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

The defending champion Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and Gabon are engaged in a fierce battle to emerge safely from the "Group of Death" as they strive to advance beyond the group stage of the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco from December 21 to January 18.

Completing the formidable trio in Group F is Mozambique, determined not to be just a number in its sixth participation in the continental tournament, aiming to break its first-round curse.

Below is the profile of the Ivory Coast national team, one of the competitors in Group F of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (GMT time):

Matches: December 24 against Mozambique in Marrakech (17:30), December 28 against Cameroon in Marrakech (20:00), December 31 against Gabon in Marrakech (19:00).

Qualifiers: Runner-up of Group G.

Results: Zambia 2-0 at home, 0-1 away; Sierra Leone 4-1 and 0-2; Chad 4-0 and 2-0.

Top scorers: Omar Diakité, Jean-Philippe Krasso (3 goals each).

Captain: Midfielder Franck Kessié.

Coach: Emers Faye (Ivory Coast).

Ranking: 7th in Africa, 42nd worldwide.

Previous appearances: 25.

Best achievements: Champions in 1992, 2015, 2024.

Biggest win: 6-1 against Ethiopia (1970).

Heaviest defeats: Against Ghana 1-4 (1965), Ghana 3-4 (1968), Egypt 1-4 and Ghana 2-4 (both in 2008), Equatorial Guinea 0-4 (2024).

Team nickname: "The Elephants."

Below is the profile of the Cameroon national team, one of the competitors in Group F of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (GMT time):

Matches: December 24 against Gabon in Agadir (20:00), December 28 against Ivory Coast in Marrakech (20:00), December 31 against Mozambique in Agadir (19:00).

Qualifiers: Group J leader.

Results: Zimbabwe 2-1 at home, 0-0 away; Kenya 4-1 and 1-0; Namibia 1-0 and 0-0.

Top scorer: Forward Vincent Aboubakar (3 goals).

Captain: Forward Bryan Mbeumo.

Coach: David Pagou (Cameroon).

Ranking: 10th in Africa, 57th worldwide.

Previous appearances: 21.

Best achievements: Champions in 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017.

Biggest wins: 5-2 against Democratic Republic of Congo (1972), 5-3 against Zimbabwe (2004), 5-1 against Zambia (2008).

Heaviest defeat: Against Egypt 2-4 (2008).

Team nickname: "The Indomitable Lions."

Below is the profile of the Gabon national team, one of the competitors in Group F of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (GMT time):

Matches: December 24 against Cameroon in Agadir (20:00), December 28 against Mozambique in Agadir (12:30), December 31 against Ivory Coast in Marrakech (19:00).

Qualifiers: Runner-up of Group B.

Results: Morocco 1-5 at home, 1-4 away; Lesotho 0-0 and 2-0; Central African Republic 2-0 and 1-0.

Top scorers: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Xavi Babicka (2 goals each).

Captain: Defender Bruno Ecuele.

Coach: Thierry Mouyouma (Gabon).

Ranking: 15th in Africa, 78th worldwide.

Previous appearances: 8.

Best achievements: Quarter-finals in 1996, 2012.

Biggest win: 3-2 against Morocco (2012).

Heaviest defeat: Against Egypt 0-4 (1994).

Team nickname: "The Panthers."