The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 takes place in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. Check out the full fixture schedule, group standings, and scores
Twenty-four of Africa’s men’s national football teams are competing in the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations, taking place in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The 35th edition of the biennial tournament is being hosted across nine venues in six cities.
The 24 teams are divided into six groups (A-F) of four teams each. In the group stage, teams will compete in a round-robin format.
After the group stage, the top two teams from each group, along with four of the best third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage.
Check out all 2025 AFCON fixtures, results, points tables, and standings for each group
CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025: The complete draw
- Group A: Morocco (hosts), 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 (holders), Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique
Group A fixtures and scores
Sunday, 21 December 2025
- Morocco 2-0 Comoros (Brahim Diaz 55′, Ayoub El Kaabi 74′)
Monday, 22 December 2025
- Mali 1-1 Zambia (Lassine Sinayoko 61′: Patson Daka 90+2)
Friday, 26 December 2025
- Zambia vs Comoros, 18:30
- Morocco vs Mali, 21:00
Monday, 29 December 2025
- Zambia vs Morocco, 20:00
- Comoros vs Mali, 20:00
- Zambia vs Morocco, 20:00
- Comoros vs Mali, 20:00
Group A table standings Position Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 2 Mali 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 Zambia 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 Comoros 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
GROUP B Fixtures and scores
Monday, 22 December 2025
South Africa 2-1 Angola (Apollis 21′, Foster 79′: Show 35′)
Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe (Marmoush 64′, Salah 90+1′: Dube 20′)
Friday, 26 December 2025
Angola vs Zimbabwe, 13:30
Egypt vs South Africa, 16:00
Monday, 29 December 2025
Zimbabwe vs South Africa, 17:00
Angola vs Egypt, 17:00
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Angola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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Group C Fixtures and scores
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania (Ajayi 36′, Lookman 52′: M’Mombwa 50′)
Tunisia 3-1 Uganda (Skhiri 10′, Achouri 40′, 64′: Omedi 90+2)
Saturday, 27 December 2025
- Uganda vs Tanzania, 17:30
- Nigeria vs Tunisia, 20:00
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
- Uganda vs Nigeria, 16:00
- Tanzania vs Tunisia, 16:00
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
GROUP D Fixtures and scores
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
- DR Congo 1-0 Benin (Theo Bongonda 16′)
- Senegal 3-0 Botswana (Jackson 40′, 58′, Ndiaye 90′)
Saturday, 27 December 2025
- Benin vs Botswana, 12:30
- Senegal vs DR Congo, 15:00
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
- Botswana vs DR Congo, 19:00
- Benin vs Senegal, 19:00
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Benin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Botswana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
GROUP E Fixtures and scores
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
- Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (Minoungou 90+5′, Tapsoba 90+8′: Anieboh 85′)
- Algeria 3-0 Sudan (Mahrez 2′, 61′, Maza 81′)
Sunday, 28 December 2025
- Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan, 15:00
- Algeria vs Burkina Faso, 17:30
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
- Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria, 16:00
- Sudan vs Burkina Faso, 16:00
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
GROUP F Fixtures and results
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
- Côte d’Ivoire 1-0 Mozambique (Amad 49′)
- Cameroon 1-0 Gabon (Eyong 6′)
Sunday, 28 December 2025
- Gabon vs Mozambique, 12:30
- Côte d’Ivoire vs Cameroon, 20:00
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
- Gabon vs Côte d’Ivoire, 19:00
- Match : Mozambique vs Cameroon, 19:00
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Gabon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Round of 16 fixtures/results
- Saturday, 3 January 2026
- Group D winners vs 3rd place (B/E/F), 17:00
- Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up, 20:00
- Sunday, 4 January 2026
- Group A winners vs 3rd place (C/D/E), 17:00
- Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up, 20:00
- Monday, 5 January 2026
- Group B winners vs 3rd place (A/C/D), 17:00
- Group C winners vs 3rd place (A/B/F), 20:00
- Tuesday, 6 January 2026
- Group E winners vs Group D runners-up, 17:00
- Group F winners vs Group E runners-up, 20:00
Quarter-finals results
- Friday, 9 January 2026
- Winner R16‑2 vs Winner R16‑1, 17:00
- Winner R16‑4 vs Winner R16‑3, 21:00
- Saturday, 10 January 2026
- Winner R16‑7 vs Winner R16‑6, 17:00
- Winner R16‑5 vs Winner R16‑8, 20:00
Semi-finals results
- Wednesday, 14 January 2026
- Semi-final 1, 18:00
- Semi-final 2, 21:00
Third-Place Play-off result
- Saturday, 17 January 2026
- Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2, 17:00
Final result
- Sunday, 18 January 2026
- Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2, 20:00, at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
