Africa Cup of Nations 2025: Full match schedule, teams, groups and format

Here are the details on the teams, groups, format, match fixtures, kickoff times and venues for AFCON 2025:
⚽ Group A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros
⚽ Group B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe
⚽ Group C: Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania
⚽ Group D: Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Botswana
⚽ Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan
⚽ Group F: Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique
The top two teams of each group, along with the best four third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage, beginning with the round of 16. That is followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final. There is also a third-place playoff between the two losing semifinalists.
December 21
Group A: Morocco vs Comoros (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 7pm/18:00 GMT)
December 22
Group A: Mali vs Zambia (Stade Mohammed V, 3pm/14:00 GMT)
Group B: South Africa vs Angola (Marrakesh Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Group B: Egypt vs Zimbabwe (Adrar Stadium, 9pm/20:00 GMT)
December 23
Group D: DR Congo vs Benin (Al Barid Stadium, 1:30pm/12:30 GMT)
Group D: Senegal vs Botswana (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 4pm/15:00 GMT)
Group C: Nigeria vs Tanzania (Fez Stadium, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Group C: Tunisia vs Uganda (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 9pm/20:00 GMT)
December 24
Group E: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea (Stade Mohammed V, 1:30pm/12:30 GMT)
Group E: Algeria vs Sudan (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 4pm/15:00 GMT)
Group F: Ivory Coast vs Mozambique (Marrakesh Stadium, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Group F: Cameroon vs Gabon(Adrar Stadium, 9pm/20:00 GMT)
Rest day on Christmas
December 26
Group B: Angola vs Zimbabwe (Marrakesh Stadium, 1:30pm/12:30 GMT)
Group B: Egypt vs South Africa (Adrar Stadium, 4pm/15:00 GMT)
Group A: Zambia vs Comoros (Stade Mohammed V, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Group A: Morocco vs Mali (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 9pm/20:00 GMT)
December 27
Group D: Benin vs Botswana (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 1:30pm/12:30 GMT)
Group D: Senegal vs DR Congo (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 4pm/15:00 GMT)
Group C: Uganda vs Tanzania (Al Barid Stadium, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Group C: Nigeria vs Tunisia (Fez Stadium, 9pm/20:00 GMT)
December 28
Group F: Gabon vs Mozambique (Adrar Stadium, 1:30pm/12:30 GMT)
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan (Stade Mohammed V, 4pm/15:00 GMT)
Group E: Algeria vs Burkina Faso (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 6:30pm/17:30 GMT)
Group F: Ivory Coast vs Cameroon (Marrakesh Stadium, 9pm/20:00 GMT)
December 29
Group B: Angola vs Egypt (Adrar Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakesh Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Stade Mohammed V, 8pm/19:00 GMT)
Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8pm/19:00 GMT)
December 30
Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fez Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 8pm/19:00 GMT)
Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Al Barid Stadium, 8pm/19:00 GMT)
December 31
Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Stade Mohammed V, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakesh Stadium, 8pm/19:00 GMT)
Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Adrar Stadium, 8pm/19:00 GMT)
Rest days on January 1 and 2 
January 3
Winner Group D vs 3rd Group B/E/F (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Runner-up Group A vs Runner-up Group C (Stade Mohammed V, 8pm local/19:00 GMT)
January 4
Winner Group A vs 3rd Group C/D/E (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Runner-up Group B vs Runner-up Group F (Al Barid Stadium, 8pm local/19:00 GMT)
January 5
Winner Group B vs 3rd Group A/C/D (Adrar Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Winner Group C vs 3rd Group A/B/F (Fez Stadium, 8pm local/19:00 GMT)
January 6
Winner Group E vs Runner-up Group D (Moulay Hassan Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Winner Group F vs Runner-up Group E (Marrakesh Stadium, 8pm local/19:00 GMT)
Rest days on January 7 and 8
January 9
Quarterfinal 1 (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Quarterfinal 2 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8pm local/19:00 GMT)
January 10
Quarterfinal 3 (Marrakesh Stadium, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
Quarterfinal 4 (Adrar Stadium, 8pm local/19:00 GMT)
Rest days on January 11, 12 and 13 
January 14
Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Ibn Batouta Stadium, 6pm/17:00 GMT)
Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 9pm/20:00 GMT)
Rest days on January 15 and 16
January 17
Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 (Stade Mohammed V, 5pm/16:00 GMT)
January 18
Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, 8pm local/19:00 GMT)