AFCON 2025: Meet 27-time champions set to compete for title in Morocco

The lineup for the 35th edition of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled to take place in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, is now complete.

This highly anticipated tournament will see 27-time champions among its contenders, with 12 previous winners among the qualified teams: Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Morocco, Zambia, Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, DR Congo, and South Africa.

Four-time champions Ghana, the Black Stars, will not feature in this edition after finishing last in Group F, which included Angola, Sudan, and Niger.