Full list of Africa Cup of Nations 2025 coaches: foreigners dominate AFCON

African national teams are preparing for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), set to take place in Morocco from 21 December 2025 until 18 January 2026, as the continent’s biggest football event returns with intense competition.

The opening match of the tournament is scheduled for 21 December, with the host nation Morocco facing Comoros at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.

One of the features of the upcoming edition is the more reliance on foreign head coaches. A total of 13 national teams will be led by foreign managers, while 10 teams have opted for local coaches in their quest for continental glory.

The teams that have appointed local head coaches are: Mozambique, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, Tunisia, Egypt, Zambia, Cameroon and Morocco.

Meanwhile, the 14 teams coached by foreign managers are: Mali, Comoros, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Angola, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda, DR Congo, Benin, Algeria, Sudan and Botswana.

AFCON 2025 Coaches and Nationalities by Group

Group A:
Morocco – Walid Regragui (Morocco)
Mali – Tom Saintfiet (Belgium)
Zambia – Moses Sichone (Zambia)
Comoros – Stefano Cusin (Italy)

Group B:
South Africa – Hugo Broos (Belgium)
Zimbabwe – Mario Marinica (Romania)
Egypt – Hossam Hassan (Egypt)
Angola – Patrice Beaumelle (France)

Group C:
Tanzania – Miguel Gamondi (Argentina)
Nigeria – Eric Chelle (Mali)
Tunisia – Sami Trabelsi (Tunisia)
Uganda – Paul Put (Belgium)

Group D:
Senegal – Pape Thiaw (Senegal)
Botswana – Morena Ramoreboli (South Africa)
DR Congo – Sébastien Desabre (France)
Benin – Gernot Rohr (Germany)

Group E:
Algeria – Vladimir Petkovic (Croatia / Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Equatorial Guinea – Juan Micha (Estonia)
Burkina Faso – Brama Traoré (Burkina Faso)
Sudan – James Kwesi Appiah (Ghana)

Group F:
Cameroon – David Pagou (Cameroon)
Ivory Coast – Emerse Faé (Ivory Coast)
Gabon – Thierry Mouyouma (Gabon)
Mozambique – Chiquinho Conde (Mozambique)

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