2025 AFCON: Sixteen teams qualified for Round of 16

Sixteen teams have qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 so far.

The list was confirmed following the conclusion of Tuesday games. Group E and F will be played this evening but the qualified teams from these remaining pools have already been confirmed.

Group winners and runners-up will qualify automatically, while the four best-placed third-placed teams complete the 16 teams in the first knockout stage.

The Round of 16 matches will be played from 3–6 January 2026, followed by the quarter-finals on 9 and 10 January.

The semi-finals are scheduled for 13 January, before the tournament concludes with the final in Rabat on 18 January, when the champions will be crowned.

Here’s a list of teams qualified for Round of 16:

Morocco

Mali

Egypt

South Africa

Nigeria

Tunisia

Tanzania

Senegal

Congo DR

Benin

Algeria

Burkina Faso

Sudan

Ivory Coast

Cameroon

Mozambique

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