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Confederation of African Football (CAF) will conduct the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco on Monday night with excitement building regarding how the 24 teams will be paired.
Morocco will host the tournament from December 21, 2025-January 18, 2026 but the pairings will be known nearly a year before the kick off date.
Qualified Nations
Hosts Morocco will be joined by Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, South Africa, DR Congo, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Mozambique, Comoros, Tanzania, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Botswana at the tournament.
Draw Procedure & Pots
The 24 qualified teams will be drawn into six groups each containing four sides, with host nation Morocco placed at the head of Group A.
African champions Cote d’Ivoire will also head one of the other five pools as they sit in Pot 1.
The remainder of the qualified teams will be placed in Pots 1-4 based on their FIFA World Ranking as of 19 December, 2024, and as follows:
Pots
Pot 1: Morocco (A1), Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire
Pot 2: Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, South Africa, DR Congo and Burkina Faso
Pot 3: Gabon, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea and Benin
Pot 4: Mozambique, Comoros, Tanzania, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Botswana
Procedure
The ball of Morocco will be drawn first from Pot 1, and it will go to position A1
The balls from Pot 4 will be drawn sequentially to positions A4, B4, C4, D4, E4, F4.
The balls from Pot 3 will be drawn sequentially to positions A3, B3, C3, D3, E3, F3.
The balls from Pot 2 will be drawn sequentially to positions A2, B2, C2, D2, E2, F2.
The remaining balls from Pot 1 (minus Morocco) will be drawn sequentially to positions B1, C1, D1, E1, F1.
Who will be attending?
African football legends Essam El Hadary, the legendary Egypt goalkeeper, Cameroon great Patrick Mboma, Tunisia’s Aymen Mathlouthi, Ivory Coast’s Gervinho, Momo Sissoko of Mali and Zambia’s 2012 AFCON winning captain Christopher Katongo will be among those in attendance.
Time & where to watch?
The AFCON 2025 draw will be conducted at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat, Morocco from 9pm (East African time). It will be streamed live on CAF official website, and (YouTube).
Viewers in Kenya and East Africa can also catch the AFCON 2025 draw on SuperSport TV and Azam TV with more than 90 countries expected to tune across Africa, Middle East, Europe, North and South America.
