[The African Cup of Nations[/b] (CAN) is back for its ninth edition.
After two consecutive triumphs, Morocco will be defending its title. Which African nation will succeed in dethroning them?

[African federations are invited to register their teams for this new edition.

Reminder: Still true to our Golden Rule: No tactical restrictions. Each coach is free to play according to his or her own vision of the game.

Registration is now open and will remain so until Sunday 4 January 2026, 23:00 (VF time).

Federation: MOROCCO
Coach: Raito
Rules : read and approved

10 FEDERATIONS registered, 26 hours before CAS. I would like to REMIND you that No friendly matches must be organised.

Happy CAN

The registration deadline has passed
- 10 participating Federations
- 2 Groups [ A & B ] of 5 teams
- 2 Qualified Nations from each Group
- A1[/b] vs B2 & B1 vs A2[/b
- Semi-final & FINAL

Good luck Managers

Hi Managers;
Before publishing the CAS results this evening. I have the honour of reminding you of the African Federations participating in this Edition, which are:
ALGERIA, ANGOLA, BENIN, CONGO, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, MOROCCO, MAURITANIA, NIGERIA, RWANDA, ZAMBIA.

CAS (without orientation) gave the 2 GROUPS as indicated below:



GOOD LUCK

[●DAY 1●]
The competition kicked off with four hard-fought matches.

1 - Maghreb Derby:
Everyone expected a close, tactical encounter. Against all expectations, the game was open between the Mauritanian Mourabitounes and the Algerian Greens. A balancing act gave the Mauritanians an impressive 1-0 victory, giving them confidence for the rest of the competition.

2 - The defending champions showed their ambitions right from the start: The defending champions warned all their opponents that they were ready to retain the trophy. After dominating the game with a series of short, quick passes, the Atlas Lions claimed a deserved 1-0 victory. The Rwandan team, meanwhile, will have to rethink their strategy.

3 - An entertaining match full of twists and turns: The match was lively and wide-open, but above all marked by set-pieces. Zambia opened the scoring thanks to some effective pressing, before doubling their lead from a free-kick. The Congolese were quick to respond, but it was not enough to pull a goal back. A 2-1 victory for the Chipolopolos.

4 - Green-card defeat for failure to comply with match notification rules: Despite repeated reminders to comply with match notification rules, Côte d'Ivoire made an administrative error. They lost the match to Nigeria on the green carpet.

C L A S S E M E N T