27/01/2025
The draw for the AFCON 2025 will take place today, January 27, at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat.
โThe ceremony is expected to feature the biggest names in African football history, such as Egyptโs Essam El Hadary, Cameroonโs Patrick Mboma, Tunisiaโs Aymen Mathlouthi, and Ivory Coastโs Gervinho.
โCAF announced that the ceremony will feature a music show with top artists in the lineup including Moroccoโs Hatim Ammor, Congolese star Maรฎtre Gims, and the Moroccan music producer RedOne.
โOpening Match: TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025: Opening match will be played Sunday, 21 December 2025;
โFinal Match: The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Final Match will be played Sunday, 18 January.
โ๐ฒ๐ฆThe competition will be played in 9 stadiums. Teams will no longer play two matches in the same day on the same pitch. And another big change, there will be 24 base camps/training grounds (one per team).
โThe qualified nations are divided into four pots based on their FIFA rankings:
Pot 1: Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, and Cรดte dโIvoire.
Pot 2: Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia no, South Africa, DR Congo, and Burkina Faso.
Pot 3: Gabon, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, and Benin.
Pot 4: Mozambique, Comoros, Tanzania, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Botswana.
โDuring the draw, these national teams will be placed into six groups of four. The top two teams in each group, plus the four best third-placed sides will move to the knockout stage.