Africa Cup of Nations 2025: Full match schedule, teams, groups and format

• The African Cup of Nations, commonly known as AFCON, will be held in Morocco this year and kicks off on Sunday in the capital Rabat.

• Hosts Morocco will face Comoros in the first game of the four-week tournament.

• The final will be held on January 18 at the 69,500-capacity Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium in Rabat.

• Nine venues in six cities have been selected for continental showcase events.

• The 24 participating teams were divided into 6 groups and played a total of 68 games.

• The group stage will last until December 31st, and the knockout rounds will begin on January 3rd.

Here are the details of the teams, groups, formats, schedule, kick-off times and venues for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations:

Teams and Groups

⚽ Group A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros
⚽ Group B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe
⚽ Group C:Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania
⚽ Group D: Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, Botswana
⚽ Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan
⚽ Group F: Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique

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Format

The top two teams in each group and the four best third-placed teams will advance to the knockout stages, starting with the top 16, followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals. There will also be a third place match between the two semi-final losers.

In the knockout stage, if the game ends in a draw at the end of normal playing time, the teams will play 30 minutes of overtime and, if necessary, a penalty shootout.

match schedule

⚽ Group stage

December 21

Group A: Morocco vs Comoros (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 8pm/19:00 GMT)

December 22

Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Mohammed V Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)

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Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Adelaar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakech 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 Abdullah Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)

Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Ibn Battuta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group D: Democratic Republic of Congo vs Benin (Albarid 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 (Mohammed V Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)

Group F: Cote d’Ivoire vs Mozambique (Marrakech Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

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Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon(Adelaar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Rest days are on Christmas

December 26

Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT)

Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Mohammed V Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)

Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Adelaar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakech Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

December 27

Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fez Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT)

Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Albarid Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)

Group D: Senegal vs Democratic Republic of Congo (Ibn Battuta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

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December 28

Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT)

Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Mohammed V Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT)

Group F: Ivory Coast vs Cameroon (Marrakech Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Adelaar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

December 29

Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Mohammed V Stadium, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)

Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)

Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Adelaar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakech Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

December 30

Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

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Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fes Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Ibn Battuta Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group D: Botswana vs Democratic Republic of Congo (Albarid Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

December 31

Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria historical results (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Mohammed V Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakech Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Adelaar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Closed on January 1st and January 2nd

⚽ Top 16

January 3

Group D winner vs Group B/E/F third place (Ibn Battuta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group A runner-up vs Group C runner-up (Mohammed V Stadium, 8:30pm local time/19:30 GMT)

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January 4

Group A champion vs. Group C/D/E third place (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group B runner-up vs Group F runner-up (Albarid Stadium, 8:30pm local time/19:30 GMT)

January 5

Group B winner vs Group A/C/D third place (Adelaar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group C champion vs. third place in Group A/B/F (Fez Stadium, 8:30pm local time/19:30 GMT)

January 6

Group E champion vs Group D runner-up (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

Group F champion vs Group E runner-up (Marrakech Stadium, 8:30pm local time/19:30 GMT)

Closed on January 7th and 8th

⚽ Quarterfinals

January 9

quarter final 1 (Ibn Battuta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

quarter final 2 (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

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January 10

quarter final 3 (Marrakech Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

quarter final 4 (Adelaar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Closed on January 11th, 12th and 13th

⚽ Semifinals

January 14

QF1 winner vs QF4 winner (Ibn Battuta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)

QF3 winner vs QF2 winner (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Closed on January 15th and 16th

⚽ Third place elimination round

January 17

Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 (Mohammed V Stadium, 8pm local time/19:00 GMT)

⚽ Finals

January 18

Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, 8pm local time/19:00 GMT)