CAN 2025: overview, teams and schedule for Group F

Overview, teams and schedule for Group F at CAN 2025

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Group F of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) brings together Cameroon, Gabon, Côte d’Ivoire and Mozambique.

After missing out on World Cup 2026 qualification, both the Indomitable Lions and the Panthers are looking to make their mark at this CAN. But it won't be easy in a group that also features the defending champions. Mozambique enters as the group’s clear underdog.

Number of appearances

Cameroon: 21 times (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)

Gabon: 8 times (1994, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2021)

Côte d’Ivoire: 25 times (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)

Mozambique: 6 times (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2023 and 2025)

Best performances

Cameroon: Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)

Gabon: Quarter-finalists (1996, 2012)

Côte d’Ivoire: Champions (1992, 2015, 2023)

Mozambique: Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010, 2023, 2025)

Schedule

December 24, 2025:

5:30 p.m. GMT: Côte d’Ivoire vs Mozambique

8:00 p.m. GMT: Cameroon vs Gabon

December 28, 2025:

12:30 p.m. GMT: Gabon vs Mozambique

8:00 p.m. GMT: Côte d’Ivoire vs Cameroon

December 31, 2025:

7:00 p.m. GMT: Gabon vs Côte d’Ivoire

7:00 p.m. GMT: Mozambique vs Cameroon