2025 Africa Cup of Nations

كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2025 ⵜⴰⵙⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵉⴽⴰ 2025 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2025
Official logo[1]
Tournament details
Host country	Morocco
Dates	21 December 2025 – 18 January 2026
Teams	24
Venue	9 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Morocco[note 1] (2nd title)
Runners-up	Senegal[note 1]
Third place	Nigeria
Fourth place	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	120 (2.31 per match)
Attendance	1,340,022 (25,770 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Brahim Diaz (5 goals)
Best player	Sadio Mané
Best goalkeeper	Yassine Bounou
Fair play award	Morocco
← 2023 2027 →

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations^{[note 2]} was the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, a biennial football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco — the second time the country had hosted the tournament, after 1988 — following the stripping of hosting rights from Guinea due to inadequate preparations.^[2][3]

Due to a scheduling conflict with the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in June and July, the Africa Cup of Nations was played between 21 December 2025 and 18 January 2026 — the first time it was held over the Christmas and New Year period.^[4]

Defending champions Ivory Coast were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Egypt.^[5] The final between Senegal and hosts Morocco was marred by controversy after Senegal walked off the pitch in protest over a disallowed goal and a VAR decision in stoppage time for 17 minutes. Senegal returned to the pitch and won 1–0 after extra time,^[6] but on 17 March 2026 the CAF Appeal Board ruled that Senegal had forfeited the final through their actions, awarding Morocco a 3–0 victory.^[7] Senegal have indicated that they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[8] It was Morocco's second Africa Cup of Nations title, after their first in 1976.

CAF stripped Cameroon from hosting the 2019 edition of the tournament on 30 November 2018 due to lack of speed of progress in preparations,^[9] but accepted former CAF president Ahmad Ahmad's request to stage the next edition in 2021. Consequently, the original hosts of 2021, Ivory Coast, became hosts of the 2023 edition with Guinea instead hosting the 2025 edition, which until then had no hosts.^[10] The CAF President confirmed the timetable shift after a meeting with Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 30 January 2019.^[11] On 30 September 2022, current CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced that Guinea had been stripped as host for the 2025 edition due to inadequacy and speed of progress in hosting preparations.^[2] Consequently, a new process was re-opened for a replacement host bidder.^[12][13] On 27 September 2023, the 2025 edition was awarded to Morocco^[3] and the 2027 edition to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[14][15]

Official Title Sponsor	Official Global Partners	Official Competition Sponsors	Official Suppliers
TotalEnergies	1xBet European Union Orange Group Puma Royal Air Maroc Suzuki Tecno Mobile Visa Inc. Netflix	Apsonic Danone Konami (eFootball) LONACI Midea Group Morocco Now OCP Group ONCF Unilever (Rexona) Visit Morocco	Acıbadem Healthcare Group Africa Global Logistics Bel Group (The Laughing Cow) Sidi Ali

The tournament mascot, named Assad (Arabic: أسد) was revealed on 8 December 2025. It was a Barbary lion, a reference to Morocco's national animal and nickname of the national team of Morocco.^[16][17]

On 10 November 2025, CAF and Puma unveiled "Itri" (Standard Moroccan Amazigh: ⵉⵜⵔⵉ, lit. 'star') as the official tournament edition match ball. The ball, covered in zellij art in red and green, was influenced by an ancient mosaic tradition known for its complex geometric decoration and reflects the shared spirit and enthusiasm of football across Africa. Produced by Puma using Orbital 6 technology, the design combined star-based forms, floral motifs and circular patterns, conveying joy and the coming together of the 24 nations taking part in the tournament.^[18]

The official song was "Africallez", which stood as one of the tournament's emblems,^[19] fusing sporting fervor, cultural identity, and a message of continental unity. Conceived as a true Pan-African anthem, "Africallez" was performed by three artists: Beninese diva Angélique Kidjo, a global icon of African music; Moroccan singer Lartiste, a key figure in the urban and international music scenes; and Moroccan artist Jaylane, who symbolized the country's new artistic generation.

