| كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2025 ⵜⴰⵙⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵉⴽⴰ 2025 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2025 | |
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 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 |  Senegal (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Morocco |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 121 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,340,022 (25,770 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Brahim Diaz (5 goals) |
| Best player | Sadio Mane |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Yassine Bounou |
| Fair play award | Morocco |
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The2025 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the2025 AFCON orCAN 2025 and forsponsorship purposes as theTotalEnergies 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 35th edition of the biennialAfrica Cup of Nations tournament organised by theConfederation of African Football (CAF).[2] It was the second edition hosted by Morocco after1988.[3] Morocco was originally scheduled to hostthe 2015 edition, but withdrew due to fears stemming from theWestern African Ebola virus epidemic.[4]
Due toFIFA expanding itsClub World Cup competition to 32 teams and having itscheduled for June and July 2025, this edition of the tournament was played between 21 December 2025 and 18 January 2026.[5] It was the first time that the tournament was played over the Christmas and New Year period. The situation was further complicated by the addition of two extra match days scheduled for the last two weeks of January in the expanded2025–26 UEFA Champions League season.[6]
This edition of the tournament was scheduled to be the second after2019 to take place during the northern hemisphere's summer (June–July), in order to reduce scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions;[7] the previous2023 edition was moved to January and February 2024 owing to the adverse summer weather conditions in Ivory Coast.[8]Guinea was originally set as hosts for this edition of the tournament, but had its hosting rights stripped after affirming its inadequacy of hosting preparations.[9][10] After a second bidding process,[11] Morocco was named as the new hosts on 27 September 2023.[12]
Defending championsIvory Coast were eliminated in the quarter-finals byEgypt.[13]Senegal secured their second title after defeating hostsMorocco 1–0 in thefinal afterextra time.[14]
CAF stripped Cameroon from hostingthe 2019 edition of the tournament on 30 November 2018 due to lack of speed of progress in preparations,[15] but accepted former CAF presidentAhmad Ahmad's request to stagethe next edition in 2021. Consequently, the original hosts of 2021,Ivory Coast, became hosts ofthe 2023 edition with Guinea instead hosting the 2025 edition, which until then had no hosts.[16] The CAF President confirmed the timetable shift after a meeting with Ivorian presidentAlassane Ouattara inAbidjan, Ivory Coast on 30 January 2019.[17] On 30 September 2022, current CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced thatGuinea had been stripped as host for the 2025 edition due to inadequacy and speed of progress in hosting preparations.[9] Consequently, a new process was re-opened for a replacement host bidder.[11][18] On 27 September 2023, the 2025 edition was awarded toMorocco[12] and the 2027 edition toKenya,Tanzania, andUganda.[19][20]
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The tournament mascot, named Assad (Arabic:أسد) was revealed on 8 December 2025. It was aBarbary lion, a reference to Morocco's national animal and nickname of thenational team of Morocco.[21][22]
On 10 November 2025, CAF andPuma unveiled "Itri" (Standard Moroccan Amazigh:ⵉⵜⵔⵉ,lit. 'star') as the official tournament edition match ball. The ball, covered inzellij 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.[23]
The official song was "Africallez", which stood as one of the tournament's emblems,[24] 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 divaAngélique Kidjo, a global icon of African music; Moroccan singerLartiste, 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.[25]
The qualifiers were held between 20 March and 19 November 2024, starting with thepreliminary round (20–26 March 2024) and then thegroup stage (2 September–19 November 2024).[26] The preliminary round draw was held on 20 February 2024, 14:00CAT (UTC+2) at the CAF headquarters inCairo,Egypt.[27] The eight involved national teams were seeded into two pots of four based on theFIFA World Rankings from 15 February 2024,[28]Eritrea andSeychelles were excluded from the qualifiers. The eight teams were split into four ties which were played in home-and-awaytwo-legged format.[27] The four winners (Chad,Eswatini,Liberia, andSouth Sudan) advanced to the group stage to join the 44 teams which entered directly.[29] The group stage draw took place on 4 July 2024, 14:30CAT (UTC+2) inJohannesburg, 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 2024FIFA World Rankings.[30][31]
The following 24 teams qualified for this edition; all of them had previously participated in the tournament.[32]Morocco, the host country, played in the qualifiers inGroup B despite qualifying automatically.Ghana, four-time African champions, failed to qualify after finishing bottom of theGroup F, missing out on the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since2004.[33][34]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 since1994.[35]Comoros,Gabon,Sudan andZimbabwe made their return to the continental tournament after missing out in2023.[36]Benin andUganda made their return after an almost five-year absence from the event.Botswana qualified for the second time after their first participation in2012.[37]Cape Verde,Gambia,Guinea,Guinea-Bissau,Mauritania andNamibia also failed to qualify after appearing in2023.
