2025/26 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Groups - Get the pools, fixtures, results and latest standings of AFCON 2025

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2025

John Eastwood 24 Dec 2025

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2025 AFCON starts Dec 21, 2025; final on Jan 18, 2026.
24 teams in 6 groups; top 2 and 4 best thirds advance.
Stay updated with fixtures, results, and standings.

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The 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on 21 December 2025 when Morocco play Comoros. The final will be played on 18 January 2026.

There are a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament and are split up into six Groups (Pools) of four. The top two from each pool will progress to the round of 16 while the four best third-place finishers will also go into the next round.

Below we take a look at each pool at the fixtures and dates for each. Once the tournament gets underway, we will keep you updated on the latest previews, standings and results.

2025/26 AFCON Groups

Group A

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Pts
Comoros	0	0	0	0	0
Mali	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco	0	0	0	0	0
Zambia	0	0	0	0	0

Group A Fixtures

Date	Time (SAST)	Match	Result
21-Dec-25	20:00	Morocco vs Comoros	–
22-Dec-25	16:30	Mali vs Zambia	–
26-Dec-25	14:00	Morocco vs Mali	–
26-Dec-25	16:30	Zambia vs Comoros	–
29-Dec-25	19:30	Zambia vs Morocco	–
29-Dec-25	19:30	Comoros vs Mali	–

Group B

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Pts
Angola	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0
Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0

Group B Fixtures

Date	Time (SAST)	Match	Result
22-Dec-25	19:00	South Africa vs Angola	–
22-Dec-25	20:00	Egypt vs Zimbabwe	–
26-Dec-25	19:00	Egypt vs South Africa	–
26-Dec-25	21:30	Angola vs Zimbabwe	–
29-Dec-25	21:30	Angola vs Egypt	–
29-Dec-25	21:30	Zimbabwe vs South Africa	–

Group C

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Pts
Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0
Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0
Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0
Uganda	0	0	0	0	0

Group C Fixtures

Date	Time (SAST)	Match	Result
23-Dec-25	14:00	Nigeria vs Tanzania	–
23-Dec-25	16:30	Tunisia vs Uganda	–
27-Dec-25	14:00	Nigeria vs Tunisia	–
27-Dec-25	16:30	Uganda vs Tanzania	–
30-Dec-25	19:00	Uganda vs Nigeria	–
30-Dec-25	19:00	Tanzania vs Tunisia	–

Group D

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Pts
Benin	0	0	0	0	0
Botswana	0	0	0	0	0
DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0
Senegal	0	0	0	0	0

Group D Fixtures

Date	Time (SAST)	Match	Result
23-Dec-25	19:00	Senegal vs Botswana	–
23-Dec-25	21:30	DR Congo vs Benin	–
27-Dec-25	19:00	Senegal vs DR Congo	–
27-Dec-25	21:30	Benin vs Botswana	–
30-Dec-25	19:30	Botswana vs DR Congo	–
30-Dec-25	19:30	Benin vs Senegal	–

Group E

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Pts
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0
Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0
Equatorial Guinea	0	0	0	0	0
Sudan	0	0	0	0	0

Group E Fixtures

Date	Time (SAST)	Match	Result
24-Dec-25	15:00	Algeria vs Sudan	–
24-Dec-25	18:00	Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea	–
28-Dec-25	15:00	Algeria vs Burkina Faso	–
28-Dec-25	18:00	Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan	–
31-Dec-25	19:00	Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria	–
31-Dec-25	19:00	Sudan vs Burkina Faso	–

Group F

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Pts
Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0
Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0
Gabon	0	0	0	0	0
Mozambique	0	0	0	0	0

Group F Fixtures

Date	Match	Result
24-Dec-25	Ivory Coast vs Mozambique	–
24-Dec-25	Cameroon vs Gabon	–
28-Dec-25	Ivory Coast vs Cameroon	–
28-Dec-25	Gabon vs Mozambique	–
31-Dec-25	Gabon vs Ivory Coast	–
31-Dec-25	Mozambique vs Cameroon	–

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