Ticketing, stadiums… Morocco almost ready for AFCON 2025

Morocco does not want any delay in delivering the infrastructure for AFCON 2025, which it hosts from 12 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. From next month, the Kingdom enters the decisive phase of its preparations.

Ticket sales to open in July

As revealed by Médias24 on Friday, ticket sales for AFCON 2025 will officially go live in July through the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). This first phase will give fans a head start, allowing them to buy tickets early and avoid the crush in the final weeks before the tournament kicks off.

The other phases will follow on a well-defined schedule to reduce the risk of tickets being resold on the black market. The big unknown for now is which company will handle the ticketing.

Morocco will be ready by September

In keeping with its aim of being ready a quarter of a year before the tournament's kick-off, Morocco will deliver all the infrastructure linked to AFCON 2025 by September, according to the same source. The training centres and hotels for the 24 teams will all be delivered on time, for the comfort of the nations taking part in an Africa Cup of Nations that the Kingdom wants to be unforgettable.

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Meanwhile, four of the nine stadiums that will host matches are already operational: the Complexe Mohamed V, the Adrar Stadium in Agadir, the Fès Sports Complex and the Grand Stade de Marrakech. The other venues, including the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat and the Tangier Stadium, will all be ready in September.

A calmer build-up to AFCON

For the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Morocco's level of development is a major asset, pointing to a smoother build-up to the tournament's kick-off. The governing body of African football will have less work to do than for the last two editions, in Cameroon (2022) and Côte d'Ivoire (2024), where each inspection visit looked more like pressure on the host country, with the threat of losing the hosting rights lurking in the background. With these gains in sporting and hotel infrastructure, Morocco is making CAF's job easier and strengthening the Kingdom's position as a hub of continental football.