24 national football teams have qualified for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, ahead of the final draw to be held on Monday in Rabat at 7 pm local time tonight. The highly anticipated event will be held at the Mohammed V National Theatre, where football fans across Africa are eager to see the matchups.
The draw is expected to spark widespread speculation and predictions about which teams are favored to claim the 2025 AFCON title.
Here is the list of the team and their previous AFCON participation and best achievements, courtesy of Morocco’s Press Agency (MAP):
- Morocco: 20 appearances, champion in 1976.
- South Africa: 12 appearances, champion in 1996.
- Algeria: 21 appearances, champion in 1990 and 2019.
- Angola: 10 appearances, quarterfinalist in 2008, 2010, and 2023.
- Benin: 5 appearances, quarterfinalist in 2019.
- Botswana: 2 appearances, group stage in 2012.
- Burkina Faso: 14 appearances, runner-up in 2013.
- Cameroon: 22 appearances, champion in 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, and 2017.
- Comoros: 2 appearances, Round of 16 in 2021.
- Ivory Coast: 26 appearances, champion in 1992, 2015, and 2023.
- Democratic Republic of Congo: 21 appearances, champion in 1968 and 1974.
- Egypt: 27 appearances, champion in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, and 2010.
- Equatorial Guinea: 5 appearances, fourth place in 2015.
- Gabon: 9 appearances, quarterfinalist in 1996 and 2012.
- Mali: 14 appearances, runner-up in 1972.
- Mozambique: 6 appearances, group stage in 1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, and 2023.
- Nigeria: 21 appearances, champion in 1980, 1994, and 2013.
- Senegal: 18 appearances, champion in 2021.
- Sudan: 10 appearances, champion in 1970.
- Tanzania: 4 appearances, group stage in 1980, 2019, and 2023.
- Tunisia: 22 appearances, champion in 2004.
- Uganda: 8 appearances, runner-up in 1978.
- Zambia: 19 appearances, champion in 2012.
- Zimbabwe: 6 appearances, group stage in 2004, 2006, 2017, 2019, and 2021.