Published:
Monday, January 20, 2025
The highly anticipated draw for the TotalEnergies Morocco CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2025 will take place in Rabat on January 27, 2025, where the 24 participating teams will discover their opponents.
This event, in which delegations from the 24 qualified nations will take part, will begin at 7:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. GMT / 8:00 p.m. Cairo time).
This ceremony offers national teams the opportunity to evaluate Morocco’s superb sports infrastructure, including modern stadiums, state-of-the-art training centers and excellent hotel complexes.
Tournament format:
The 24 teams will be divided into six groups of four. At the end of the group stage, the two best teams from each group as well as the four best third-placed teams will advance to the round of 16.
A historic moment for Morocco:
Morocco is hosting the final phase of the CAN for the first time since 1988. This event is part of a particularly exciting period for the country, which will also co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup in partnership with Spain and Portugal.
CAN over time:
This 35th edition of the CAN, established in 1957, constitutes the third oldest continental football competition, preceded only by the Copa América (1916) and the Asian Cup (1956).
The qualified nations and their historical journeys:
Here are the 24 teams qualified for this edition, accompanied by their previous participations and their best performances:
- South Africa : 12ᵉ participation, champion en 1996
- Algeria : 21st participation, champion in 1990 and 2019
- Angola : 10ᵉ participation, quarter-finals in 2008, 2010 and 2023
- Benign : 5th participation, quarterfinals in 2019
- Botswana : 2nd participation, group stage in 2012
- Burkina Faso : 14th participation, finalist in 2013
- Cameroon : 22nd participation, champion in 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002 and 2017
- Comoros : 2nd participation, round of 16 in 2021
- Ivory Coast : 26th participation, champion in 1992, 2015 and 2023
- Egypt : 27th participation, champion in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010
- Gabon : 9th participation, quarter-finals in 1996 and 2012
- Equatorial Guinea : 5ᵉ participation, 4ᵉ place en 2015
- Mali : 14th participation, finalist in 1972
- Morocco : 20ᵉ participation, champion en 1976
- Mozambique : 6th participation, group stage in 1986, 1996, 1998, 2010 and 2023
- Nigeria : 21st participation, champion in 1980, 1994 and 2013
- Uganda : 8th participation, finalist in 1978
- Democratic Republic of Congo : 21st participation, champion in 1968 and 1974
- Senegal : 18ᵉ participation, champion en 2021
- Sudan : 10ᵉ participation, champion en 1970
- Tanzania : 4th participation, group stage in 1980, 2019 and 2023
- Tunisia : 22nd participation, champion in 2004
- Zambia : 19th participation, champion in 2012
- Zimbabwe : 6th participation, group stage in 2004, 2006, 2017, 2019 and 2021
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