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AFCON 2025 Favorites: Who Will Rise to the Challenge Against Ivory Coast?

AFCON 2025 in Morocco shapes up as a wide‑open tournament where holders Ivory Coast arrive with a target on their backs and a cluster of heavyweights – Morocco, Senegal, Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria and Cameroon – all capable of dethroning them. The quality of squads, the depth of tactical ideas and the tournament’s expanded 24‑team format mean the question is no longer “Can anyone stop Ivory Coast?” but “Who will be brave enough to seize the moment when it comes?”​ Setting the stage in Morocco AFCON 2025 runs from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, with 24 teams competing across six Moroccan cities and nine stadiums. The tournament keeps the now‑familiar structure of six groups of four, with the top two and the four best third‑placed teams reaching the round of 16, which often produces chaotic, upset‑filled knockout brackets.​ The hosts Morocco headline Group A with Mali, Zambia and Comoros, while Ivory Coast are drawn into a star‑studded Group F with Cameroon, Gabon and Mozambique, ensu...
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Under the new rules of the Champions League edition, who will win the title?


 As the eight surviving teams figure out how to win on the continent, the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship schedules will be decided by a single procedure.

In an attempt to win the championship once more, Manchester City will compete in this year's final in June at Wembley Stadium.

Last year, in Istanbul, Pep Guardiola's team defeated Inter Milan to win their first European Cup. This is all the information you require.

What time is the quarterfinal Champions League draw?

The Champions League quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship match draws will be place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, March 15, starting at 11 a.m. GMT.

Exist any guidelines for the draw?
 
No. This season's Champions League is an open draw for the first time. Everyone can play anyone, and there are no teams that are seeded.

Which teams are in the draw?

Porto or Arsenal

Napoli or Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain or Real Sociedad

Inter Milan or Atletico Madrid

PSV Eindhoven or Borussia Dortmund

Lazio or Bayern Munich

Copenhagen or Manchester City

RB Leipzig or Real Madrid


When are the games going to be played?
 
The following are the fixture round dates:

Quarterfinals: April 9, 10, and 16–17, 2024
 
Semi-finals: April 30, May 1, and May 7, 8, 2024

The Champions League final is where?
 
A record eighth Champions League final (counting European Cup finals) will take place at Wembley Stadium in 2024. The last time the grand finale was held at the home of English football was in 2013, during an all-German final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.











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