2025 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It will begin on 3 January with the round of 16 and ended on 18 January 2026 with the final held at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

A total of 16 teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. [4]

All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Format

In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, will qualify for the knockout stage.

Group WinnersRunners-upThird-placed teams
(Best four qualify)
A
B
C
D
E
F

Bracket

 
 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
3 January – Casablanca
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
9 January – Tangier
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner R2
 
3 January – Tangier
 
Winner R1
 
Winner Group D
 
14 January – Tangier
 
3rd Group B/E/F
 
Winner QF1
 
5 January – Agadir
 
Winner QF4
 
Winner Group B
 
10 January – Agadir
 
3rd Group A/C/D
 
Winner R5
 
6 January – Marrakesh
 
Winner R8
 
Winner Group F
 
18 January – Rabat
 
Runner-up Group E
 
Winner SF1
 
4 January – Rabat
 
Winner SF2
 
Runner-up Group B
 
9 January – Rabat
 
Runner-up Group F
 
Winner R4
 
4 January – Rabat
 
Winner R3
 
Winner Group A
 
14 January – Rabat
 
3rd Group C/D/E
 
Winner QF2
 
6 January – Rabat
 
Winner QF3 Third place play-off
 
Winner Group E
 
10 January – Marrakesh 17 January – Casablanca
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner R7Loser SF1
 
5 January – Fez
 
Winner R6Loser SF2
 
Winner Group C
 
 
3rd Group A/B/F
 

Round of 16

Winner Group DR13rd Group B/E/F
Tangier Grand Stadium, Tangier
Runner-up Group AR2Runner-up Group C
Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca
Winner Group AR33rd Group C/D/E
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Runner-up Group BR4Runner-up Group F
Al Medina Stadium, Rabat
Winner Group BR53rd Group A/C/D
Adrar Stadium, Agadir
Winner Group CR63rd Group A/B/F
Fez Stadium, Fez
Winner Group ER7Runner-up Group D
Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat
Winner Group FR8Runner-up Group E
Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh

Quarter-finals

Winner R2QF1Winner R1
Tangier Grand Stadium, Tangier
Winner R4QF2Winner R3
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Winner R7QF3Winner R6
Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh
Winner R5QF4Winner R8
Adrar Stadium, Agadir

Semi-finals

Winner QF1SF1Winner QF4
Tangier Grand Stadium, Tangier
Winner QF3SF2Winner QF2
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Third place play-off

Loser SF1vLoser SF2
Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca

Final

Winner SF1vWinner SF2
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AFCON 2025: Draw Scheduled for January 27 in Rabat. The draw was conducted on the 27th of January 2025 at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat". www.footboom1.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "CAF announce match schedule for TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025". Confederation of African Football. 31 January 2025. Archived from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025 Africa Cup of Nations match schedule" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 31 January 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Nassar, Khaled (21 October 2021). "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football . Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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