CAN 2025: group B overview, teams, and schedule

Overview, teams and schedule for group B at CAN 2025

Egypt/@CAF

Group B of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) will feature Egypt, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Angola.

According to many pundits, this group promises fierce competition, although the Pharaohs and Bafana Bafana appear better equipped to secure a spot in the knockout rounds.

Appearances

Egypt: 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023.

Zimbabwe: 2004, 2006, 2017, 2019, 2021

South Africa: 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023

Angola: 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2023

Best performances

Egypt: champions in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010

Zimbabwe: group stage

South Africa: champions in 1996

Angola: quarter-finals in 2008, 2010, 2023

Schedule

Match 1: Egypt vs Zimbabwe

Adrar Stadium, Agadir

22 December 2025 at 18:00

Match 2: South Africa vs Angola

Marrakech Stadium, Marrakech

22 December 2025 at 20:30

Match 3: Egypt vs South Africa

Adrar Stadium, Agadir

26 December 2025 at 18:00

Match 4: Zimbabwe vs Angola

Marrakech Stadium, Marrakech

26 December 2025 at 20:30

Match 5: Angola vs Egypt

Adrar Stadium, Agadir

29 December 2025 at 20:30

Match 6: Zimbabwe vs South Africa

Marrakech Stadium, Marrakech

29 December 2025 at 20:30