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | WR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| Morocco | Hosts /Group B winners | 27 September 2023 | 20th | 1972 | 2023 | 5 | Champions (1976) | 11 |
 Burkina Faso | Group L runners-up | 13 October 2024 | 14th | 1978 | 2023 | 3 | Runners-up (2013) | 62 |
 Cameroon | Group J winners | 14 October 2024 | 22nd | 1970 | 2023 | 6 | Champions (1984,1988,2000,2002,2017) | 57 |
 Algeria | Group E winners | 14 October 2024 | 21st | 1968 | 2023 | 7 | Champions (1990,2019) | 34 |
 DR Congo | Group H winners | 15 October 2024 | 21st | 1965 | 2023 | 2 | Champions (1968,1974) | 56 |
| Senegal | Group L winners | 15 October 2024 | 18th | 1965 | 2023 | 6 | Champions (2021) | 19 |
| Egypt | Group C winners | 15 October 2024 | 27th | 1957 | 2023 | 5 | Champions (1957,1959,1986,1998,2006,2008,2010) | 35 |
 Angola | Group F winners | 15 October 2024 | 10th | 1996 | 2023 | 2 | Quarter-finalists (2008,2010,2023) | 89 |
 Equatorial Guinea | Group E runners-up | 13 November 2024 | 5th | 2012 | 2023 | 3 | Fourth place (2015) | 97 |
 Ivory Coast | Group G runners-up | 13 November 2024 | 26th | 1965 | 2023 | 11 | Champions (1992,2015,2023) | 42 |
 Gabon | Group B runners-up | 14 November 2024 | 9th | 1994 | 2021 | 1 | Quarter-finalists (1996,2012) | 78 |
 Uganda | Group K runners-up | 14 November 2024 | 8th | 1962 | 2019 | 1 | Runners-up (1978) | 85 |
 South Africa | Group K winners | 14 November 2024 | 12th | 1996 | 2023 | 2 | Champions (1996) | 61 |
 Tunisia | Group A runners-up | 14 November 2024 | 22nd | 1962 | 2023 | 17 | Champions (2004) | 41 |
| Nigeria | Group D winners | 14 November 2024 | 21st | 1963 | 2023 | 4 | Champions (1980,1994,2013) | 38 |
 Mali | Group I winners | 15 November 2024 | 14th | 1972 | 2023 | 10 | Runners-up (1972) | 53 |
 Zambia | Group G winners | 15 November 2024 | 19th | 1974 | 2023 | 2 | Champions (2012) | 91 |
 Zimbabwe | Group J runners-up | 15 November 2024 | 6th | 2004 | 2021 | 1 | Group stage (2004,2006,2017,2019,2021) | 129 |
 Comoros | Group A winners | 15 November 2024 | 2nd | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | Round of 16 (2021) | 109 |
 Sudan | Group F runners-up | 18 November 2024 | 10th | 1957 | 2021 | 1 | Champions (1970) | 117 |
 Benin | Group D runners-up | 18 November 2024 | 5th | 2004 | 2019 | 1 | Quarter-finalists (2019) | 92 |
 Tanzania | Group H runners-up | 19 November 2024 | 4th | 1980 | 2023 | 2 | Group stage (1980,2019,2023) | 112 |
 Botswana | Group C runners-up | 19 November 2024 | 2nd | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | Group stage (2012) | 138 |
 Mozambique | Group I runners-up | 19 November 2024 | 6th | 1986 | 2023 | 2 | Group stage (1986,1996,1998,2010,2023) | 102 |
On 27 January 2025, theConfederation of African Football (CAF), together with theRoyal 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.[38]
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Image |
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| 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 | .jpg) | |
| Al Medina Stadium | 18,000 | .jpg) | |
| 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.[39][40]
The draw took place on 27 January 2025 at the Mohammed V National Theatre inRabat.[41] The draw was conducted byMustapha Hadji (Morocco),Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast),Aliou Cissé (Senegal) andJoseph 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.[42][43]
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 thethree 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):[44]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Zimbabwe | 2–3 | South Africa |
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| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Gabon | 2–3 | Mozambique |
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| Report |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Advance toknockout 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(a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 January –Rabat (Moulay El Hassan) | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
There were 121 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
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2 goals
