The choice of Morocco as host country of the African Cup of Nations comes as no surprise, according to CAF, given its proven experience in organizing international football competitions, wrote CAF in a statement published on its official website, recalling the Kingdom's success in organizing the African Championship of Nations for Local Players (CHAN-2018), the 2022 Women'sAfrican Cup of Nations and the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup.
Thanks to world-class infrastructures, a passionate public and recognisedexperience in hosting major sporting events, Morocco is ready to organize an African Cup of Nations that will redefine the standards of this competition, reads the press release, pointing out that the announcement that Morocco had been chosen as the host country of the African Cup of Nations 2025 on 27 September 2023 had been received with enthusiasm.
The Confederation of African Football also reviewed the Kingdom's large-scale sports facilities, including the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, the Prince Moulay Abdellah Complex in Rabat, the major stadiums in Tangiers, Agadir and Marrakech, as well as the sports complex in Fez.
The official logo for the CAN Morocco-2025, scheduled to run from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, was unveiled on the evening of Saturday 25 January by the supreme body of African football. The video announcing the official logo of the 35th edition of the African Cup of Nations highlights Morocco's heritage, in particular zellige.
It is a real tribute to Morocco, where a love of football is second nature, in the genes of young people keen to perpetuate the tradition and continue to place the country at the forefront of hospitality for African countries.
The draw for the group phase took place on Monday 27 January in Rabat at 7pm, at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat, in the presence of senior officials and the continent's top football stars. It is fairly to note that Bafana Bafana has landed in the group phase with Egypt, Angola and Zimbabwe.
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