The Confederation of African Football has announced the details of the dates, kick-off times and venues for the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 fixtures.
The 15th edition of the continental showpiece will be contested by 16 nations between March 30 and April 19, 2025.
A total of four stadiums will play host to matches during the tournament, namely the El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia, the Larbi Zaouli Stadium and the Berrechid Stadium, which are both Casablanca, as well as the El Abdi Stadium in El Jadida.
Proceedings get underway at the El Bachir Stadium on Saturday, March 30 when tournament hosts Morocco play East African champions Uganda.
The following day will see Tanzania taking on Southern African champions Zambia to close off the opening round of Group A fixtures.
Later in the afternoon, Casablanca’s Larbi Zaouli Stadium hosts an exciting Group B clash between the last edition’s bronze medallists, Burkina Faso and two-time champions Cameroon.
The last fixture of the day, which takes place at the same venue, sees 2015 runners-up South Africa facing off against champions of the 1997 edition Egypt in an exciting north versus south duel.
Group C and D fixtures will take place on Tuesday, April 1 with the reigning champions Senegal headlining the matches.
The defending champions take on The Gambia at the El Abdi Stadium at 14h00, while Somalia, who are making their second appearance at the finals, face off against Tunisia.
In Group D, Mali, who finished fourth in the last edition, take on tournament debutants Angola, while former champions Cote d’Ivoire eye an opening victory against Central African Republic.
The TotalEnergies CAF U-17 AFCON Morocco 2025 also serves as a FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Africa will be represented by 10 teams at the newly expanded showpiece set to take place in Qatar later this year.
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