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In exactly 12 months, the most important event in Africa: the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations will begin in Morocco.
The CAF TotalEnergies CAF Morocco Africa Cup of Nations 2025 is expected to break all records set by the previous edition in Ivory Coast. The CAN is now the most followed sporting event on the African continent, attracting a television audience of more than 1.5 billion people and more than 2.4 billion digital streams.
Morocco will host the final phase of this competition for the first time since 1988, and many preparations have already been made for the tournament, which will bring together 24 teams and will take place from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026.
The countdown is on, with the group stage draw scheduled for January 27, 2025 in Rabat, Morocco, after which the teams will know their destiny and their path to the trophy.
This tournament will be the 35th edition of Africa’s largest sporting competition and a new chapter in the rich history of this competition, launched in 1957.
Morocco has world-class infrastructure, including the famous Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, which hosted the 1988 CAN final, where Cameroon beat Nigeria 1-0.
This stadium, along with several others, will be filled with passionate supporters, many of whom hope to see Morocco lift the continental crown for the first time since 1976.
Before the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco will host the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (from March 30 to April 19, 2025) and the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (from March 30 to April 19, 2025). July 5 to 26, 2025).
This month, Morocco was also confirmed as co-hosts of the 2030 FIFA World Cup, alongside Spain and Portugal.
