - Morocco		Rabat (1)	Comoros - Mali		Casablanca
	Angola - Egypt		Agadir		Zimbabwe - South Africa	Marrakesh
30	Uganda - Nigeria		Fez		Tanzania - Tunisia	Rabat (4)
	Benin - Senegal		Tangier		Botswana - DR Congo	Rabat (3)
31	Eq. Guinea - Algeria	Rabat (2)	Sudan - Burkina Faso	Casablanca
	Gabon - Côte d’Ivoire	Marrakesh	Mozambique - Cameroon	Agadir

Côte d’Ivoire
supporter
 celebrates
2023 title

*Rabat (1): Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. Rabat (2): Prince Heritier Moulay El Hassan Stadium.
*Rabat (3): Stade El Barid (Al Medina Stadium). Rabat (4): Rabat Olympic Stadium

Knockout stages
If scores level after 90 minutes, matches go into extra-time then decided on penalties

Round of 16							Round of 16
1 2A 								2B 3
2C 		Quarter-finals			Quarter-finals	2F
Jan 3		Jan 9		Third-place  	Jan 9		Jan 4
		A Winner 1 	play-off		Winner 3 B
		Winner 2		Jan 17		Winner 4
Jan 3								Jan 4
2 1D 								1A 4 
3B/E/F				Semi-finals			3C/D/E
			1 Winner A	Winner B 2
			Winner D		Winner C
5 1B 			Jan 14		Jan 14			1E 7 
3A/C/D								2D
Jan 5 		D Winner 5 			Winner 7 C	Jan 6
		Winner 6				Winner 8
		Jan 10				Jan 10
Jan 6				Final: Jan 18			Jan 5
6 1F 				Prince Moulay	 		1C 8 
2E				Abdellah Stadium,		3A/B/F
				Rabat

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Source: AFCON
Pictures: Getty Images