The winners received US$10 million, an increase from US$7 million for the 2023 event.^[20]

The qualifiers were held between 20 March and 19 November 2024, starting with the preliminary round (20–26 March 2024) and then the group stage (2 September–19 November 2024).^[21] The preliminary round draw was held on 20 February 2024, 14:00 CAT (UTC+2) at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[22] The eight involved national teams were seeded into two pots of four based on the FIFA World Rankings from 15 February 2024,^[23] Eritrea and Seychelles were excluded from the qualifiers. The eight teams were split into four ties which were played in home-and-away two-legged format.^[22] The four winners (Chad, Eswatini, Liberia, and South Sudan) advanced to the group stage to join the 44 teams which entered directly.^[24] The group stage draw took place on 4 July 2024, 14:30 CAT (UTC+2) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 48 national teams involved were divided into twelve groups of four each, which consisted of the 44 teams that entered directly, in addition to the four winners of the preliminary round, and were seeded into four pots of twelve each based on the June 2024 FIFA World Rankings.^[25][26]

The following 24 teams qualified for this edition; all of them had previously participated in the tournament.^[27] Morocco, the host country, played in the qualifiers in Group B despite qualifying automatically. Ghana, four-time African champions, failed to qualify after finishing bottom of the Group F, missing out on the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since 2004.^[28][29] Tunisia qualified for the 22nd time and extended their record for consecutive participations, reaching the tournament for the 17th time in a row, having not been absent since 1994.^[30] Comoros, Gabon, Sudan and Zimbabwe made their return to the continental tournament after missing out in 2023.^[31] Benin and Uganda made their return after an almost five-year absence from the event. Botswana qualified for the second time after their first participation in 2012.^[32] Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Namibia also failed to qualify after appearing in 2023.

On 27 January 2025, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), together with the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and the Local Organizing Committee of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations for Morocco 2025, announced the nine venues in six cities that would host matches in the competition.^[33]

List of host cities and stadiums

City	Stadium	Capacity	Image
Agadir	Adrar Stadium	46,000
Casablanca	Stade Mohammed V	45,000
Fez	Fez Stadium	45,000
Marrakesh	Marrakesh Stadium	45,240
Rabat	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium	69,500
	Moulay Hassan Stadium	22,000
	Rabat Olympic Stadium	21,000
	Al Medina Stadium	18,000
Tangier	Tangier Grand Stadium	75,500

On 26 November 2025, CAF released the complete list of match officials appointed for the tournament. The list included 73 officials in total: 28 referees, 31 assistant referees, and 14 VAR officials. All selected officials came exclusively from the African Confederation. Assistant referees officiated in multiple refereeing teams.^[34][35]

