The fixtures for the Round of 16 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been set following the last group games on Wednesday night.
The knockout stage will take place from Saturday, 3 January to Tuesday, 6 January, with two matches every day as teams battle it out for a quarter-final place.
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Hosts Morocco will be the first in action as they face East Africa side Tanzania at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat on Sunday; the host nation having topped Group A, with Tanzania qualifying as one of the four best third-placed sides out of Group C.
Other Round 16 ties will see South Africa take on Cameroon with 2021 winners Senegal coming up against Sudan on Saturday. Later that evening Mali tackle Tunisia with the former seeking a maiden continental crown and Tunisia looking to repeat their 2004 triumph.
Egypt are record seven-time winners will face Benin on Monday with Nigeria, among the most impressive sides in the group stages, set to face Mozambique at the Complexe Sportif de Fès.
ROUND 16 FIXTURES
Saturday, 3 January 2026
• Senegal vs Sudan
• Mali vs Tunisia
Sunday, 4 January 2026
• Morocco vs Tanzania
• South Africa vs Cameroon
Monday, 5 January 2026
• Egypt vs Benin
• Nigeria vs Mozambique
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
• Algeria vs DR Congo
• Cote d’Ivoire vs Burkina Faso
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