Make una gather here, make I yarn you wetin dey happen for AFCON 2025 wey go happen for Morocco from December 21 go reach January 18, 2026. This one go sweet like sugar!
First of all, na twenty-four African countries go enter stadium dey compete for di prestigious trophy. Morocco dey host di tourney again after e last do am for 1988. Na di 35th edition of di AFCON, and dis time around, dem dey plan am across nine venues wey dey six different cities. Talk about big flex!
Dem shift di tournament from June-July wey dem suppose run am, because FIFA carry come expand di Club World Cup. So, we fit enjoy di football don dey chop Christmas rice and New Year jollof together — wetin fit be better celebration pass?
As di whole world dey focus on di host nation Morocco, e get as dem dey reason am. Di Moroccan team be like golden generation wey everybody dey look up to, especially as dem never carry di AFCON trophy since 1976. Na dem be di first African country wey reach semifinal for FIFA World Cup 2022, so dem dey under pressure to prove say dem fit do am again.
Make I no forget di mascot, Assad! Na young lion wey represent di historic Atlas lion. Him name dey signify strength, pride, and leadership. E go dey dance for all di fans, connect vibes, show passion, and dem go use am carry fans dey one across di continent!
All eyes go dey on Super Eagles of Nigeria too! After dem come close to lift di trophy for di last edition in Côte d’Ivoire, dis time dem no go wan carry anything less than di cup. Di captain, William Troost-Ekong gree retire. Na Galatasaray boy Victor Osimhen go now carry di leadership baton. No forget Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman wey don also shine for di African Footballer of di Year!
For Group A, wey get Morocco, Mali, Zambia, and Comoros, e go dey hot! Dem go begin plenty match dem from December 21, with Morocco squaring off against Comoros in di opening fixture wey go happen for Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
Group B go dey host Egypt, South Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe, while Group C get Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, and Tanzania. Group D be Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, and Botswana. Group E na Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea and Sudan, while Group F gather Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, and Mozambique.
For di knockout stages, di top two from each group, plus di best four third-placed teams go advance. E gon’ dey burst your brain as dem go dey throw more matches until dem reach di final. Knockout go start with di round of 16, and if any game end with draw, dem go run extra time and maybe penalty shootout. Na drama we dey expect!
From Morocco’s vibrant culture and football spirit, to di fan engagement wey dey on point, AFCON 2025 go surely deliver di heat! Make we dey watch out for di players wey go shine, di upsets wey suppose happen, and di plenty goals! Na wetin dey pain us go be if our favorites no deliver, but at least we go get sweet matches to dey enjoy!
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