Refereeing teams

Country	Referee	Assistant referees	Matches assigned
Algeria	Mustapha Ghorbal	Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos [de]	Ivory Coast–Cameroon (Group F)
		Abbes Akram Zerhouni [de] Adel Abane	Egypt–Ivory Coast (Quarter-final)
	Youcef Gamouh		Senegal–DR Congo (Group D)
Benin	Djindo Louis Houngnandande [de]	Aymar Ulrich Eric Ayimavo Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim [de]	Uganda–Nigeria (Group C)
Burundi	Pacifique Ndabihawenimana	Djibril Camara [de; no] Nouha Bangoura	Egypt–South Africa (Group B)
		Modibo Samake Diana Chikotesha [fr; de]	Equatorial Guinea–Algeria (Group E)
Cameroon	Abdou Abdel Mefire	Danek Styven Moutsassi Yanes Malondi Chani	Morocco–Mali (Group A)
		Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue Carine Atezambong Fomo [fr; de]	Nigeria–Mozambique (Round of 16)
Chad	Mahamat Alhadji Allaou [fr]	Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue Amos Abeigne Ndong	Comoros–Mali (Group A)
Congo	Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou	Guylain Nguila Gradel Mbilizi Mwanya	Equatorial Guinea–Sudan (Group E)
DR Congo	Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo	Guylain Nguila Gradel Mbilizi Mwanya	Morocco–Comoros (Group A) Tanzania–Tunisia (Group C) Senegal–Morocco (Final)
Egypt	Mohamed Mansour Maarouf	Khalil Hassani [de] Ahmed Hossameldin Taha [de]	Burkina Faso–Equatorial Guinea (Group E)
		Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal Ahmed Hossameldin Taha [de]	Algeria–DR Congo (Round of 16)
	Amin Mohamed Omar		Sudan–Burkina Faso (Group E)
		Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal Adel Abane	Cameroon–Gabon (Group F)
Gabon	Pierre Ghislain Atcho [de; uk]	Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue Carine Atezambong Fomo [fr; de]	Algeria–Sudan (Group E)
		Boris Marlaise Ditsoga [de] Danek Styven Moutsassi	Senegal–Egypt (Semi-final)
		Boris Marlaise Ditsoga [de] Amos Abeigne Ndong	Egypt–Benin (Round of 16)
	Tanguy Patrice Mebiame [de; uk]		Tunisia–Uganda (Group C)
Ghana	Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea	Zakhele Siwela Souru Phatsoane	Algeria–Burkina Faso (Group E) Nigeria–Morocco (Semi-final)
Ivory Coast	Clement Franklin Kpan	Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo [de] Jonathan Koffi Ahonto [fr; de]	Angola–Egypt (Group B)
Kenya	Peter Waweru Kamaku	Gilbert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Stephen Elezar Onyango Yiembe	Angola–Zimbabwe (Group B) South Africa–Cameroon (Round of 16)
Mali	Boubou Traoré [de; uk]	Modibo Samake Jonathan Koffi Ahonto [fr; de]	Nigeria–Tunisia (Group C) Morocco–Tanzania (Round of 16)
Mauritania	Abdel Aziz Bouh [de]	Modibo Samake Jonathan Koffi Ahonto [fr; de]	Senegal–Botswana (Group D)
	Dahane Beida	Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos [de] Ivanildo Meirelles De Sanches Lopes	Nigeria–Tanzania (Group C) Senegal–Sudan (Round of 16) Cameroon–Morocco (Quarter-final)
Mauritius	Ahmed Imtehaz Heerallal [de; uk]	Arsenio Chadreque Maringule [fr] Abelmiro dos Reis Monte Negro	Zambia–Comoros (Group A)
		Arsenio Chadreque Maringule [fr] Ivanildo Meirelles De Sanches Lopes	Botswana–DR Congo (Group D)
Morocco	Jalal Jayed [de; uk]	Zakaria Brinsi [de] Mostafa Akarkad [de]	Uganda–Tanzania (Group C) Mozambique–Cameroon (Group F) Egypt–Nigeria (Third place play-off)
	Mustapha Kechchaf	Danek Styven Moutsassi Yanes Malondi Chani	Zimbabwe–South Africa (Group B)
Rwanda	Samuel Uwikunda [de]	Aymar Ulrich Eric Ayimavo Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo [de]	Ivory Coast–Mozambique (Group F)
		Gilbert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Stephen Elezar Onyango Yiembe	Benin–Senegal (Group D)
Senegal	Issa Sy	Djibril Camara [de; no] Nouha Bangoura	Egypt–Zimbabwe (Group B) Zambia–Morocco (Group A) Algeria–Nigeria (Quarter-final)
Somalia	Omar Abdulkadir Artan	Liban Abdoulrazack Ahmed [de] Abelmiro dos Reis Monte Negro	Mali–Zambia (Group A) Gabon–Ivory Coast (Group F)
South Africa	Abongile Tom	Zakhele Siwela Souru Phatsoane	DR Congo–Benin (Group D) Mali–Tunisia (Round of 16) Mali–Senegal (Quarter-final)
Sudan	Mahmood Ismail	Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim [de] Stephen Elezar Onyango Yiembe	South Africa–Angola (Group B)
		Liban Abdoulrazack Ahmed [de] Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo [de]	Ivory Coast–Burkina Faso (Round of 16)
Tunisia	Mehrez Melki	Khalil Hassani [de] Ahmed Hossameldin Taha [de]	Gabon–Mozambique (Group F)
Uganda	Shamirah Nabadda	Diana Chikotesha [fr; de] Carine Atezambong Fomo [fr; de]	Benin–Botswana (Group D)

The draw took place on 27 January 2025 at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat.^[36] The draw was conducted by Mustapha Hadji (Morocco), Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast), Aliou Cissé (Senegal) and Joseph Yobo (Nigeria).

