The 2025 Cup of Nations will take place in Morocco in July and August of next year, as per an agreement agreed in principle by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), an official informed AFP.
If the next Africa Cup of Nations were to take place in January or February, organizers would not have much time to prepare a qualifying match due to CAF President Patrice Motsepe’s refusal to confirm the dates earlier this month.
If it were to be played in June and July of the following year, it would conflict with FIFA’s enlarged Club World Cup, which is scheduled to occur 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.”
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.
