Nine stadiums chosen for next Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco
World Cup co-hosts for 2030 plan to build a 115,000-seater stadium outside Casablanca
28 January 2025 - 19:34
by Mark Gleeson
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CAF Africa Cup of Nations trophy at the Morocco 2025 qualifiers draw of the group phase. Picture: VELI NHLAPO
Morocco has selected nine stadiums in six cities for the Africa Cup of Nations finals starting in December, the country’s local organising committee said on Monday, hours before the tournament draw.
Four stadiums will be in the capital Rabat and officials said the final will be played at Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, which has a 69,500-seat capacity.
It will also host the opening match and a semifinal, along with the renovated stadium in Tangier.
Casablanca’s Mohammed V stadium was the venue for the final when Morocco last hosted the tournament in 1988 but it is earmarked for a quarterfinal only this time round, along with Agadir, Fes and Marrakesh.
The 24-team tournament is being held from December 21 2025 — January 18 2026.
Morocco are World Cup co-hosts in 2030, with Spain and Portugal, and plan to build a 115,000-seater stadium on the outskirts of Casablanca by 2027, which they hope could host the 2030 final.
The stadium, one of the largest in the world, will cost up to $500m, the Moroccan government previously said.
Stadiums in Rabat and Tangier are being renovated ahead of the Cup of Nations and Morocco plans after the tournament to upgrade the stadiums in Agadir, Fes and Marrakesh, which are candidates to be World Cup host cities.
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Nine stadiums chosen for next Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco
World Cup co-hosts for 2030 plan to build a 115,000-seater stadium outside Casablanca
Morocco has selected nine stadiums in six cities for the Africa Cup of Nations finals starting in December, the country’s local organising committee said on Monday, hours before the tournament draw.
Four stadiums will be in the capital Rabat and officials said the final will be played at Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, which has a 69,500-seat capacity.
It will also host the opening match and a semifinal, along with the renovated stadium in Tangier.
Casablanca’s Mohammed V stadium was the venue for the final when Morocco last hosted the tournament in 1988 but it is earmarked for a quarterfinal only this time round, along with Agadir, Fes and Marrakesh.
The 24-team tournament is being held from December
21 2025 — January 18 2026.
Morocco are World Cup co-hosts in 2030, with Spain and Portugal, and plan to build a 115,000-seater stadium on the outskirts of Casablanca by 2027, which they hope could host the 2030 final.
The stadium, one of the largest in the world, will cost up to $500m, the Moroccan government previously said.
Stadiums in Rabat and Tangier are being renovated ahead of the Cup of Nations and Morocco plans after the tournament to upgrade the stadiums in Agadir, Fes and Marrakesh, which are candidates to be World Cup host cities.
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