CAF official reveals dates for 2025 AFCON to be held in Morocco

20th February 2024 - by AFP

CAF has reached an agreement in principle as to when the 2025 Cup of Nations will be played.

CAF President Patrice Motsepe (L), President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara (C) and President of FIFA Gianni Infantino holding the AFCON title. PHOTO|AFP

SUMMARY

A member of the CAF competitions committee revealed the agreed dates of the 2025 AFCON.

Morocco will be the hosts of the continental tournament that was held in Ivory Coast in its last edition.

Qualifying for the 2025 AFCON has yet to start but a preliminary round is due to be played next month.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reached an agreement in principle for the 2025 Cup of Nations to be played in July and August next year in Morocco, a CAF official has told AFP.

Earlier this month CAF president Patrice Motsepe refused to confirm the dates of the next Africa Cup of Nations, with organizers left with little time to stage a qualifying competition were it to be held in January and February.

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However, playing it in June and July next year would mean a clash with FIFA's expanded Club World Cup which is due to take place in North America.

On Monday a member of the competitions committee told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity, that there was "an agreement in principle between CAF and the Moroccan Football Federation for the AFCON to be held during the summer, more precisely in July and August" 2025.

"This agreement was found with the support of FIFA after talks that began several months ago and which intensified during the last edition which finished this month in Ivory Coast," the source added.

"The dates currently proposed are July 20-August 16 or 17, 2025."

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The last two Africa Cup of Nations were both pushed back from the original dates. The 2021 tournament, hosted by Cameroon, was played in January and February of 2022. The most recent edition had initially been planned for June and July last year but was rescheduled over weather concerns.

Qualifying for the 2025 AFCON has yet to start. A preliminary round is due to be played next month.

The 2027 Cup of Nations will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

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