CAF unveils dates of Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Morocco

RABAT - The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) Executive Committee (“EXCO”) announced the dates of Africa’s most popular and competitive football competition, the CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) which will take place in Morocco.

The dates of the men's competition will be held from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, while the women's will take place from July 5, 2025 to July 26, 2025.

Morocco's hosting of both cups is part of Morocco King Mohammed VI's vision of putting his country among the best and most popular footballing nations in the world which was proven by an amply deserved semi-final in the 2022 World Cup.

The fairytale result of the Moroccan team is the culmination of a well-thought strategy initiated by King Mohammed VI and set out by Fouzi Lekjaa, the head of the Moroccan football federation, to improve all national teams’ performances in international tournaments.

The President of CAF Patrice Motsepe said that he was confident that "the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 will be extremely successful and will be the best AFCON in the history of this competition." 

"I am also impressed by the enormous growth of Women’s Football in Africa and I am expecting the CAF TotalEnergies WAFCON Morocco 2024 to be immensely successful. The announcement of the dates of the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 took much longer than expected, as there were complex and at times challenging discussions with various interested parties, in the light of the extensive International and Domestic Match Calendars," said Motsepe.

"CAF is committed to protecting and advancing the interests of African players, playing in football clubs in Europe and worldwide. CAF is also committed to building mutually beneficial relationships with the ECA, UEFA, other Football Confederations and FIFA. We will continue to make significant progress in developing and ensuring that African Football is globally competitive and amongst the best in the World," he noted.

"CAF is grateful to King Mohamed VI of Morocco, the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (“FRMF”), its President Fouzi Lekjaa, the Government and people of Morocco for hosting the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 and the CAF TotalEnergies WAFCON Morocco 2024," he added.

The Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football President Mr Fouzi Lekjaa said that "we hope that the CAF TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 will be the best event to honour Africa and Morocco will make available the best conditions to host the rest of Africa and the World."