{"id":45509,"date":"2025-12-21T09:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T09:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45509"},"modified":"2025-12-21T09:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T09:09:11","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaign2025-afcon-kickoff-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/21\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaign2025-afcon-kickoff-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 AFCON kickoff: Everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-AFCON-kickoff-Everything-you-need-to-know.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will kickoff today at 10 pm with hosts Morocco playing Cameroon in a Group A opener.<\/p>\n<p>The match will be played at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Kick is at 9 pm CAT.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe will start their campaign on Monday when they face Egypt in a Group B opener. The match will be played at the 45,000-seater Grand Stade d\u2019Agadir, located in the coastal city of Agadir near the foot of the Atlas Mountains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFCON Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Group A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros.<\/p>\n<p>Group B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>Group C: Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>Group D: Senegal, DRC, Benin, Botswana.<\/p>\n<p>Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Group F: Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>The top two teams in each pool as well as the four best third-placed teams will qualify for the round of 16 at the AFCON 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zimbabwe Group B Fixtures<\/strong><br \/>22 December 2025 \u2013 Zimbabwe vs Egypt (Grand Stade d\u2019Agadir)<br \/>26 December 2025 \u2013 Zimbabwe vs Angola (Grand Stade de Marrakech)<br \/>29 December 2025 \u2013 Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Grand Stade de Marrakech)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Info<\/strong><br \/>Football fans across the region will be able to follow the tournament live on various broadcasters. Zimbabwe-based viewers can watch all the action on Azam TV Zimbabwe. All 52 matches are set to be broadcast on Azam TV.<\/p>\n<h6>Article continues below.<\/h6>\n<p><strong><em>Soccer24 followers have the opportunity to get a special discount courtesy of Azam TV Zimbabwe:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-139102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766308150_487_2025-AFCON-kickoff-Everything-you-need-to-know.jpeg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?resize=264%2C264&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AzamSoccer24-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>South African audiences will have coverage on SABC Sport. For fans across the wider region \u2014 including Zimbabwe \u2014 matches will also be available on ZBC and Supersport.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to live television coverage, streaming feeds will be accessible via the broadcasters\u2019 official digital platforms, allowing supporters to follow the matches online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prize Money<\/strong><br \/>There\u2019s a new prize money structure for the tournament, with the winners set to receive a 43% increase from US$7 million to US$10 million.<\/p>\n<p>Prize allocations for other finishing positions remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>New AFCON Prize Money Structure:<br \/>Group stage (4th place): US$500,000<br \/>Group stage (3rd place): US$700,000<br \/>Round of 16: US$800,000<br \/>Quarter-finalists: US$1.3 million<br \/>Semi-finalists: US$2.5 million<br \/>Runners-up: US$4 million<br \/>Winners: US$10 million<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#AFCON #kickoff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will kickoff today at 10 pm with hosts Morocco playing Cameroon in a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[942,9448],"class_list":["post-45509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-afcon","tag-kickoff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45510,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45509\/revisions\/45510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}