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Morocco (hosts)  Senegal  Egypt  Algeria  Nigeria  Ivory Coast (holders)	Cameroon  Mali  Tunisia  South Africa  DR Congo  Burkina Faso	Gabon  Angola  Zambia  Uganda  Equatorial Guinea  Benin	Mozambique  Comoros  Tanzania  Sudan  Zimbabwe  Botswana

The CAF announced the tournament schedule on 31 January 2025.^[37][38]

The top two teams of each group, along with the best four third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.

Teams were ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):^[39]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, if two teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were applied exclusively to these two teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Drawing of lots.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco (H)	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mali	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	Comoros	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2	2
4	Zambia	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Africa	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
3	Angola	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	3	0	0	8	4	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
3	Tanzania	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
4	Uganda	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	3	2	1	0	7	1	+6	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	DR Congo	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
3	Benin	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3
4	Botswana	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Burkina Faso	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	Sudan	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
4	Equatorial Guinea	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivory Coast	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cameroon	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
3	Mozambique	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Gabon	3	0	0	3	4	7	−3	0

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Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Mozambique	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	D	Benin	3	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3
3	E	Sudan	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
4	C	Tanzania	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2
5	B	Angola	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
6	A	Comoros	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2	2

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

3 January – Casablanca

Mali (p)

1 (3)

9 January – Tangier

Tunisia

1 (2)

Mali

0

3 January – Tangier

Senegal

1

Senegal

3

14 January – Tangier

Sudan

1

Senegal

1

5 January – Agadir

Egypt

0

Egypt (a.e.t.)

3

10 January – Agadir

Benin

1

Egypt

3

6 January – Marrakesh

Ivory Coast

2

Ivory Coast

3

18 January – Rabat (Moulay Abdellah)

Burkina Faso

0

Senegal

0

6 January – Rabat (Moulay El Hassan)

Morocco (awd.)[note 1]

3

Algeria (a.e.t.)

1

10 January – Marrakesh

DR Congo

0

Algeria

0

5 January – Fez

Nigeria

2

Nigeria

4

14 January – Rabat (Moulay Abdellah)

Mozambique

0

Nigeria

0 (2)

4 January – Rabat (Al Medina)

Morocco (p)

0 (4)

Third place play-off

South Africa

1

9 January – Rabat (Moulay Abdellah)

17 January – Casablanca

Cameroon

2

Cameroon

0

Egypt

0 (2)

4 January – Rabat (Moulay Abdellah)

Morocco

2

Nigeria (p)

0 (4)

Morocco

1

Tanzania

0

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There were 120 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.31 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

• Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
• Receiving two yellow cards in two matches
• After the end of the group matches, all cautions received were cancelled for the rest of the competition. Nevertheless, a player having collected two yellow cards sustained the one match suspension.^[39]

The following suspensions occurred during the tournament:

