The Super Eagles of Nigeria will know their group members for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament as CAF conducts the draws today at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat at 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT/20:00 Cairo time).
As one of the top-ranked nations in Africa, Nigeria has been placed in Pot 1, which includes the host nations Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Egypt, and Algeria.
According to CAF, the 24 qualified teams will be drawn into six groups, each containing four sides, with the host nation Morocco placed at the head of Group A.
Current TotalEnergies CAF AFCON champions Côte d’Ivoire will also head one of the other five groups as they are in Pot 1.
The remainder of the qualified teams will be placed in Pots 1–4 based on their FIFA World Ranking as of December 19, 2024, as follows:
Pot 1: Morocco (A1), Senegal, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire
Pot 2: Cameroon, Mali, Tunisia, South Africa, DR Congo, and Burkina Faso
Pot 3: Gabon, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, and Benin
Pot 4: Mozambique, Comoros, Tanzania, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Botswana
The tournament is scheduled to kick off on December 21, 2025, and run until January 8, 2026, in Morocco. Guinea was stripped of its hosting rights due to inadequate facilities.
