AFCON 2025 Round of 16: Battle Royale – Africa’s Titans Clash

The stage is set for the ultimate showdown in African football! The group stage is behind us, and the knockout phase is about to ignite the continent. The AFCON 2025 Round of 16 is here, and it’s going to be a warzone! Eight days, eight battles, and only the strongest will survive.

In this corner, we’ve got the defending champions, Senegal, locking horns with Sudan. Morocco takes on Tanzania, while Nigeria faces off against Mozambique. The likes of Egypt, Algeria, and Ivory Coast are also in action, making it a clash of titans.

Get your battle gear ready and mark your calendars! The AFCON 2025 Round of 16 is about to kick off, and it’s going to be an unforgettable ride!

⚔️ AFCON 2025 – Round of 16: The Battle Begins

The dust has settled on the group stage. Now, Africa’s giants prepare for war. The knockout phase of AFCON 2025 is set — every match a battlefield, every goal a strike toward glory.

 

🗓️ Round of 16 – Clash of Titans (Jan 3–6, 2026)

 

January 3, 2026

⚔️ 🇸🇳 Senegal vs 🇸🇩 Sudan / Group E 3rd Place – Tangier

⚔️ 🇲🇱 Mali vs 🇹🇳 Tunisia – Casablanca

 

January 4, 2026

⚔️ 🇲🇦 Morocco vs 🇹🇿 Tanzania – Rabat

⚔️ 🇿🇦 South Africa vs 🇨🇲 Cameroon (Group F runner-up) – Rabat

 

January 5, 2026

⚔️ 🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇧🇯 Benin – Agadir

⚔️ 🇳🇬 Nigeria vs 🇲🇿 Mozambique – Fez

 

January 6, 2026

⚔️ 🇩🇿 Algeria vs 🇨🇩 DR Congo – Rabat

⚔️ 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast vs 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso – Marrakesh

 

⚡ Bracket Overview – Road to Glory

 

┌─────────────── Quarterfinal 1 ──────────────┐

🇸🇳 Senegal ────────┤ │

│ ├── QF A

🇸🇩 Sudan ──────────┘ │

┌─────────────── Quarterfinal 2 ──────────────┐

🇲🇱 Mali ───────────┤ │

│ ├── QF B

🇹🇳 Tunisia ─────────┘ │

┌─────────────── Quarterfinal 3 ──────────────┐

🇲🇦 Morocco ────────┤ │

│ ├── QF C

🇹🇿 Tanzania ────────┘ │

┌─────────────── Quarterfinal 4 ──────────────┐

🇿🇦 South Africa ───┤ │

│ ├── QF D

🇨🇲 Cameroon ───────┘ │

┌────────────── Quarterfinal 5 ───────────────┐

🇪🇬 Egypt ──────────┤ │

│ ├── QF E

🇧🇯 Benin ──────────┘ │

┌────────────── Quarterfinal 6 ───────────────┐

🇳🇬 Nigeria ────────┤ │

│ ├── QF F

🇲🇿 Mozambique ─────┘ │

┌────────────── Quarterfinal 7 ───────────────┐

🇩🇿 Algeria ────────┤ │

│ ├── QF G

🇨🇩 DR Congo ───────┘ │

┌────────────── Quarterfinal 8 ───────────────┐

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast ─────┤ │

│ ├── QF H

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso ────┘ │

 

🔥 Projected Path to the Final – Only the Strong Survive

 

⚔️ Top Half

 

Round of 16: 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇸🇩 Sudan / 3E, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇨🇲 Cameroon

 

Quarterfinals:

 

QF1: Winner 🇸🇳/🇸🇩 vs Winner 🇲🇱/🇹🇳

 

QF2: Winner 🇲🇦/🇹🇿 vs Winner 🇿🇦/🇨🇲

 

Semifinal: QF1 Winner vs QF2 Winner

 

Top-half warriors: 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇨🇲 Cameroon

 

⚔️ Bottom Half

 

Round of 16: 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇨🇩 DR Congo, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

 

Quarterfinals:

 

QF3: Winner 🇪🇬/🇧🇯 vs Winner 🇳🇬/🇲🇿

 

QF4: Winner 🇩🇿/🇨🇩 vs Winner 🇨🇮/🇧🇫

 

Semifinal: QF3 Winner vs QF4 Winner

 

Bottom-half warriors: 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, 🇨🇩 DR Congo

 

⚡ Battles to Watch

 

🇳🇬 Nigeria ⚔️ 🇪🇬 Egypt – clash of titans

 

🇲🇦 Morocco ⚔️ 🇨🇲 Cameroon – the desert duel

 

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast ⚔️ 🇩🇿 Algeria – war of the warriors

 

Semifinals promise titanic battles for supremacy

Africa’s finest step onto the battlefield. Who will rise. Who will fall. Who will claim the crown.