Player(s)/Official(s)	Offence(s)	Suspension(s)
Group stage suspensions
Basilio Ndong	in Group E vs Burkina Faso (matchday 1; 24 December 2025)	Group E vs Sudan (matchday 2; 28 December 2025)
Salah Adel	in Group E vs Algeria (matchday 1; 24 December 2025)	Group E vs Equatorial Guinea (matchday 2; 28 December 2025)
Mohamed Hany	in Group B vs South Africa (matchday 2; 26 December 2025)	Group B vs Angola (matchday 3; 29 December 2025)
Aliou Dieng	in Group A vs Zambia (matchday 1; 22 December 2025) in Group A vs Morocco (matchday 2; 26 December 2025)	Group A vs Comoros (matchday 3; 29 December 2025)
Junior Tchamadeu	in Group F vs Gabon (matchday 1; 24 December 2025) in Group F vs Ivory Coast (matchday 2; 28 December 2025)	Group F vs Mozambique (matchday 3; 31 December 2025)
Kings Kangwa	in Group A vs Morocco (matchday 3; 29 December 2025)	Suspension to be served outside of tournament
Uche Ikpeazu	in Group C vs Tanzania (matchday 2; 27 December 2025) in Group C vs Nigeria (matchday 3; 30 December 2025)	Suspension to be served outside of tournament
Jamal Salim	in Group C vs Nigeria (matchday 3; 30 December 2025)	Suspension to be served outside of tournament
Iban Salvador	in Group E vs Burkina Faso (matchday 1; 24 December 2025) in Group E vs Algeria (matchday 3; 31 December 2025)	Suspension to be served outside of tournament
Didier Ndong	in Group F vs Cameroon (matchday 1; 24 December 2025) in Group F vs Ivory Coast (matchday 3; 31 December 2025)	Suspension to be served outside of tournament
Knockout stage suspensions
Amadou Haidara	in Group A vs Comoros (matchday 3; 29 December 2025)	Round of 16 vs Tunisia (3 January 2026)
Kalidou Koulibaly	in Group D vs Benin (matchday 3; 30 December 2025)	Round of 16 vs Sudan (3 January 2026)
Abdoul Moumini	in Group D vs DR Congo (matchday 1; 23 December 2025) in Group D vs Senegal (matchday 3; 30 December 2025)	Round of 16 vs Egypt (5 January 2026)
Woyo Coulibaly	in Round of 16 vs Tunisia (3 January 2026)	Quarter-finals vs Senegal (9 January 2026)
Yves Bissouma	in Round of 16 vs Tunisia (3 January 2026)   in Quarter-finals vs Senegal (9 January 2026)	Suspension to be served outside of tournament
Nouhou Tolo	in Round of 16 vs South Africa (4 January 2026) in Quarter-finals vs Morocco (9 January 2026)	Suspension to be served outside of tournament
Wilfred Ndidi	in Round of 16 vs Mozambique (5 January 2026) in Quarter-finals vs Algeria (10 January 2026)	Semi-finals vs Morocco (14 January 2026)
Anis Hadj Moussa	in Round of 16 vs DR Congo (6 January 2026) in Quarter-finals vs Nigeria (10 January 2026)	Suspension to be served outside of tournament
Hossam Abdelmaguid	in Quarter-finals vs Ivory Coast (10 January 2026) in Semi-finals vs Senegal (14 January 2026)	Third place play-off vs Nigeria (17 January 2026)
Calvin Bassey	in Round of 16 vs Mozambique (5 January 2026) in Semi-finals vs Morocco (14 January 2026)	Third place play-off vs Egypt (17 January 2026)
Kalidou Koulibaly	in Quarter-finals vs Mali (9 January 2026) in Semi-finals vs Egypt (14 January 2026)	Final vs Morocco (18 January 2026)
Habib Diarra	in Quarter-finals vs Mali (9 January 2026) in Semi-finals vs Egypt (14 January 2026)	Final vs Morocco (18 January 2026)

The following Africa Cup of Nations awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Player of the Tournament (best overall player), the Puma Golden Boot (top goalscorer), the Golden Glove (best goalkeeper) and the Fair Play Award.^[98]

Best Player
Sadio Mané
Golden Boot
Brahim Díaz (5 goals)
Golden Glove
Yassine Bounou
Fair Play Award
Morocco

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Yassine Bounou	Achraf Hakimi Moussa Niakhaté Calvin Bassey Noussair Mazraoui	Ademola Lookman Idrissa Gueye Pape Gueye	Brahim Díaz Victor Osimhen Sadio Mané

Source:^[99]

The Man of the Match award was presented after each game during the tournament. The award, presented by TotalEnergies, included an official trophy handed to the player at the end of the match.^[100]

