Get to Know the Teams of Group A in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Their Best Achievements, and World Rankings

The Moroccan national team aims to leverage hosting the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations to break the cycle of failures, competing in Group A alongside Zambia, Mali, and Comoros. Discover the team profiles, match schedules, statistics, and achievements.

The Moroccan national football team and its coach Walid Regragui have high hopes for hosting the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations finals, aiming to win a long-awaited title and overcome many past disappointments, notably when they hosted the 1988 edition and lost the 2004 final.

Group A teams are: Morocco, Comoros, Mali, Zambia.

Below is the profile of the Moroccan team, one of the competitors in Group A of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Greenwich Mean Time):

Matches: December 21 against Comoros in Rabat (19:00), December 26 against Mali in Rabat (20:00), December 29 against Zambia in Rabat (19:00).

Qualifiers: Winner of Group B.

Results: Gabon 4-1 at home, 5-1 away; Lesotho 7-0 and 1-0; Central African Republic 5-0 and 4-0.

Top scorer: Ibrahim Diaz (7 goals).

Captain: Defender Achraf Hakimi.

Coach: Walid Regragui (Morocco).

Ranking: 1st in Africa, 11th worldwide.

Previous participations: 19.

Best achievement: Champion of the 1976 edition.

Biggest win: Against Namibia 5-1 (2008).

Heaviest defeat: Against Uganda 0-3 (1978).

Team nickname: "Atlas Lions."

Below is the profile of the Zambian team, another competitor in Group A of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Greenwich Mean Time):

Matches: December 22 against Mali in Casablanca (14:00), December 26 against Comoros in Casablanca (17:30), December 29 against Morocco in Rabat (19:00).

Qualifiers: Winner of Group G.

Results: Ivory Coast 1-0 at home, 0-2 away; Sierra Leone 3-2 and 2-0; Chad 0-0 and 1-0.

Top scorer: Kennedy Mweene (4 goals).

Captain: Defender Lubambo Musonda.

Coach: Moses Sichone (Zambia).

Ranking: 19th in Africa, 90th worldwide.

Previous participations: 18.

Best achievement: Champion of the 2012 edition.

Biggest win: Against Burkina Faso 5-1 (1996).

Heaviest defeat: Against Egypt 1-5 (2008).

Team nickname: "Chipolopolo" (The Copper Bullets).

Below is the profile of the Comoros team, another competitor in Group A of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Greenwich Mean Time):

Matches: December 21 against Morocco in Rabat (19:00), December 26 against Zambia in Casablanca (17:30), December 29 against Mali in Casablanca (19:00).

Qualifiers: Winner of Group A.

Results: Tunisia 1-1 at home, 1-0 away; Gambia 1-1 and 2-1; Madagascar 1-0 and 1-1.

Top scorers: Youssouf M'Changama and Rafiki Saïd (2 goals each).

Captain: Midfielder Mohamed Youssouf.

Coach: Stefano Cusin (Italy).

Ranking: 24th in Africa, 108th worldwide.

Previous participation: Once.

Best achievement: Round of 16 in the 2022 edition.

Biggest win: Against Ghana 3-2 (2022).

Team nickname: "Les Coelacanthes" (The Ancient Rare Fish).