The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament will be held later next year in Morocco and not in the summer as it had initially been planned. The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will not be played in the offseason as host nation Morocco had hoped but will instead be staged from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. The tournament dates have proved to be a nightmare to CAF owing to various events next summer, necessitating the delay after it was initially set to take place in June 2025. FOOTBALL CAF ‘clarifies’ reports about change of dates for AFCON 2025 Confederation of African Football has shed light on the controversy surrounding the kick off dates for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The CAF Executive Committee will meet, deliberate and make a decision on the AFCON 2025 dates.

Source: Daily Nation June 21, 2024 19:16 UTC