The dates for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which is to be held in Morocco, are being clarified. The competition is expected to take place in July-August.
This becomes clearer for CAN 2025. The next edition of the African Cup of Nations, which will be organized in Morocco, now has a more precise idea of ​​the dates when it could take place.
On the Moroccan side, we are pushing hard to organize the competition in summer, before avoiding this winter window which disrupts club players’ seasons. But the problem is that Fifa wants to organize Gianni Infantino’s new “baby” in 2025, its 32-team Club World Cup, scheduled from June 15 to July 13 in the United States.
CAN in June-July?
The CAN must therefore adapt, and the outcome is becoming clearer. “An agreement in principle between CAF and the Moroccan Football Federation so that the CAN will be held during the summer, more precisely in July and August 2025”this is what is mentioned by a manager of the committee in charge of competitions, who spoke anonymously to AFP.
“This agreement was reached under the aegis of Fifa after talks that began several months ago and which intensified during the last edition concluded this month in Ivory Coast”continued this source, who mentions the dates from July 20 to August 16 or 17, 2025. And now, we wonder at what point will an African international whose club is involved in the Club World Cup go being able to rest…
