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The football world is gathering popcorn for the start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, where the continent’s champion will be crowned.
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The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by 1976 champions Morocco, will name a new African king, with many suitors hoping to ascend to the throne.
Ivory Coast, the 2023 champions, will try to become the first team to win back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations since Egypt’s three-peat from 2006 to 2010, while Morocco will be hoping to lift the trophy as back-to-back hosts. Senegal, Egypt and Algeria are also contenders, with Nigeria hoping to make up for its World Cup qualifying woes with a positive performance.
Sporting News has everything you need to know about watching the games, including how to watch them from across the United States and when each game will be played.
Watch the Africa Cup of Nations in the United States
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live streaming:Fubo, beIN Sports Connect
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The primary rights holders for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in the United States are beIN Sports They will broadcast the games through their range of channels.
BeIN Sports can be streamed live on Fubo, courtesy of Fubo free Trial for new users.
2025 Africa Cup of Nations schedule, fixtures, times
group stage
Group A schedule
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
Place |
|
December 21 |
2pm |
Morocco 2-0 Comoros |
Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 22 |
9 am |
Mali 1-1 Zambia |
Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca, Morocco) |
|
December 26 |
12:30 noon |
Zambia vs Comoros |
Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca, Morocco) |
|
December 26 |
3pm |
Morocco vs Mali |
Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 29 |
2pm |
Zambia vs Morocco |
Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 29 |
2pm |
Comoros vs Mali |
Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca, Morocco) |
Group B schedule
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
Place |
|
December 22 |
12 noon |
South Africa 2-1 Angola |
Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech, Morocco) |
|
December 22 |
3pm |
Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe |
Adelar Stadium (Agadir, Morocco) |
|
December 26 |
7:30 am |
Angola vs Zimbabwe |
Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech, Morocco) |
|
December 26 |
10 am |
Egypt vs South Africa |
Adelar Stadium (Agadir, Morocco) |
|
December 29 |
11 am |
Angola vs Egypt |
Adelar Stadium (Agadir, Morocco) |
|
December 29 |
11 am |
Zimbabwe vs South Africa |
Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech, Morocco) |
Group C schedule
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
Place |
|
December 23 |
12:30 noon |
Nigeria vs Tanzania |
Fez Stadium (Fez, Morocco) |
|
December 23 |
3pm |
Tunisia vs Uganda |
Rabat Olympic Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 27 |
12:30 noon |
Uganda vs Tanzania |
Almedina Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 27 |
3pm |
Nigeria vs Tunisia |
Fez Stadium (Fez, Morocco) |
|
December 30 |
11 am |
Uganda vs Nigeria |
Fez Stadium (Fez, Morocco) |
|
December 30 |
11 am |
Tanzania vs Tunisia |
Rabat Olympic Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
Group D schedule
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
Place |
|
December 23 |
7:30 am |
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1-0 Benin |
Almedina Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 23 |
10 am |
Senegal 3-0 Botswana |
Tangier Stadium (Tanger, Morocco) |
|
December 27 |
7:30 am |
Benin vs Botswana |
Rabat Olympic Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 27 |
10 am |
Senegal vs Democratic Republic of Congo |
Tangier Stadium (Tanger, Morocco) |
|
December 30 |
2pm |
Benin vs Senegal |
Tangier Stadium (Tanger, Morocco) |
|
December 30 |
2pm |
Botswana vs Democratic Republic of Congo |
Almedina Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
Group E schedule
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
Place |
|
December 24 |
7:30 am |
Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea |
Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca, Morocco) |
|
December 24 |
10 am |
Algeria vs Sudan |
Moulay Hassan Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 28 |
10 am |
Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan |
Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca, Morocco) |
|
December 28 |
12:30 noon |
Algeria vs Burkina Faso |
Moulay Hassan Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 31 |
11 am |
Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria |
Moulay Hassan Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
December 31 |
11 am |
Sudan vs Burkina Faso |
Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca, Morocco) |
Group F schedule
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
Place |
|
December 24 |
12:30 noon |
Cote d’Ivoire vs Mozambique |
Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech, Morocco) |
|
December 24 |
3pm |
Cameroon vs Gabon |
Adelar Stadium (Agadir, Morocco) |
|
December 28 |
7:30 am |
Gabon vs Mozambique |
Adelar Stadium (Agadir, Morocco) |
|
December 28 |
3pm |
Ivory Coast vs Cameroon |
Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech, Morocco) |
|
December 31 |
2pm |
Gabon vs Ivory Coast |
Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech, Morocco) |
|
December 31 |
2pm |
Mozambique vs Cameroon |
Adelar Stadium (Agadir, Morocco) |
knockout stage
Top 16
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
game |
Place |
|
January 3 |
11 am |
R16M1 |
Group D first place vs. third place (B/E/F) |
Tangier Stadium (Tanger, Morocco) |
|
January 3 |
2pm |
R16M2 |
Team 2 of Group A vs Team 2 of Group C |
Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca, Morocco) |
|
January 4 |
11 am |
R16M3 |
First place in Group A vs. Third place (C/D/E) |
Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
January 4 |
2pm |
R16M4 |
2nd place in Group B vs 2nd place in Group F |
Almedina Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
January 5 |
11 am |
R16M5 |
Group B first place vs. third place (A/C/D) |
Adelar Stadium (Agadir, Morocco) |
|
January 5 |
2pm |
R16M6 |
Group C first place vs. third place (A/B/F) |
Fez Stadium (Fez, Morocco) |
|
January 6 |
11 am |
R16M7 |
First place in Group E vs Second place in Group D |
Moulay Hassan Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
January 6 |
2pm |
R16M8 |
First place in Group F vs Second place in Group E |
Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech, Morocco) |
quarterfinals
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
game |
Place |
|
January 9 |
11 am |
QF1 |
Winner, R16M2 vs. Winner, R16M1 |
Tangier Stadium (Tanger, Morocco) |
|
January 9 |
2pm |
QF2 |
Winner, R16M4 vs. Winner, R16M3 |
Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
|
January 10 |
11 am |
QF3 |
Winner, R16M7 vs. Winner, R16M6 |
Marrakech Stadium (Marrakech, Morocco) |
|
January 10 |
2pm |
QF4 |
Winner, R16M5 vs. Winner, R16M8 |
Adelar Stadium (Agadir, Morocco) |
semifinals
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
match |
game |
Place |
|
January 14 |
12 noon |
SF1 |
QF1 winner vs QF4 winner |
Tangier Stadium (Tanger, Morocco) |
|
January 9 |
3pm |
SF2 |
QF3 winner vs QF2 winner |
Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |
third place
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
game |
Place |
|
January 17 |
11 am |
Loser, SF1 vs. Loser, SF2 |
Mohammed V Stadium (Casablanca, Morocco) |
African Cup of Nations final
|
date |
Time (Eastern Time) |
game |
Place |
|
January 18 |
2pm |
SF1 winner vs SF2 winner |
Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium (Rabat, Morocco) |