"While the race to qualfy for the 2026 World Cup has dominated the international scene in recent weeks, another major international tournament is around the corner. The 2025 Afican Cup of Nations begins in Morocco on December 21, as the Ivory Coast look to defend the title that they won so dramatically when they came from behind to defeat Nigeria in February 2024. This will be the 35th edition of the tournament and will see 24 sides battling it out for the title."
"Morocco will be playing host to AFCON for the second time, following the 1988 tournament, when they reached the semi-finals, losing to champions Cameroon. It's been something of a long road for Morocco to welcome the competition back, as they had been originally scheduled to host the 2015 edition, but withdrew citing fears regarding the Western Afican Ebola virus epidemic."
The 2025 African Cup of Nations begins in Morocco on December 21. Ivory Coast enters as defending champions after a dramatic comeback win over Nigeria in February 2024. The tournament is the 35th edition and will feature 24 teams. Morocco will host AFCON for the second time, having previously reached the semi-finals in 1988. Morocco was originally scheduled to host in 2015 but withdrew due to Ebola fears. Guinea was stripped of hosting rights in 2022 for slow preparations, and Morocco was confirmed as replacement hosts in September 2023. The format has six groups of four, with the top two and the four best third-placed teams advancing to the round of 16, ranked by points, goal difference, then goals scored.
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