Top-level international football returns this winter with the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations . And we have all the details about the matches and results.
Morocco are the hosts of the competition, which kicked off on 21st December 2025 and runs until 18th January 2026. They’ll be hoping to follow in the footsteps of defending champions Ivory Coast, who won as hosts last time out.
And Morocco are the favourites , with record-winners Egypt also expected to put up a fight. Ivory Coast are slightly less fancied to retain their crown. There hasn’t been a successful Afcon defence since Egypt won three in a row between 2006 and 2010.
Here’s a look at the match schedule, from the opening game to the final. We will keep you updated with the results as the tournament unfolds.
Group A – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 21/12 – 19:00 Morocco 2-0 Comoros Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 22/12 – 14:30 Mali 1-1 Zambia Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca 26/12 – 19:00 Morocco 1-1 Mali Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 26/12 – 14:30 Zambia 0-0 Comoros Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca 29/12 – 17:30 Zambia 0-3 Morocco Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 29/12 – 17:30 Comoros 0-0 Mali Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca *All times GMT
Group A – Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points 1 Morocco 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 2 Mali 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 3 Comoros 3 0 2 1 0 2 -2 2 4 Zambia 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 2
Group B – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 22/12 – 17:00 Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe Adrar Stadium, Agadir 22/12 – 19:30 South Africa 2-1 Angola Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh 26/12 – 17:00 Egypt 1-0 South Africa Adrar Stadium, Agadir 26/12 – 19:30 Angola 1-1 Zimbabwe Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh 29/12 – 19:30 Angola 0-0 Egypt Adrar Stadium, Agadir 29/12 – 19:30 Zimbabwe 2-3 South Africa Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh *All times GMT
Group B – Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points 1 Egypt 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7 2 South Africa 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 3 Angola 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1 2 4 Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 4 6 -2 1
Group C – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 23/12 – 12:00 Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania Fez Stadium, Fez 23/12 – 14:30 Tunisia 3-1 Uganda Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat 27/12 – 12:00 Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia Fez Stadium, Fez 27/12 – 14:30 Uganda 1-1 Tanzania Al Barid Stadium, Rabat 30/12 – 17:00 Uganda 1-3 Nigeria Fez Stadium, Fez 30/12 – 17:00 Tanzania 1-1 Tunisia Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat *All times GMT
Group C – Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points 1 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9 2 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4 3 Tanzania 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2 4 Uganda 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 1
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Group D – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 23/12 – 17:00 Senegal 3-0 Botswana Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier 23/12 – 18:30 DR Congo 1-0 Benin Al Barid Stadium, Rabat 27/12 – 17:00 Senegal 1-1 DR Congo Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier 27/12 – 19:30 Benin 1-0 Botswana Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat 30/12 – 19:30 Benin 0-3 Senegal Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier 30/12 – 19:30 Botswana 0-3 DR Congo Al Barid Stadium, Rabat *All times GMT
Group D – Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points 1 Senegal 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 2 DR Congo 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 3 Benin 3 1 0 2 1 4 -3 3 4 Botswana 2 0 0 3 0 7 -7 0
Group E – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 24/12 – 12:00 Algeria 3-0 Sudan Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat 24/12 – 14:30 Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca 28/12 – 12:00 Algeria vs Burkina Faso Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat 28/12 – 14:30 Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca 31/12 – 17:00 Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat 31/12 – 17:00 Sudan vs Burkina Faso Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca *All times GMT
Group E – Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points 1 Algeria 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 2 Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 3 Sudan 3 1 0 2 1 5 -4 3 4 Equatorial Guinea 1 0 0 3 2 6 -4 0
Group F – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 24/12 – 17:00 Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh 24/12 – 19:30 Cameroon 1-0 Gabon Adrar Stadium, Agadir 28/12 – 17:00 Ivory Coast vs Cameroon Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh 28/12 – 19:30 Gabon vs Mozambique Adrar Stadium, Agadir 31/12 – 19:30 Gabon vs Ivory Coast Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh 31/12 – 19:30 Mozambique vs Cameroon Adrar Stadium, Agadir *All times GMT
Group F – Table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points 1 Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 2 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 3 Mozambique 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1 3 4 Gabon 3 0 0 3 4 7 -3 0
Round-of-16 – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 03/01 – 17:00 Senegal vs Sudan Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier 03/01 – 19:00 Mali vs Tunisia Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca 04/01 – 17:00 Morocco vs Tanzania Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 04/01 – 19:00 South Africa vs Cameroon Al Barid Stadium, Rabat 05/01 – 17:00 Egypt vs Benin Adrar Stadium, Agadir 05/01 – 19:00 Nigeria vs Mozambique Fez Stadium, Fez 06/01 – 17:00 Algeria vs DR Congo Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat 06/01 – 19:00 Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh *All times GMT
Quarter-finals – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 09/01 – 17:00 Winners R2 vs Winners R1 Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier 09/01 – 19:30 Winners R4 vs Winners R3 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 10/01 – 17:00 Winners R7 vs Winners R6 Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh 10/01 – 19:30 Winners R5 vs Winners R8 Adrar Stadium, Agadir
Semi-finals – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 14/01 – 17:00 Winners QF1 vs Winners QF4 Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier 14/01 – 19:30 Winners QF3 vs Winners QF2 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Third-place play-off – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 17/01 – 19:00 Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca
Final – Fixtures and results Date and time Fixture Ground 18/01 – 19:00 Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
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