The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will take place in Morocco between December 21 2025 and January 18 2026; Ivory Coast are reigning champions after a stunning comeback to beat Nigeria in February 2024; M

Oswin Appollis’s late penalty capped a five-goal thriller against Zimbabwe and sealed South Africa’s passage to the round of 16 as Group B runners-up. Bafana Bafana finished the group stage with two wins and one defeat and now face five-time champions Cameroon.

Ivory Coast overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat Gabon 3–2 on Wednesday, after completing a dramatic comeback to finish top of Group F, edging Cameroon on goals scored. Mozambique advanced to the last 16 as one of the four best third-place finishers.

Africa Cup of Nations 2025, also called AFCON, will have 24 teams divided into six groups. Morocco will host the tournament between December 21 and January 18.

When the Carthage Eagles pipped the Super Eagles 1-0 in the Round of 16 at the AFCON in Cameroon four years ago, it was their first victory over Nigeria in a competitive match since 1985, when they won a 1986 World Cup qualifying match 2-0 in Tunis.

Know all about the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 below The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as AFCON 2025, will be the 35th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

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