Stage	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Man of the Match
Group stage matches
Group A	Morocco	2–0	Comoros	Brahim Díaz
	Mali	1–1	Zambia	Lassine Sinayoko
Group B	South Africa	2–1	Angola	Lyle Foster
	Egypt	2–1	Zimbabwe	Omar Marmoush
Group D	DR Congo	1–0	Benin	Théo Bongonda
	Senegal	3–0	Botswana	Nicolas Jackson
Group C	Nigeria	2–1	Tanzania	Semi Ajayi
	Tunisia	3–1	Uganda	Elias Achouri
Group E	Burkina Faso	2–1	Equatorial Guinea	Edmond Tapsoba
	Algeria	3–0	Sudan	Riyad Mahrez
Group F	Ivory Coast	1–0	Mozambique	Amad Diallo
	Cameroon	1–0	Gabon	Bryan Mbeumo
Group B	Angola	1–1	Zimbabwe	Fredy
	Egypt	1–0	South Africa	Mohamed El Shenawy
Group A	Zambia	0–0	Comoros	Zaydou Youssouf
	Morocco	1–1	Mali	Neil El Aynaoui
Group D	Benin	1–0	Botswana	Yohan Roche
	Senegal	1–1	DR Congo	Sadio Mané
Group C	Uganda	1–1	Tanzania	Simon Msuva
	Nigeria	3–2	Tunisia	Ademola Lookman
Group F	Gabon	2–3	Mozambique	Geny Catamo
Group E	Equatorial Guinea	0–1	Sudan	Mohamed Eisa
	Algeria	1–0	Burkina Faso	Ibrahim Maza
Group F	Ivory Coast	1–1	Cameroon	Amad Diallo
Group B	Zimbabwe	2–3	South Africa	Oswin Appollis
	Angola	0–0	Egypt	Fredy
Group A	Comoros	0–0	Mali	Mamadou Sangare
	Zambia	0–3	Morocco	Ayoub El Kaabi
Group C	Tanzania	1–1	Tunisia	Ismaël Gharbi
	Uganda	1–3	Nigeria	Raphael Onyedika
Group D	Botswana	0–3	DR Congo	Gaël Kakuta
	Benin	0–3	Senegal	Abdoulaye Seck
Group E	Sudan	0–2	Burkina Faso	Arsène Kouassi
	Equatorial Guinea	1–3	Algeria	Anis Hadj Moussa
Group F	Mozambique	1–2	Cameroon	Christian Kofane
	Gabon	2–3	Ivory Coast	Christ Inao Oulaï
Knockout stage matches
Round of 16	Senegal	3–1	Sudan	Pape Gueye
	Mali	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Tunisia	Djigui Diarra
	Morocco	1–0	Tanzania	Brahim Díaz
	South Africa	1–2	Cameroon	Carlos Baleba
	Egypt	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Benin	Yasser Ibrahim
	Nigeria	4–0	Mozambique	Ademola Lookman
	Algeria	1–0 (a.e.t.)	DR Congo	Adil Boulbina
	Ivory Coast	3–0	Burkina Faso	Amad Diallo
Quarter-finals	Mali	0–1	Senegal	Iliman Ndiaye
	Cameroon	0–2	Morocco	Ismael Saibari
	Algeria	0–2	Nigeria	Victor Osimhen
	Egypt	3–2	Ivory Coast	Mohamed Salah
Semi-finals	Senegal	1–0	Egypt	Sadio Mané
	Nigeria	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Morocco	Yassine Bounou
Third place play-off	Egypt	0–0 (2–4 p)	Nigeria	Stanley Nwabali
Final	Senegal	0–3 (w/o)	Morocco	Pape Gueye

During the final of the tournament, contested between Senegal and Morocco, the score remained level at 0–0 for most of regulation time. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, referee Jean-Jacques Ndala whistled a foul during a buildup that led to Senegal scoring what seemed initially as a valid goal by Ismaïla Sarr. Abdoulaye Seck had come into contact with Achraf Hakimi after which the latter fell to the ground. VAR could not be consulted since the "goal" was scored after the referee's whistle.^[101][102]

A few minutes later, in the eighth minute of stoppage time, Brahim Díaz was held by Senegalese defender El Hadji Malick Diouf, an action that was sanctioned as a penalty kick after VAR review.^[103] Disagreeing with the referee’s decisions, Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw instructed his players to leave the pitch in protest. The match was suspended for approximately 15 minutes, after which the Senegalese players returned to the field. It was during the VAR review and while play was suspended that unrest broke out among fans in the stands behind the goal of Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Several Senegalese hooligans attempted to storm the pitch while throwing chairs and other objects. Clashes erupted with stewards and security personnel, many being hit and kicked by the hooligans. Later, police in protective gear gathered in front of the affected stands and carried out charges. Police and stewards eventually formed a barrier separating those supporters from the rest of the crowd until after the match was over.