1 goal
Zineddine BelaïdAdil BoulbinaFarès ChaïbiGelson DalaShowJodel DossouYohan RocheArsène KouassiGeorgi MinoungouEdmond TapsobaLassina TraoréKarl Etta EyongJunior TchamadeuCédric BakambuThéo BongondaNathanaël MbukuMarwan AttiaYasser IbrahimRamy RabiaMarvin AniebohEmilio NsuePierre-Emerick AubameyangDenis BouangaGuélor KangaAlex Moucketou-MoussoundaYan DiomandeGuéla DouéEvann GuessandJean-Philippe KrassoIsmael SaibariFaisal BangalDiogo CalilaSemi AjayiWilfred NdidiPaul OnuachuHabib DialloIbrahim MbayeIliman NdiayeAbdoulaye SeckEvidence MakgopaTshepang MoremiAamir AbdallahCharles M'MombwaSimon MsuvaFeisal SalumAli AbdiFiras ChaouatIsmaël GharbiEllyes SkhiriMontassar TalbiUche IkpeazuRogers MatoDenis OmediPatson DakaPrince DubeTawanda MaswanhiseKnowledge Musona1 own goal
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (against Ivory Coast)Saúl Coco (against Sudan)Ghislain Konan (against Cameroon)Nené (against Cameroon)Aubrey Modiba (against Zimbabwe)A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
The following suspensions occurred during the tournament:
| Player(s)/Official(s) | Offence(s) | Suspension(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage suspensions | ||
| Basilio Ndong |  inGroup E vsBurkina Faso (matchday 1; 24 December 2025) | Group E vsSudan (matchday 2; 28 December 2025) |
| Salah Adel |   inGroup E vsAlgeria (matchday 1; 24 December 2025) | Group E vsEquatorial Guinea (matchday 2; 28 December 2025) |
| Mohamed Hany | inGroup B vsSouth Africa (matchday 2; 26 December 2025) | Group B vsAngola (matchday 3; 29 December 2025) |
| Aliou Dieng | inGroup A vsZambia (matchday 1; 22 December 2025) inGroup A vsMorocco (matchday 2; 26 December 2025) | Group A vsComoros (matchday 3; 29 December 2025) |
| Junior Tchamadeu | inGroup F vsGabon (matchday 1; 24 December 2025) inGroup F vsIvory Coast (matchday 2; 28 December 2025) | Group F vsMozambique (matchday 3; 31 December 2025) |
| Kings Kangwa | inGroup A vsMorocco (matchday 3; 29 December 2025) | Suspension to be served outside of tournament |
| Uche Ikpeazu | inGroup C vsTanzania (matchday 2; 27 December 2025) inGroup C vsNigeria (matchday 3; 30 December 2025) | Suspension to be served outside of tournament |
| Jamal Salim | inGroup C vsNigeria (matchday 3; 30 December 2025) | Suspension to be served outside of tournament |
| Iban Salvador | inGroup E vsBurkina Faso (matchday 1; 24 December 2025) inGroup E vsAlgeria (matchday 3; 31 December 2025) | Suspension to be served outside of tournament |
| Didier Ndong | inGroup F vsCameroon (matchday 1; 24 December 2025) inGroup F vsIvory Coast (matchday 3; 31 December 2025) | Suspension to be served outside of tournament |
| Knockout stage suspensions | ||
| Amadou Haidara | inGroup A vsComoros (matchday 3; 29 December 2025) | Round of 16 vsTunisia (3 January 2026) |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | inGroup D vsBenin (matchday 3; 30 December 2025) | Round of 16 vsSudan (3 January 2026) |
| Abdoul Moumini | inGroup D vsDR Congo (matchday 1; 23 December 2025) inGroup D vsSenegal (matchday 3; 30 December 2025) | Round of 16 vsEgypt (5 January 2026) |
| Woyo Coulibaly | inRound of 16 vsTunisia (3 January 2026) | Quarter-finals vsSenegal (9 January 2026) |
| Yves Bissouma | inRound of 16 vsTunisia (3 January 2026) inQuarter-finals vsSenegal (9 January 2026) | Suspension to be served outside of tournament |
| Nouhou Tolo | inRound of 16 vsSouth Africa (4 January 2026) inQuarter-finals vsMorocco (9 January 2026) | Suspension to be served outside of tournament |
| Wilfred Ndidi | inRound of 16 vsMozambique (5 January 2026) inQuarter-finals vsAlgeria (10 January 2026) | Semi-finals vsMorocco (14 January 2026) |
| Anis Hadj Moussa | inRound of 16 vsDR Congo (6 January 2026) inQuarter-finals vsNigeria (10 January 2026) | Suspension to be served outside of tournament |
| Hossam Abdelmaguid | inQuarter-finals vsIvory Coast (10 January 2026) inSemi-finals vsSenegal (14 January 2026) | Third place play-off vsNigeria (17 January 2026) |
| Calvin Bassey | inRound of 16 vsMozambique (5 January 2026) inSemi-finals vsMorocco (14 January 2026) | Third place play-off vsEgypt (17 January 2026) |
