{"id":9908,"date":"2025-01-28T07:25:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/afcon-2025-draw-holders-ivory-coast-pit-against-cameroon\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T07:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T07:25:32","slug":"afcon-2025-draw-holders-ivory-coast-pit-against-cameroon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/afcon-2025-draw-holders-ivory-coast-pit-against-cameroon\/","title":{"rendered":"Afcon 2025 draw: Holders Ivory Coast pit against Cameroon"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Holders Ivory Coast have drawn Cameroon in the group stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco.<\/b><\/p>\n

At a glittering ceremony in Rabat, the Elephants were drawn in Group F, where they will also face Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Gabon and Mozambique. <\/p>\n

Africa’s biggest sporting event will begin on 21 December and run until 18 January<\/a> 2026. The opening match will pit hosts Morocco against Comoros. <\/p>\n

Nigeria, who lost to Ivory Coast in the Afcon 2023 final,<\/a> will play in Group C alongside Tunisia. <\/p>\n

In the same group, Uganda and Tanzania, two of the co-hosts of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, have been pitted against each other.<\/p>\n

In other intriguing regional contests, three southern African teams will feature in Group B, with South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe all drawn together along with Mohamed Salah’s Egypt. <\/p>\n

Sudan, who qualified for Afcon 2025 despite the country being engulfed in a civil war,<\/a> will face Algeria in Group E. <\/p>\n

Moroccan legend Mustapha Hadji was among the celebrated footballing figures on hand to assist with the draw.<\/p>\n

Alongside him was former Nottingham Forest and Tottenham defender Serge Aurier, twice an Afcon winner with Ivory Coast. <\/p>\n

Joseph Yobo, captain of Nigeria’s Afcon winning team in 2013, was also on hand to pick out the teams.<\/p>\n

Senegal’s former Afcon-winning coach Aliou Cisse, who led the Teranga Lions to victory in 2021, also assisted, with his nation drawn in Group D alongside DR Congo. <\/p>\n

The 24 teams have been split into six groups. The winners and runners-up in each group, plus the best four third-placed teams, will reach the knockout phase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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