When is the Africa Cup of Nations final 2025?
The African Cup of Nations, also known as AFCON, is the biggest tournament in Africa, and the 2025 AFCON campaign that will be hosted by Morocco is said to be the 35th edition of the biennial African football competition.
Ivory Coast is the current champion of Africa, having hosted AFCON 2024, changed a coach midway as a result of poor performances, and gone all the way up to beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final to win the cup.
The Elephants’ run to the final cannot be overlooked, and it is relatively understandable why they are tipped as one of the favourites to win the AFCON 2025, but do they have what it takes to reach the AFCON 2025 final?
Below are some of the key details about the upcoming AFCON 2025 final.
When is the Africa Cup of Nations final 2025?
The AFCON 2025 final is scheduled to take place on January 18, 2026, and will kick off at 20:00 CET.
Where is the Africa Cup of Nations final 2025?
The AFCON 2025 final will take place at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is important to know that the AFCON 2025 final is the first AFCON final that will be played at this venue, even though Morocco has hosted this tournament one time in the past (1988).
Where are the future AFCON final venues?
The AFCON 2027 tournament will be hosted by three different countries – Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania – between June and July. This will be the first time that three countries have hosted this competition at the same time. At the moment, the venue for the AFCON 2027 final has not been selected yet, but it will obviously take place in one of these three countries.
Where have past AFCON finals been held?
The most recent AFCON final venue took place in Ivory Coast, where the Elephants beat Nigeria 2-1 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
- 2023 - Abidjan - Alassane Ouattara Stadium (Ivory Coast) - Ivory Coast 2-1 Nigeria
- 2021 - Yaounde - Olembe Stadium (Cameroon) - Senegal 0-0 Egypt (4-2 pen.)
- 2019 - Cairo - Cairo International Stadium (Egypt) - Algeria 1-0 Senegal
- 2017 - Libreville - Stade de l'Amitié (Gabon) - Cameroon 2-1 Egypt
- 2015 - Bata - Estadio de Bata (Equatorial Guinea) - Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana (9-8 pen.)
