The tournament is expected to bring together twenty-four (24) countries.
The 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Champions, Ivory Coast will scuffle to defend their Africa Cup of Nations title.
Morocco, Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt will all fight hard to snatch the Africa Cup of Nations trophy from current champions, Ivory Coast.
Meanwhile, the full fixture for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations is as follows:
December 21, 2025
Morocco vs Comoros-7pm
December 22, 2025
Mali vs Zambia-2pm
South Africa vs Angola-5pm
Egypt vs Zimbabwe-8pm
December 23, 2025
DR Congo vs Benin-12:30pm
Senegal vs Botswana-3pm
Nigeria vs Tanzania-5:30pm
Tunisia vs Uganda-8pm
December 24, 2025
Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea-12:30pm
Algeria vs Sudan-3pm
Côte d’Ivoire vs Mozambique-5:30pm
Cameroon vs Gabon-8pm
December 26, 2025
Angola vs Zimbabwe-12:30pm
Egypt vs South Africa-3pm
Zambia vs Comoros-5:30
Morocco vs Mali-8pm
December 27, 2025
Benin vs Botswana-12:30pm
DR Congo vs Senegal-3pm
Uganda vs Tanzania-5:30pm
Nigeria vs Tunisia-8pm
December 28, 2025
Gabon vs Mozambique-12:30 pm
Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan-3pm
Algeria vs Burkina Faso-5:30 pm
Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire-8 pm
December 29, 2025
Egypt vs Angola-4pm
Zimbabwe vs South Africa-4pm
Comoros vs Mali-7pm
Morocco vs Zambia-7pm
December 30, 2025
Nigeria vs Uganda-4pm
Tanzania vs Tunisia-4pm
Botswana vs DR Congo-7pm
Benin vs Senegal-7pm
December 31, 2025
Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria-4pm
Burkina Faso vs Sudan-4pm
Cameroon vs Mozambique-7:30pm
Côte d’Ivoire vs Gabon-7:30pm
Round of 16
January 3, 2026
1st Group D vs 3rd Group B/E/F-5pm
2nd Group A vs 2nd Group C-7:30pm
January 4, 2026
2nd Group B vs 2nd Group F-5pm
1st Group A vs 3rd Group C/D/E-7:30pm
January 5, 2026
1st Group B vs 3rd Group A/C/D-5pm
1st Group C vs 3rd Group E/B/F-7:30pm
January 6, 2026
1st Group F vs 2nd Group E-5pm
1st Group E vs 2nd Group D-7:30
Quarter-finals
January 9, 2026
Winner R16-1 vs Winner R16-2-5pm
Winner R16-3 vs Winner R16-4-7:30
January 10, 2026
Winner R16-5 vs Winner R16-7-5pm
Winner R16-8 vs Winner R16-6-7:30
Semi-finals
January 14, 2026
Winner QF1 vs Winner QF3-5pm
Winner QF4 vs Winner QF2-7:30pm
Third-place playoff match
January 17, 2026 at 4pm
Final
January 18, 2026 at 7pm
