Sport|FootballAfrica Cup of Nations 2025: Full match schedule, teams, groups and formatKey scheduling, groups, venues and start times before AFCON, Africa’s premier football tournament, starts in Morocco.

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 is scheduled to be held in Morocco, commencing on Sun, Dec 21, 2025, in Rabat. The tournament will feature 24 teams divided into six groups, with a total of 68 matches played across nine venues in six cities. The final match is set to take place on Sun, Jan 18, 2026, at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, which has a capacity of 69,500.

⚽ 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, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan

⚽ Group F : Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique

The top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams, will progress to the knockout stage. This stage starts with the round of 16, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final. A third-place playoff will occur between the two losing semifinalists. If a knockout match is tied at the end of regular time, it will proceed to 30 minutes of extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout.

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

Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Stade Mohammed V, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT) Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Adrar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group C: Nigeria vs Tanzania (Fez Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT) Group C: Tunisia vs Uganda (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT) Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group D: DR Congo vs Benin (Al Barid Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group E: Algeria vs Sudan (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT) Group E: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Stade Mohammed V, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT) Group F: Ivory Coast vs Mozambique (Marrakesh Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT) Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Stade Mohammed V, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT) Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Adrar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fez Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT) Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Al Barid Stadium, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT) Group D: Senegal vs DR Congo (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 1pm/12:00 GMT) Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Stade Mohammed V, 3:30pm/14:30 GMT) Group F: Ivory Coast vs Cameroon (Marrakesh Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Stade Mohammed V, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT) Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT) Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT) Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fez Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT) Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Al Barid Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Stade Mohammed V, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT) Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Winner Group D vs 3rd Group B/E/F (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group C (Stade Mohammed V, 8:30pm local/19:30 GMT)

Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/D/E (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Runner-up Group B vs Runner-up Group F (Al Barid Stadium, 8:30pm local/19:30 GMT)

Winner Group B vs 3rd Group A/C/D (Adrar Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Winner Group C vs 3rd Group A/B/F (Fez Stadium, 8:30pm local/19:30 GMT)

Winner Group E vs Runner-up Group D (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group E (Marrakesh Stadium, 8:30pm local/19:30 GMT)

Quarterfinal 1 (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Quarterfinal 2 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Quarterfinal 3 (Marrakesh Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Quarterfinal 4 (Adrar Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT) Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8:30pm/19:30 GMT)

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

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

Based on reporting by Al Jazeera.