NIGERIA has been grouped into Group C of the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to take place later in the year in the North African country.
In the draws conducted today in Morocco, defending champions Cote D’Ivoire are in Group F along with five-time winners Cameroon. Other teams in the group include Gabon and Mozambique.
The tournament is scheduled to run from 21 December 2025 until 18 January 2026. The tournament will take place in six cities over four weeks, but there can only be one nation crowned the king of Africa.
Here are all the important details and the full draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Group A
Morocco, Mali, Comoros, Zambia
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, E. Guinea, Sudan
Group F
Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Gabon, Mozambique
• “If Zambia goes through—out of the group stage, I think you will see a very very good team. Zambia has always been a powerhouse in African football, we don’t make any apologies for that.” – Chipolopolo legend Kalusha Bwalya on Zambia’s chances at the 2025 AFCON
Some heavyweights that will not be part of the 2025 AFCON are:
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 🇬🇳 Guinea
- 🇨🇻 Cape Verde
- 🇬🇲 Gambia
- 🇨🇬 Congo
- 🇲🇬 Madagascar
- 🇹🇬 Togo
• “We are going to host the best African Cup in history. Morocco is a land of welcome and respect, but on the pitch, it will not be the same.” – Walid Regragui
• Zambian football icon Mr Kalusha Bwalya (King Kalu)with Rigobert Song and Mohamed Sissoko enjoying the atmosphere at the venue
National team coaches present at the draw tonight
- Walid Regragui 🇲🇦
- Vladimir Petkovic 🇩🇿
- Pedro Goncalves 🇦🇴
- Gernot Rohr 🇧🇯
- Morena Ramoreboli 🇧🇼
- Brama Traoré 🇧🇫
- Marc Brys 🇨🇲
- Stephane Henri Cusin 🇰🇲
- Emerse Faé 🇨🇮
- Sebastien Desabre 🇨🇩
- Hossam Hassan 🇪🇬
- Juan Micha Obiang 🇬🇶
- Thierry Dieudonné Mouyouma 🇬🇦
- Tom Saintfiet 🇲🇱
- Chiquinho Conde 🇲🇿
- Eric Chelle 🇳🇬
- Pape Thiaw 🇸🇳
- Hemed Suleiman Ali 🇹🇿
- Paul Put🇨🇬
- Mickael Nees 🇿🇼
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