AFCON 2025: Full tournament schedule, fixtures & results

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, marking its 35th edition of the continent's premier tournament.

Morocco are the favourites to win on home soil, where they previously hosted Africa’s top teams in 1988, finishing fourth.

Although the Atlas Lions have often been seen as underachievers, Walid Regragui’s team enter AFCON 2025 three years after their historic run to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, where they ultimately finished fourth in Qatar.

Ranked as Africa’s No. 1 team and placed 11th in the FIFA rankings, eight positions ahead of Senegal and 23 spots ahead of third-placed Egypt, the 1976 champions aim to end their 49-year drought for success on the continent.

Here, Sports Mole details the AFCON 2025 tournament format, qualified teams and guides you through the complete schedule and fixtures.

AFCON 2025: Who has qualified?

Twenty-four nations will take part in AFCON 2025, divided into six groups of four teams each.

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

AFCON 2025: Tournament format

The 24 teams are split into six groups of four, with each team playing against the other three in their group in a round-robin format.

The top two teams from each group automatically advance to the knockout rounds, while the third-placed teams compete for the remaining four spots.

Four of the six third-place teams will qualify for the round of 16. Following that, the tournament will continue in a knockout format, culminating in the AFCON 2025 final on January 18, 2026.

AFCON 2025: Full tournament fixtures and schedule

All times UK

Group Stage

Sunday, December 21

Group A: Morocco vs Comoros (Rabat 1, 7pm)

Monday, December 22

Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Rabat 2, 2:30pm)
Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Agadir, 5pm)
Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakesh, 7:30pm)

Tuesday, December 23

Group C: Nigeria vs Tanzania (Fez, 12pm)
Group C: Tunisia vs Uganda (Rabat 4, 2:30pm)
Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Tangier, 5pm)
Group D: DR Congo vs Benin (Rabat 3, 7:30pm)

Wednesday, December 24

Group E: Algeria vs Sudan (Rabat 2, 12pm)
Group E: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca, 2:30pm)
Group F: Cote D'Ivoire vs Mozambique (Marrakesh, 5pm)
Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon (Agadir, 7:30pm)

Friday, December 26

Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Rabat 1, 12pm)
Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Casablanca, 2:30pm)
Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Agadir, 5pm)
Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakesh, 7:30pm)

Saturday, December 27

Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fez, 12pm)
Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Rabat 3, 2:30pm)
Group D: Senegal vs DR Congo (Tangier, 5pm)
Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Rabat 4, 7:30pm)

Sunday, December 28

Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Rabat 2, 12pm)
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Casablanca, 2:30pm)
Group F: Cote D'Ivoire vs Cameroon (Marrakesh, 5pm)
Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Agadir, 7:30pm)

Monday, December 29

Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Rabat 1, 5:30pm)
Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Casablanca, 5:30pm)
Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Agadir, 7:30pm)
Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakesh, 7:30pm)

Tuesday, December 30

Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fez, 5pm)
Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Rabat 4, 5pm)
Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Tangier, 7:30pm)
Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Rabat 3, 7:30pm)

Wednesday, December 31

Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Rabat 2, 5pm)
Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Casablanca, 5pm)
Group F: Gabon vs Cote D'Ivoire, (Marrakesh, 7:30pm)
Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Agadir, 7:30pm)

Round of 16

Saturday, January 3

Group D winners vs Group B/E/F third-place (Tangier, 5pm)
Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up (Casablanca, 7:30pm)

Sunday, January 4

Group A winners vs Group C/D/E third-place (Rabat 1, 5pm)
Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up (Rabat 3, 7:30pm)

Monday, January 5

Group B winners vs Group A/C/D third-place (Agadir, 5pm)
Group C winners vs Group A/B/F third-place (Fez, 7:30pm)

Tuesday, January 6

Group E winners vs Group D runners-up (Rabat 2, 5pm)
Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Marrakesh, 7:30pm)

Quarter-finals

Friday, January 9

Quarter-final 1 (Tangier, 5pm)
Quarter-final 2 (Rabat 1, 7:30pm)

Saturday, January 10

Quarter-final 3 (Marrakesh, 5pm)
Quarter-final 4 (Agadir, 7:30pm)

Semi-finals

Wednesday, January 14

Semi-final 1 (Tangier, 5pm)
Semi-final 2 (Rabat, 7:30pm)

Third-place match

Saturday, January 17

Third-place match (Casablanca, 7pm)

Final

Sunday, January 18

Final (Rabat 1, 7pm)

How to watch the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport

United Kingdom: Channel 4

USA: beIN Sports

Australia: beIN Sports

India: FanCode

Click here for a detailed overview of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations