The Confederation of African Football has reached an agreement in principle for the 2025 Cup of Nations to be played in July and August next year in Morocco.
According to the AFP, a member of the competitions committee said that there was “an agreement in principle between CAF and the Moroccan Football Federation for the AFCON to be held during the summer, more precisely in July and August” 2025.
“This agreement was found with the support of FIFA after talks that began several months ago and which intensified during the last edition which finished this month in Ivory Coast,” the source added.
“The dates currently proposed are July 20-August 16 or 17, 2025.”
The last two Africa Cup of Nations were both pushed back from the original dates. The 2021 tournament, hosted by Cameroon, was played in January and February of 2022. The most recent edition had initially been planned for June and July last year but was rescheduled over weather concerns.
The 2027 Cup of Nations will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.