The group stage of the 2025 AFCON tournament was over.
Now, on to the round of 16 stage.
The group stage was like a sieve, weeding out the pretenders in the tournament away from the true challengers who made it through the challenge.
Now, 8 games of unmatched intensity.
16 nations duking it out in a knockout battle.
(AFCON 2025:)
(Round of 16:)
(Zimbabwe – Egypt)
(Date: 3rd January, 2026)
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(Morocco – Mali)
(Date: 3rd January, 2026)
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(Tunisia – Benin)
(Date: 4th January, 2026)
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(Algeria – Ivory Coast)
(Date: 4th January, 2026)
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(Cameroon – Tanzania)
(Date: 5th January, 2026)
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(Nigeria – Angola)
(Date: 5th January, 2026)
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(Botswana – Sudan)
(Date: 6th January, 2026)
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(Senegal – Burkina Faso)
(Date: 6th January, 2026)
Out of the 24 African nations that competed in the tournament from the first group stage game, these were the 16 that were left standing after the bloodbath of the group stage.
