How to watch every thrilling moment of the 2025 African Cup of Nations on SABC

The 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations is almost ready to kick-off and SABC Sport in collaboration with Hollywoodbets.

This partnership is set to ensure that millions of South Africans have free and easy access to all the action in Morocco across multiple SABC platforms.

The best 24 nations on the continent including Bafana Bafana will be competing for Africa's most coveted football tournament over four weeks, with the final set for Sunday, January 18 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. 

A total of six Moroccan cities will be hosting fixtures during AFCON 2025 including Casablanca, Tangier, Marrakech, Agadir, Fez and Rabat. 

Top ranked Morocco will open the tournament against Comoros in their Group A fixture in Rabat on Sunday, 21 December at 9pm and you can watch it live on SABCSport.com, along with every match in the tournament.

Check out the schedule below to see when and where you can catch Bafana Bafana and all the other African nations set to do battle in the Morocco.

GROUP STAGE

Sunday 21 December: Opening Ceremony - 20:00 

Sunday 21 December: Morocco vs Comoros - 21:00

Monday 22 December: Mali vs Zambia - 16:00

Monday 22 December: South Africa vs Angola  - 19:00

Monday 22 December: Egypt vs Zimbabwe - 22:00

Tuesday 23 December: DR Congo vs Benin - 14:30

Tuesday 23 December: Senegal vs Botswana - 17:00

Tuesday 23 December: Nigeria vs Tanzania - 19:30

Tuesday 23 December: Tunisia vs Uganda - 22:00

Wednesday 24 December: Burkina Faso vs Equitorial Guinea - 14:30

Wednesday 24 December: Algeria vs Sudan - 17:00

Wednesday 24 December: Ivory Coast vs Mozambique - 19:30

Wednesday 24 December: Cameroon vs Gabon - 22:00

Friday 26 December: Angola vs Zimbabwe - 14:30

Friday 26 December: Egypt vs South Africa - 17:00

Friday 26 December: Zambia vs Comoros - 19:30

Friday 26 December: Morocco vs Mali - 22:00

Saturday 27 December: Benin vs Botswana - 14:30

Saturday 27 December: Senegal vs DR Congo - 17:00

Saturday 27 December: Uganda vs Tanzania - 19:30

Saturday 27 December: Nigeria vs Tunisia - 22:00

Sunday 28 December: Gabon vs Mozambique - 14:30

Sunday 28 December: Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan - 17:00

Sunday 28 December: Algeria vs Burkina Faso - 19:30

Sunday 28 December: Ivory Coast vs Cameroon - 22:00

Monday 29 December: Zimbabwe vs South Africa - 18:00

Monday 29 December: Angola vs Egypt - 18:00

Monday 29 December: Zambia vs Morocco - 21:00

Monday 29 December: Comoros vs Mali - 21:00

Tuesday 30 December: Uganda vs Nigeria - 18:00

Tuesday 30 December: Tanzania vs Tunisia - 18:00

Tuesday 30 December: Botswana vs DR Congo - 21:00

Tuesday 30 December: Benin vs Senegal - 21:00

Wednesday 31 December: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria - 18:00

Wednesday 31 December: Sudan vs Burkina Faso - 18:00

Wednesday 31 December: Gabon vs Ivory Coast - 21:00

Wednesday 31 December: Mozambique vs Cameroon - 21:00

ROUND OF 16

Saturday 3 January: Group D winner vs Third Place Group B/E/F - 18:00

Saturday 3 January: Group A winner vs Group C Second Place - 21:00

Sunday 4 January: Group A winner vs Third Place Group C/D/E - 18:00

Sunday 4 January: Group B Second Place vs Group F Second Place - 21:00

Monday 5 January: Group B winner vs Third Place A/C/D - 18:00

Monday 5 January: Group C winner vs Third Place Group A/B/F - 21:00

Tuesday 6 January: Group E winner vs Group D Second Place - 18:00

Tuesday 6 January: Group F winner vs Group E Second Place - 21:00

QUARTER-FINALS

Friday 9 January: Round of 16 match 2 winner vs Round of 16 match 1 winner - 18:00

Friday 9 January: Round of 16 match 4 winner vs Round of 16 match 3 winner - 21:00

Saturday 10 January: Round of 16 match 7 winner vs Round of 16 match 6 winner - 18:00

Saturday 10 January: Round of 16 match 5 winner vs Round of 16 match 8 winner - 21:00

SEMI-FINALS

Wednesday 14 January: Quarter-Final match 1 winner vs Quarter-Final match 4 winner - 19:00

Wednesday 14 January: Quarter-Final match 3 winner vs Quarter-Final match 2 winner - 22:00

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

Saturday 17 January: Semi-Final 1 loser vs Semi-Final 2 loser - 18:00

FINAL

Sunday 18 January: Semi-Final 1 winner vs Semi-Final 2 winner - 21:00