| Kalidou Koulibaly | inQuarter-finals vsMali (9 January 2026) inSemi-finals vsEgypt (14 January 2026) | Final vsMorocco (18 January 2026) |
| Habib Diarra | inQuarter-finals vsMali (9 January 2026) inSemi-finals vsEgypt (14 January 2026) | Final vsMorocco (18 January 2026) |
The followingAfrica Cup of Nations awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: thePlayer of the Tournament (best overall player), thePumaGolden Boot (top goalscorer), theGolden Glove (best goalkeeper) and theFair Play Award.[102]
| 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 HakimiMoussa NiakhatéCalvin BasseyNoussair Mazraoui | Ademola LookmanIdrissa GueyePape Gueye | Brahim DíazVictor OsimhenSadio Mané |
Source:[103]
Matches that ended inextra time were counted as wins and defeats, while matches that ended in apenalty shoot-out were counted as draws.
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | D | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
| 2 | Morocco | A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| 3 | Nigeria | C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
| 4 | Egypt | B | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Algeria | E | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast | F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| 7 | Cameroon | F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 8 | Mali | A | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Eliminated in the round of 16 | ||||||||||
| 9 | DR Congo | D | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| 10 | South Africa | B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | E | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 12 | Tunisia | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 13 | Mozambique | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
| 14 | Benin | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| 15 | Sudan | E | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| 16 | Tanzania | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 17 | Angola | B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 18 | Comoros | A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
| 19 | Zambia | A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| 21 | Uganda | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| 22 | Gabon | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| 23 | Equatorial Guinea | E | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| 24 | Botswana | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
TheMan of the Match award was presented after each game during the tournament. The award, presented byTotalEnergies, included an official trophy handed to the player at the end of the match.[104]
During thefinal of the tournament, contested betweenSenegal andMorocco, the score remained level at 0–0 for most of regulation time. In the fifth minute of stoppage time, refereeJean-Jacques Ndala whistled a foul during a buildup that led to Senegal scoring what seemed initially as a valid goal byIsmaïla Sarr.Abdoulaye Seck had come into contact withAchraf Hakimi after which the latter fell to the ground.VAR could not be consulted since the "goal" was scored after the referee's whistle.[105][106]
A few minutes later, in the eighth minute of stoppage time,Brahim Díaz was held by Senegalese defenderEl Hadji Malick Diouf, an action that was sanctioned as a penalty kick after VAR review.[107]Disagreeing with the referee’s decisions, Senegal head coachPape 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 goalkeeperYassine Bounou. Several Senegalesehooligans 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 goalkeeperÉdouard Mendy, and regulation time ended with the score still tied at 0–0.[108]
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 theGeneral 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.[109] 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.[110]
The day after the final, theRoyal Moroccan Football Federation announced that it would file a complaint against Senegal withFIFA andCAF, alleging that the events prior to the penalty kick "affected the normal development of the match and the performance of the players".[111][112] 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.[113][114]
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