HARARE – The Zimbabwe Warriors have been drawn to play five-time African champions Egypt, neighbouring rivals South Africa and Angola in Group B for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals set for December this year.
The draw was held in Rabat, Morocco, on Monday.
Egypt, boasting one of the world’s best football talents in Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, will come as a big stumbling block to Michael Nees and his men’s quest to advance beyond the group stages of the prestigious competition for the first time since 2004, the year Zimbabwe first qualified for the continental showpiece.
It will not be the first time Zimbabwe will play the Pharaohs in an AFCON group stage clash.
Perhaps the Warriors can fancy their chances when they clash against neighbours South Africa and Angola, who have both been in many epic battles with the Zimbabwe senior men’s team with mixed fortunes on either side.
The AFCON 2025 tournament is scheduled to take place from the 21st of December to the 18th of January 2026 in Morocco.
Meanwhile, Group A will see hosts Morocco play Mali, Zambia and Comoros.
Group C will see Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania go to battle
Group D has Senegal, DR Congo, Benin Republic and Botswana while Group E comprises Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea and
Sudan.
Group F’s Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon and Mozambique will complete the cast of African opponents set to tussle for the continent’s biggest football prize.
