Uganda, Tanzania drawn in Group C for AFCON 2025

Two teams from the CECAFA Zone Uganda and Tanzania have been placed in Group C of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025.

The draw for the AFCON 2025 was supervised by CAF Director of Competitions and Events, Samson Adamu was conducted on Monday night at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat, Morocco.

The AFCON 2025 will take place in six cities Rabat, Casablanca, Agadir, Marrakech, Fes and Tangier between December 21 to January 18^th, 2026.

While Tanzania will be making their consecutive appearance after playing at the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast, Uganda will be making a return after their last appearance in 2019 in Egypt wher they reached the round of 16.

In the same Group with the two teams from the CECAFA Zone are three time champions Nigeria (1980, 1994, 2013) and 2004 champions Tunisia.

Former Nigeria International and skipper Joseph Yobo who was one of the legends who helped conduct the draw said Nigeria has a good team that reach far in the competition. “Nigeria have a good set of players. But looking at the Group it will not be easy,” said Yobo during an interview.

Sudan, CECAFA’s other representatives have been placed in Group E alongside two time champions Algeria, Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea.

The hosts Morocco who reached the semi final stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup have been placed in Group A alongside Mali, Zambia and Comoros. Record six time winners Egypt are on Group B together with South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe.

Group A: Morocco, Mali, Zambia, Comoros

Group B: Egypt, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe

Group C: Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania

Group D: Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, Botswana

Group E: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Sudan

Group F: Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, Mozambique