
All of the teams are preparing for the biggest competition on the continent as the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) takes place in Morocco this year.
Consequently, the competition’s final draw, where the 24 participating teams will meet their opponents, will take place in Rabat on January 27, 2025.
The draw, which will take place at 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT/20,000 Cairo time), will be attended by the 24 nations that have qualified for the tournament.
After the draw, all participating teams will be aware of their match venues, training facilities, and hotel infrastructure in Morocco.
Each of the six pools with four sides will contain the 24 teams. The four best third-place teams and the top two teams in each group move on to the round of 16.
In addition to hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal, Morocco will host the finals for the first time since 1988.
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The AFCON was first played in 1957 and will be in its 35th edition. It is the third-oldest football continental competition, after Asia (1956) and South America (1916).
The following are the 24 teams with prior appearances that will be in the 2025 finals draw:
• Algeria (21st appearance, champions in 1990, 2019)
• Angola (10th appearance, quarter-finalists in 2008, 2010, 2023)
• Benin (5th appearance, quarter-finalists in 2019)
• Botswana (2nd appearance, group stages in 2012)
• Burkina Faso (14th appearance, runners-up in 2013)
• Cameroon (22nd appearance, champions in 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
• Comoros (2nd appearance, round of 16 in 2021)
• Cote d’Ivoire (26th appearance, champions in 1992, 2015, 2023)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (21st appearance, champions in 1968, 1974)
• Egypt (27th appearance, champions in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
• Equatorial Guinea (5th appearance, fourth place in 2015)
• Gabon (9th appearance, quarter-finalists in 1996, 2012)
• Mali (14th appearance, runners-up in 1972)
• Morocco (20th appearances, champions in 1976)
• Mozambique (6th appearance, group stages in 1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2023)
• Nigeria (21st appearance, champions in 1980, 1994, 2013)
• Senegal (18th appearance, champions in 2021)
• South Africa (12th appearance, champions in 1996)
• Sudan (10th appearance, champions in 1970)
• Tanzania (4th appearance, group stage in 1980, 2019, 2023)
• Tunisia (22nd appearance, champions in 2004)
• Uganda (8th appearance, runners-up in 1978)
• Zambia (19th appearance, champions in 2012)
• Zimbabwe (6th appearance, group stage in 2004, 2006, 2017, 2019, 2021)