48 Days to go: Morocco ready to host AFCON after 37 years

A total of 52 matches will be staged in 9 different venues spread across six cities of Rabat, Tangier, Fes, Marrakech, Casablanca and Agadir between 21st December and 18th January 2026.

Dismas Otuke
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Morocco will be hosting the finest 24 teams from the African continent in the 35th edition of the African Cup of Nations finals.

The North African country is playing host to the continental football extravaganza for the first time in 37 years.

A total of 52 matches will be staged in 9 different venues spread across six cities of Rabat, Tangier, Fes, Marrakech, Casablanca and Agadir between 21st December and 18th January 2026.

The 2nd phase of ticket sales is underway, with France topping the countries outside Africa with an impressive 109,237 tickets sold in the first two phases.

Belgium is 2nd with 7,046 tickets purchased, while the Netherlands lies third with 5,958.

Fans from the United Kingdom have purchased 5,127, while Canada has bought 3,849 tickets.

The rest of the top ten includes Germany (3,056), Switzerland (1,714), the United States (1,245), Spain (1,193) and Italy (970).

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