Final Draw For The Africa Cup Of Nations, Morocco 2025 Produces Intriguing Groups
The Final Draw for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Morocco 2025 was concluded following a star-studded ceremony at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat on Monday, 27 January, giving the 24 qualified teams their path to the trophy.
The teams were drawn into six groups each containing four sides ahead of the 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026 finals tournament that will be spread across six host cities and nine stadia in Morocco as Africa’s best chase the continent’s most coveted trophy.
Hosts Morocco headline Group A and will take on Mali, Zambia and Comoros in what looks a hotly contested pool.
Record seven-time winners Egypt face a trio of Southern African teams in Group B in the form of last year’s bronze medalists South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe.
In Group C, Nigeria will lock horns with Tunisia and the East African duo of Uganda and Tanzania, who will be AFCON co-hosts in 2027.
The 2021 champions Senegal go up against Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin and Botswana in Group D.
Algeria, winners in 2019, take on Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan in an interesting Group E.
And defending champions Cote d’Ivoire face old rivals and five-time winners Cameroon, Gabon and Mozambique in Group F as they look to claim back-to-back titles.
The top two teams in each pool will advance to the round of 16, along with the four best Third-placed sides.
The draw, which was broadcast in over 90 countries worldwide, was conducted with the assistance of African legends Serge Aurier, Aliou Cissé, Joseph Yobo and Mustapha Hadji.
Full Draw
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: Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique
