Africa Cup of Nations 2025 tables: Standings as Diallo, Salah, Mbeumo aim for AFCON glory

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AFCON is a tournament that always catches the eye and ire of fans as it’s traditionally been held smack dab in the middle of the club season, and the 2025 tournament is no exception.

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There hasn’t been a repeat winner since Egypt completed a three-peat in 2010, as only Senegal have appeared in back-to-back finals (2019, 2021) during that time span.

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There are also some juicy group match-ups, with Tunisia set to meet Nigeria in Group C and Senegal tangling with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Group D.

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Africa Cup of Nations 2025 groups, standings

The two top teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage, as will four of the six third-placed teams.

Group A

1. Morocco — 2-1-0, +5 GD, 7 points — ADVANCED
2. Mali — 0-3-0, 0 GD, 3 points — ADVANCED
3. Comoros — 0-2-1, -2 GD, 2 points — ELIMINATED
4. Zambia — 0-2-1, -3 GD, 2 points — ELIMINATED

Group B

1. Egypt — 2-1-0, +2 GD, 7 points — ADVANCED
2. South Africa — 2-0-1, +1 GD, 6 points — ADVANCED
3. Angola — 0-2-1, -1 GD, 2 points — ELIMINATED
4. Zimbabwe — 0-1-2, -2 GD, 1 point — ELIMINATED

Group C

1. Nigeria — 3-0-0, +4 GD, 9 points — ADVANCED
2. Tunisia — 1-1-1, +1 GD, 4 points — ADVANCED
3. Uganda — 0-2-1, -1 GD, 2 points — ADVANCED
4. Tanzania — 0-1-2, -4 GD, 1 point — ELIMINATED

Group D

1. Senegal — 2-1-0, +6 GD, 7 points — ADVANCED
2. Democratic Republic of Congo — 2-1-0, +4 GD, 7 points — ADVANCED
3. Benin — 1-0-2, -3 GD, 3 points — ADVANCED
4. Botswana — 0-0-3, -7 GD, 0 points — ELIMINATED

Group E

1. Algeria — 3-0-0, +6 GD, 9 points — ADVANCED
2. Burkina Faso — 2-0-1, +2 GD, 6 points — ADVANCED
3. Sudan — 1-0-2, -4 GD, 3 points — ADVANCED
4. Equatorial Guinea — 0-0-3, -4 GD, 0 points — ELIMINATED

Group F

1. Ivory Coast — 2-1-0, +2 GD, 7 points — ADVANCED
2. Cameroon — 2-1-0, +2 GD, 7 points — ADVANCED
3. Mozambique — 1-0-2, -1 GD, 3 points — ADVANCED
4. Gabon — 0-0-3, -3 GD, 0 points — ELIMINATED

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