2025 African Minifootball Cup

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2025 African Minifootball Cup
2025 AMC (logo).png
Tournament details
Host countryLibya
Dates16–25 April
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
2024
TBD

The 2025 African Minifootball Cup will be the fourth edition of the African Minifootball Cup organised by the African Minifootball Confederation (AMC). [1] The tournament will be held in the city of Derna in Libya from 16 to 25 April 2025, With the expansion of the tournament to sixteen teams, this is the second time Libya will host the event. South Africa are the defending champions. [2]

Contents

Venues

Libya was awarded the right to host the event on 27 October 2024. All the matches will be played at the Derna International Stadium in Derna. [3] This is the second time that Libya will host the event after the 2018 edition.

Derna
Derna International Stadium
Capacity: 2,100

Teams

Participating nations

Participating teams are revealed on 29 October 2024.

TeamFinals
appearance
First
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 2nd 2021 2021 Quarter-finals (2021)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2nd 2024 2024 Group stage (2024)
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 2nd 2024 2024 Fourth place (2024)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1stNoneNoneDebut
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4th 2018 2024 Fourth place (2021)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1stNoneNoneDebut
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3rd 2018 2021 Champions (2018)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (Host)3rd 2018 2021 Runners-up (2021)
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 2nd 2024 2024 Runners-up (2024)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1stNoneNoneDebut
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3rd 2018 2021 Quarter-finals (2021)
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3rd 2018 2021 Group stage (2018, 2021)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (Holders)3rd 2018 2024 Champions (2024)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2nd 2018 2018 Third place (2018)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1stNoneNoneDebut
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3rd 2021 2024 Quarter-finals (2021)

Draw

The teams participating in the 2025 African Minifootball Cup were divided into 4 levels according to the WMF ranking and the teams’ results in the previous three participations in the tournament. The draw took place in the city of Derna, Libya on 15 December 2024, in the presence of all the presidents of the participating federations. Algeria withraw the tournament, it was replaced by Guinea.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (Hosts)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (Holders)
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Flag of Benin.svg  Benin (Debut)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia

Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (Debut)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (Debut)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (Debut)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (Debut)

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (H)00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 00000000
3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 00000000
4Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 00000000
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: AMC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgvFlag of Chad.svg  Chad
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgvFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Chad  Flag of Chad.svgvFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgvFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgvFlag of Chad.svg  Chad
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgvFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 00000000
3Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 00000000
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 00000000
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: AMC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgvFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Benin  Flag of Benin.svgvFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgvFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgvFlag of Benin.svg  Benin
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgvFlag of Benin.svg  Benin
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svgvFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 00000000
3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 00000000
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 00000000
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: AMC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgvFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Derna International Stadium, Derna

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgvFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Derna International Stadium, Derna

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgvFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 00000000
3Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 00000000
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 00000000
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: AMC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svgvFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgvFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgvFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svgvFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgvFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Derna International Stadium, Derna
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svgvFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2025 – Derna
 
 
 
 
2025 – Derna
 
 
 
 
 
2025 – Derna
 
 
 
 
 
2025 – Derna
 
 
 
 
 
2025 – Derna
 
 
 
 
 
2025 – Derna
 
 
 
 
 
2025 – Derna
 
 Third place
 
 
 
2025 – Derna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

v
Derna International Stadium, Derna

v
Derna International Stadium, Derna

v
Derna International Stadium, Derna

v
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Semi-finals

v
Derna International Stadium, Derna

v
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Third place match

v
Derna International Stadium, Derna

Final

v
Derna International Stadium, Derna

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