Holders Ivory Coast have drawn Cameroon within the crew level of the 2025 Africa Cup of Countries (Afcon) in Morocco.

At a glittering rite in Rabat, the Elephants have been drawn in Team F, the place they are going to additionally face Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Gabon and Mozambique.

Africa’s largest wearing tournament will start on 21 December and run till 18 January 2026. The outlet fit will pit hosts Morocco towards Comoros.

Nigeria, who misplaced to Ivory Coast within the Afcon 2023 ultimate, will play games in Team C along Tunisia.

In the similar crew, Uganda and Tanzania, two of the co-hosts of the 2027 Africa Cup of Countries, had been pitted towards every alternative.

In alternative subtle regional contests, 3 southern African groups will quality in Team B, with South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe all drawn in combination together with Mohamed Salah’s Egypt.

Sudan, who certified for Afcon 2025 in spite of the rustic being engulfed in a civil battle, will face Algeria in Team E.

Moroccan legend Mustapha Hadji used to be a number of the celebrated footballing figures readily available to lend a hand with the draw.

Along him used to be former Nottingham Woodland and Tottenham defender Serge Aurier, two times an Afcon winner with Ivory Coast.

Joseph Yobo, captain of Nigeria’s Afcon successful crew in 2013, used to be additionally readily available to select the groups.

Senegal’s former Afcon-winning lecturer Aliou Cisse, who led the Teranga Lions to victory in 2021, additionally assisted, along with his society drawn in Team D along DR Congo.

The 24 groups had been fracture into six teams. The winners and runners-up in every crew, plus the most productive 4 third-placed groups, will succeed in the knockout segment.