My people, make una gather here, e don time for AFCON 2025 wey go dey happen for Morocco! This one na the biggest football fiesta for Africa, and as usual, e go dey hot like pepper soup!
Group A don set with Morocco, Mali, Zambia, and Comoros. Dem ready to jostle for position like na dem dey fight for last piece of meat for party rice. Group B no go carry last too with Egypt, South Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe. Na only two fit waka come out from each group, plus four best third-placed teams. You know say no wan lie dey ground for dis kind tournament.
Make we talk about Group C, wey get our own Naija, alongside Tunisia, Uganda, and Tanzania. Na here I dey ginger my bros and sistren make dem support our Super Eagles, dem go need am wey dem dey challenge big boys like Tunisia! Group D na Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, and Botswana. Dem dey sharp and fit cause wahala for any team wey no prepare.
Now, Group E na for all those babes dem wey sabi play ball – Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan. But Group F, ah! E dey carry serious fire with Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, and Mozambique. Na wetin we dey call ‘no mercy’ level!
This tournament go run from December 21, 2025, come finish for January 18, 2026, and for this year, e go coincided with Christmas! So, e go sweet like fresh suits for December sun. Imagine your family dey chop jollof while you dey watch your country dey ball!
Kickoff go begin for December 21 with Morocco playing Comoros. Dem dey expect plenty goals and drama for that match. E go hold for Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, wey get capacity wey fit hold 69,500 fans. Na serious body wey dey come out!
Dem don set schedule wey go dey make everybody hala with excitement. Each team go play three matches, and then the knockout stage go begin. If match level after normal time, dem go enter extra time and if dem still no fit score, na penalty wey go sort out dem wahala!
Wetin make this year different na say e dey happen during festive season. Morroco sabi how to host this kain event; e be like dem dey practice since 1988. And remember say Guinea wey suppose host, no ready, so dem pass the baton to Morocco wahala-free.
Now, e no go soft as Ghana no qualify dis time. Dem go use dis tournament showcase their talent and maybe even gree some young players shine. Prize money still dey like before, winner go chop $7 million. Abeg, money wey fit change life.
Dem dey expect plenty fans to dey follow the matches, and with all the match venues around 6 cities, dem no go wan carry food wey no dey sweet come inside. Remember, our aim na to ensure Africa show wetin we get for this stage!
So, as matches dey come, spread the word, gather your paddy for Owambe and let’s enjoy this AFCON, make we no forget say we dey represent our fatherland with pride!
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