Following a decisive victory, Morocco has confirmed its place in the tournament’s knockout stage. They head a list of fourteen countries that have officially secured their progression beyond the group phase.
The confirmed qualifiers are: Morocco, Mali, Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Egypt, South Africa, Algeria, and Nigeria.
The phase for the next round is nearly set, with only four berths still available. The final group matches will determine which countries claim these remaining spots.
All attention now turns to the upcoming fixtures, including Tunisia against Tanzania and Uganda versus Nigeria. The results will finalize the knockout bracket.
Meanwhile, teams like Angola remain in contention, awaiting the outcomes of these decisive matches. Their hopes for advancement depend on favorable results elsewhere.
The tournament now moves into its critical final stage of group play, where the last qualifiers will be decided before the knockout rounds begin.
Qualified Teams to the Round of 16
✅ 🇲🇦 Morocco
✅ 🇲🇱 Mali
✅ 🇸🇳 Senegal
✅ 🇨🇩 DR Congo
✅ 🇧🇯 Benin
✅ 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
✅ 🇸🇩 Sudan
✅ 🇨🇲 Cameroon
✅ 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
✅ 🇲🇿 Mozambique
✅ 🇪🇬 Egypt
✅ 🇿🇦 South Africa
✅ 🇩🇿 Algeria
✅ 🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇹🇳 Tunisia vs 🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇺🇬 Uganda vs 🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇦🇴 Angola stays on alert, hoping for favorable outcomes.
Other Statistics
Seventeen of the last eighteen host nations of the Africa Cup of Nations have progressed to the tournament’s knockout stage. The sole exception was Gabon, which was eliminated during the group phase while hosting the 2017 edition.
In other competition history, Zambia is currently experiencing the longest winless streak. They have failed to win any of their last 13 Africa Cup of Nations matches, recording ten draws and three losses. This surpasses the previous record held by Guinea-Bissau.
Sudan has now secured a place in the Round of 16 for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. They qualified as one of the best third-placed teams following Morocco’s victory over Zambia. This achievement comes after Sudan won only their second ever match in the tournament under coach Kwesi Appiah, marking a historic moment for the team.
Morocco has also set a record. For only the second time in the country’s history, two of their players have each scored three or more goals in a single Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Brahim Díaz and Ayoub El Kaabi have both scored three goals, matching the feat first accomplished by Youssef Mokhtari and Youssouf Hadji in 2004.