The match eventually resumed while tensions remained evident on the other side of the field of play. Brahim Díaz took the penalty, but his attempt was saved by Senegal goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, and regulation time ended with the score still tied at 0–0.^[104]

At least one steward was seriously injured and had to be taken off on a stretcher, prompting concern and circulating social‑media claims that the steward might have died. However, Moroccan authorities, including the General Directorate for National Security, denied that any steward or stadium worker had died as a result of the clashes, stating that no such fatality was recorded and that reports of a death were false.^[105] In total, 18 Senegalese fans and one Algerian fan were arrested in connection with the disturbances. The defendants will stand trial at the Rabat First Criminal Court, facing multiple charges, including participating in violent acts during a sporting event, forcibly entering the pitch, damaging sporting facilities, assaulting law enforcement officers and public forces, throwing objects, causing harm and throwing liquids, causing damage.^[106]

The day after the final, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced that it would file a complaint against Senegal with FIFA and CAF, alleging that the events prior to the penalty kick "affected the normal development of the match and the performance of the players".^[107][108] On the same day, CAF released a public statement condemning "the unacceptable behaviour of some players and officials" during the final. Gianni Infantino reacted on these events condemning "the behaviour of some "supporters" as well as some Senegalese players and technical staff members". All available footage is being reviewed and will lead to appropriate action.^[109][110]

On 17 March 2026, the CAF Appeal Board overturned the result of the final, in which Senegal had originally won on the field, and awarded a 3–0 victory to Morocco.^[111]

The ruling cited Article 84 of the Africa Cup of Nations regulations, which provides for a forfeit if a team leaves the field of play without the referee’s permission.^[111] As a result, Morocco were officially recognized as champions of the tournament.^[112]

The decision drew criticism in Senegal and received significant media attention internationally. Several outlets highlighted the unusual nature of overturning the result of a completed final and questioned the interpretation of the regulations.^[113] The Senegalese Football Federation indicated that it intended to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[114]

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Below is the list of the 2025 AFCON broadcasting rights holders:

Territory	Rights holder(s)	Source(s)
Afghanistan	Tolo Sport
Algeria	EPTV
Angola	TPA
Australia	beIN Sports
Austria	Sportdigital
Belgium	Tipik, La Une
Benin	Bénin TV
Bosnia	SportKlub
Brazil	TV Bandeirantes
Bulgaria	Max Sport
Burkina Faso	RTB TV
Cameroon	CRTV Sports, Canal 2 International
Canada	beIN Sports
Caribbean	beIN Sports	[115]
Colombia	Win Sports
Congo	Tele Congo
Congo DR	RTNC
Croatia	SportKlub
Equatorial Guinea	TVGE
Ethiopia	ETV
France	beIN Sports
Gabon	Gabon TV
Germany	Sportdigital, DAZN
Greece	ERT	[116]
Guinea	RTG
Hispanic America	Claro Sports	[117]
Hong Kong	beIN Sports
India	FanCode
Iran	IRIB Varzesh, Persiana Sports, GEM Sport
Iraq	Al Rabiaa
Ireland	Channel 4	*(most games on channel 4seven, which is not widely available in Ireland)
Israel	Sport 5
Italy	Sportitalia, Solo Calcio
Ivory Coast	RTI, Canal+ Afrique, NCI
Japan	DAZN
Kazakhstan	Megogo, Sport+Qazaqstan	[118]
Mali	ORTM
MENA	beIN Sports
Mexico	Fox
Montenegro	SportKlub
Morocco	SNRT	[119]
Mozambique	TV Miramar
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport
New Zealand	beIN Sports
Nigeria	BON, NTA, StarTimes, Afrosport	[120]
Norway	VGTV
Poland	Megogo	[118]
Portugal	Sport TV	[115]
Russia	Ökko	[115]
Senegal	RTS
Serbia	Arena Sport
Slovenia	SportKlub
South Africa	SABC Sport
Southeast Asia	beIN Sports
South Korea	STN Sports	[121]
Spain	Movistar Plus+
Sub-Saharan Africa	SuperSport	[122]
Switzerland	Sportdigital
Tanzania	Azam Sports
Togo	TVT Internacional
Turkey	Exxen
Ukraine	Megogo	[118]
Uganda	UBC, STAR TV
United Kingdom	Channel 4	[123]
United States	beIN Sports, Fubo TV, Fanatiz
Zambia	ZNBC
Zimbabwe	ZBC

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