US EditionAfrica: Exciting Round of 16 Line-up Complete at TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025
Tanzania qualified for the first time after a key goal secured their place; Uganda's late sending-off affected standings, confirming 16 teams for AFCON 2025 knockout stage.
- On Tuesday, the identities of the 16 teams for the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 round of 16 were finalised after the final group matches, with Tanzania and Tunisia claiming the last two places; organisers say the full bracket will be published on Wednesday evening.
- Under tournament rules, the qualification format uses points with head-to-head tiebreakers, while Feisal Salum's equaliser helped Tanzania advance over Angola on goals scored after several teams were eliminated before the final matchday.
- Nigeria completed a 3-1 win over Uganda, Egypt sealed Group B and will remain in Agadir for January 5, while host nation Morocco topped Group A and will play at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
- The knockout calendar runs from Saturday, 3 January to Tuesday, 6 January with two matches daily at 17h00 and 20h00 local time, while Tanzania qualified for the round of 16 for the first time in their history.
- Senegal will kick off the knockout phase on Saturday against Sudan in Tangier without suspended captain Kalidou Koulibaly, while Algeria meets Democratic Republic of Congo on January 6 in Rabat, and the round concludes with Cote d'Ivoire facing Burkina Faso at the Grand Stade de Marrakech.
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