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For the first time since 1988, Morocco will host the 24-team Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which offers festive season entertainment throughout North Africa’s chilly winter months.

The majority of the top teams on the continent will compete in the tournament, which was expanded to its present format in 2019. However, powerhouses Ghana are noticeably absent due to their failure to qualify.

As the Ivory Coast try to keep the crown they won at home two years ago, it’s always a tournament with amazing drama and compelling characters.

Quick overview of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Start date: Sunday, December 21st, 2025

Date of Final: Sunday, January 18th, 2026

Location: Morocco – nine stadiums across six cities

Major TV channels: beIN Sport, SuperSport, Canal+. Others to be confirmed.

Prize money: The winning team will receive $7 million with a total prize money pot of $32 million.

Last winner: Ivory Coast (2023)

Fixture schedule of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

The tournament kicked off on Sunday, December 21st, at the newly renovated Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat as hosts Morocco open their Group A campaign against minnows Comoros.

This will be followed by 51 more matches, with 24 teams competing in the group stage and knockout stages over the next month.

The tournament will conclude on Sunday, January 18th, with the final at the same venue in Rabat.

Times below are Moroccan (GMT+1) and are subject to change.

Osikanitv will update you on all the games and news about the 2025 AFCON.

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The draw process for the 35th edition of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, qualifications has been made public by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

In Pot 1, Ghana is grouped with the champions of Africa, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Egypt, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and Mali. Algeria, Tunisia, and Cameroon are among the others.

As to CAF, the official FIFA ranking that was released on June 20, 2024, serves as the basis for seeding. The 48 teams that advanced to the Morocco 2025 qualifications for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations second round were divided into four groups:

Group A to L (the twelve groups of four teams) II will be present. The top two finishers from each of the 11 groups—in which the host is not participating—will advance to the championship match. Only one team from the host group will advance because the host is automatically qualified.

A total of 48 African countries will compete in the draw, which is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at 14:30 Local Time (12:30 GMT), to select who will advance to the 35th edition of the largest event to take place on African territory.

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