Africa Cup of Nations
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2025
Location
Africa
Abbreviation
AFNCUP
Summary
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFNCUP) will be held in the Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 10 January 2026. A total of 24 national teams from FIFA's CAF region qualified for this tournament. This tournament is typically held in odd-numbered years to avoid conflicting with the FIFA World Cup.
At the end of the Group Stage, table ranking ties will be broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) in-group goal difference, (5) in group goals scored, then (6) a drawing.
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Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | 24 | 1st and 2nd place teams from each of the 12 groups from the Group Stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying | 6 groups of 4 with 1 match against each team in group (Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) disciplinary points, then (4) a draw.) | |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 6 Group winners, 6 Group runners-up, 4 Group 3rd place teams with most points | Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | Knockout match |
3rd Place Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 17 Jan 2026
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Wed - 14 Jan 2026
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 9 Jan 2026
Sat - 10 Jan 2026
 | 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | Grand Stade d'Agadir |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 3 Jan 2026
Sun - 4 Jan 2026
 | 12 | Cameroon | Stade Al Barid |
Mon - 5 Jan 2026
 | 40 | Mozambique | Complexe Sportif de Fès |
Tue - 6 Jan 2026
| 30 | Burkina Faso | Stade de Marrakech |
Group Stage
| Group A | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 0 -3-0 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Comoros | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group B | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 22.12.25 | | 21 | Angola | Stade de Marrakech |
| 10 | South Africa | Grand Stade d'Agadir |
| 29.12.25 |  | 23 | South Africa | Stade de Marrakech |
| Group C | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group D | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Congo DR | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Benin | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | -7 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group E | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | - | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Sudan | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 24.12.25 | | 21 | Equatorial Guinea | Stade Mohamed V (Casablanca) |
| 28.12.25 | | 01 | Sudan | Stade Mohamed V (Casablanca) |
 | 10 | Burkina Faso | Stade du FUS |
| 31.12.25 | | 13 | Algeria | Stade du FUS |
| 02 | Burkina Faso | Stade Mohamed V (Casablanca) |
| Group F | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Gabon | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | - | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Round of 16 Possible Round of 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 24.12.25 | | 10 | Mozambique | Stade de Marrakech |
| 28.12.25 |  | 23 | Mozambique | Grand Stade d'Agadir |
| 11 | Cameroon | Stade de Marrakech |
| 31.12.25 | | 12 | Cameroon | Grand Stade d'Agadir |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | Stade de Marrakech |