Five time winners of the Africa Cup of Nations with the most recent in 2017 AFCON in Gabon and host of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon will jet off to Morocco in December 2025 to confront reigning Champions of the AFCON, Cote D’ivoire, Gabon and Mozambique in Group F at the 2025 AFCON
This was an outcome of the colourful Draw ceremony organised on Monday, January 27, 2027 at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat in the presence of the President of CAF , Patrice Motsepe and football actors in the world and the continent amongst them football legends
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon ranked 49th by FIFA and winner of the 2017 AFCON hosted by Gabon counts eight outings at the FIFA World Cup, highest in the continent and her most recent in 2022 in Qatar
Top of Group F, the Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire, made a historic win at the 2023 AFCON and is 46th best footballing nation in the World. The West African team is amongst the highest participating countries in the continental tournament, her outing in Morocco will be the 26th so far , the first in 1965
Cote D’Ivoire will be coming to the North African country of Morocco with the pressure to reserve her title and keep the prestigious trophy. Football books keep that the team keeps a record of three participations at the World Cup and three prestigious titles of the continental football tournament, the AFCON
The Panthers of Gabon are ranked 84th according to FIFA. Her best results at the AFCON dates back 1996 and 2012 when the team reached the quarterfinals of the continental football jamboree
Gabon is back for the 9th time and stages her comeback after absence in Cote D’ivoire in 2023. The team lastly participated at the 2017 AFCON at home and has never took part at the World Cup
Mozambique is making her 6th appearance at the AFCON with all her journeys that ended at the Group Stage of the Continental Championship
Accordingly, Cameroon opens her group journey with Cote D’ivoire on December 28, 2025
The host, Morocco, top ranked in the continent is in Group A alongside Mali, Zambia and Comoros. Accordingly many consider this group and Group F hosting Cameroon as the two groups of death at the 2025 AFCON
Egypt most capped team in the continent and 7-time AFCON winner is lodged alongside South Africa while Nigeria will clash with Tunisia , and 2021 winners Senegal will face off DRC, Benin and Botswana
Cameroon’s match schedule
Benly Anchunda
