The draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is made in Morocco where defending champions Ivory Coast will be in the same group as Cameroon

Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae is confident his team can become the first country since Egypt in 2008 to successfully defend the Africa Cup of Nations title.  "My country has been waiting since 1976 to win the Cup of Nations again.

Ivory Coast will begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title against Mozambique, while hosts and World Cup semifinalists Morocco open the 2025 tournament against the Comoros Islands in Rabat on Dec.

Host nation Morocco have been drawn alongside Mali, Zambia and Comoros in the group stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). It was confirmed in June that the next edition of AFCON will take place between December 21,

The final draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has been announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) .

Uganda, returning to the biannual tournament after two showings in 2017 and 2019 was interrupted by a dip, were in their best form in the qualifiers under Belgian tactician Paul Put.

Defending African Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions Ivory Coast have been drawn against fellow tournament heavyweights Cameroon in the group stages of the 2025 iteration of the competition. The pair, who have claimed eight AFCON titles between them,

Defending Africa Cup of Nations champion Ivory Coast was drawn alongside 2017 winner Cameroon in a blockbuster pairing of two continental giants in Group F of the 2025 edition of the tournament, to be held in Morocco in December.

Africa Cup of Nations will be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026 with Ivory Coast looking to defend the title they won on home soil