AFCON 2025 : The Complete Competition Schedule

CAF unveiled this Thursday the complete schedule of all matches for the 35th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025, which will be held from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, in Morocco.

As a reminder, while the AFCON will feature 24 teams, the schedule has been adjusted for some matches.

The group stage schedule :

• Sunday, December 21

Group A: Morocco-Comoros (6 p.m.)

• Monday, December 22

Group A: Mali-Zambia (3 p.m.)
Group B: South Africa-Angola (6 p.m.)
Group B: Egypt-Zimbabwe (9 p.m.)

• Tuesday, December 23

Group D: Congo DR-Benin (1:30 p.m.)
Group D: Senegal-Botswana (4 p.m.)
Group C: Nigeria-Tanzania (6:30 p.m.)
Group C: Tunisia-Uganda (9 p.m.)

• Wednesday, December 24

Group E: Burkina Faso-Equatorial Guinea (1:30 p.m.)
Group E: Algeria-Sudan (4 p.m.)
Group F: Côte d'Ivoire-Mozambique (6:30 p.m.)
Group F: Cameroon-Gabon (9 p.m.)

• Friday, December 26

Group B: Angola-Zimbabwe (1:30 p.m.)
Group B: Egypt-South Africa (4:00 p.m.)
Group A: Zambia-Comoros (6:30 p.m.)
Group A: Morocco-Mali (9:00 p.m.)

• Saturday, December 27

Group D: Benin-Botswana (1:30 p.m.)
Group D: Senegal-DR Congo (4:00 p.m.)
Group C: Uganda-Tanzania (6:30 p.m.)
Group C: Nigeria-Tunisia (9:00 p.m.)

• Sunday, December 28

Group F: Gabon-Mozambique (1:30 p.m.)
Group E: Equatorial Guinea-Sudan (4:00 p.m.)

Group F: Gabon-Mozambique (1:30 p.m.)
Group E: Equatorial Guinea-Sudan (4:00 p.m.)
Group E: Algeria-Burkina Faso (6:30 p.m.)
Group F: Côte d'Ivoire-Cameroon (9:00 p.m.)

• Monday, December 29

Group B: Zimbabwe-South Africa (5:00 p.m.)
Group B: Angola-Egypt (5:00 p.m.)
Group A: Zambia-Morocco (8:00 p.m.)
Group A: Comoros-Mali (8:00 p.m.)

• Tuesday, December 30

Group C: Uganda-Nigeria (5:00 p.m.)
Group C: Tanzania-Tunisia (5:00 p.m.)
Group D: Botswana-DR Congo (8:00 p.m.)
Group D: Benin-Senegal (8:00 p.m.)

• Wednesday, December 31

Group E: Equatorial Guinea-Algeria (5:00 p.m.)
Group E: Sudan-Burkina Faso (5 p.m.)
Group F: Gabon-Côte d'Ivoire (8:30 p.m.)
Group F: Mozambique-Cameroon (8:30 p.m.)

• Round of 16

Saturday, January 3, 2026
1st in Group D-3rd in Group B/E/F (5 p.m.)
2nd in Group A-2nd in Group C (8 p.m.)

Sunday, January 4
1st in Group A-3rd in Group C/D/E (5 p.m.)
2nd in Group B-2nd in Group F

Monday, January 5
1st in Group B-3rd in Group A/C/D (5 ​​p.m.)
1st in Group C-3rd in Group A/C/D (8 p.m.)

Tuesday, January 6
1st in Group E-2nd in Group D (5 p.m.)
1st in Group F-2nd in Group E (8 p.m.)

• Quarter-finals

Friday, January 9: 5 pm and 8 pm
Saturday, January 10: 5 pm and 8 pm

• Semi-finals

Wednesday, January 14: 6 pm and 9 pm

• Third-place match

Saturday, January 17: 5 pm

• Final

Sunday, January 18: 8 pm