The group stages of Afcon 2025 come to a close tonight, with top spot in Group F still up for grabs. Cote d'Ivoire are looking to hold off Cameroon to join the other big names finishing first in their group: Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria. In order to do that, the Elephants need to match or better Cameroon's result against Mozambique in tonight's game.
Bordering nations meet in Marrakech in the final round of Group B fixtures at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. South Africa are clear favourites, a status that has so far been a defining characteristic of the competition. Bafana Bafana's objective is to hold on to second place in the group against the direct threat of Zimbabwe and the indirect possibility of Angola grabbing three points against Egypt.
Sunday's late game in the AFCON 2025 group stage is arguably the competition's first great clash of the titans. This mouth-watering encounter between two of the true giants of the CAF confederation is too close to call and the first group fixtures played by Ivory Coast and Cameroon offered precious little indication of what to expect in Marrakech. Ivory Coast defeated Mozambique by a single Amad Diallo goal and never looked quite at their best.
Senegal vs DR Congo: key information Date: Saturday 27 December 2025 Kick-off time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 ET / 16:00 local Venue: Grand Stade de Tangier, Tangier TV & Streaming: 4seven (UK) | beIN Sports (USA) | beIN Sports / Canal+ / SuperSport (Africa) FREE stream: Channel 4 (UK) Watch from anywhere: Get NordVPN's holiday deal 2021 winners Senegal made a convincing start to AFCON 2025, winning their Group D opening fixture against Botswana by three goals.
Algeria and Sudan have had to wait patiently over the last few days, but will finally get their AFCON campaigns underway on Wednesday. The Greens will be led by Manchester City cult hero Riyah Mahrez, with the 34-year-old still plying his trade in Saudi Arabia at present. Other notable names include Ramy Bensebaini of Borussia Dortmund and Rayan Ait-Nouri of Manchester City.