The Zambia National Team will this evening learn their opponents for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The stage has been set at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat, Morocco, where 24 African football nations will learn their group stage opponents in the highly-anticipated Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 on Monday.
The Chipolopolo will be going back to AFCON after a disastrous showing at the 2023 edition.
The event, set for 19h00 local time (18h00 GMT), will reveal the group stage opponents for 24 teams competing for African football’s most coveted trophy.
The tournament will run from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026.
The 24 Competing Nations
The tournament features a blend of perennial powerhouses, rising stars, and debutants:
- Pot 1: Morocco (hosts), Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire (defending champions)
- Pot 2: Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, South Africa, DR Congo, Burkina Faso
- Pot 3: Gabon, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, Benin
- Pot 4: Mozambique, Comoros, Tanzania, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Botswana
Draw Mechanics
The draw will divide the 24 teams into six groups of four, with the top two in each group, along with the four best third-placed teams, advancing to the round of 16.
Morocco automatically occupies position A1 as hosts, while the rest of the teams are seeded based on their FIFA rankings.
