Four stadiums in the Moroccan cities of Casablanca, Mohammedia, Berrechid, and El Jadida will host matches for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), set to take place from March 30 to April 19.
These include the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia, the Berrechid Municipal Stadium, and the El Abdi Stadium in El Jadida, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Thursday on its website.
The competition will begin on Saturday, March 30, in Mohammedia, with host nation Morocco taking on Uganda in Group A.
Regarding the other matches on the opening day, Tanzania will meet Zambia the following day to close the first day of Group A.
Casablanca will host an exciting Group B match between Burkina Faso, the bronze medalist in the last edition, and Cameroon, a two-time tournament winner, according to the same source.
Later, the same stadium will stage a match between South Africa, a finalist in the 2015 edition, and Egypt, the 1997 champions.
Matches for Groups C and D will take place on Tuesday, April 1, with the highlight being Senegal, the defending champion, facing Gambia in El Jadida. Meanwhile, Somalia, participating in its second final phase, will play Tunisia , CAF added.
In Group D, Mali, which finished fourth in the last edition, will face Angola, while Côte d’Ivoire, a former tournament winner, will look to start their campaign on a high against the Central African Republic.
The CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will also serve as a qualifier for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Africa will be represented by ten teams at this 15th edition of the global tournament, which will be held in Qatar later this year.
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