2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group E

Group E of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will take place from 24 to 31 December 2025. The group consists of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan.[1]

Teams

Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
December 2024[nb 1] December 2025
E1  Algeria UNAF Group E winners 14 October 2024 21st 2023 Winners (1990, 2019) 37 TBA
E2  Burkina Faso WAFU Group L runners-up 13 October 2024 14th 2023 Runners-up (2013) 66 TBA
E3  Equatorial Guinea UNIFFAC Group E runners-up 13 November 2024 5th 2023 Fourth place (2015) 93 TBA
E4  Sudan CECAFA Group F runners-up 19 November 2024 10th 2021 Winners (1970) 113 TBA

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of December 2024 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Algeria 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3  Equatorial Guinea 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Sudan 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 2025. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

Algeria vs Sudan

Algeria 3–0 Sudan
  • Mahrez 2', 61'
  • Maza 85'
Report
Attendance: 16,115[2]
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Algeria
Sudan
GK 23 Luca Zidane
RB 25 Rafik Belghali
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi
CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini
LB 15 Rayan Aït-Nouri  61'
CM 14 Hicham Boudaoui
CM 10 Ismaël Bennacer  78'
RW 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)  78'
AM 17 Farès Chaïbi  60'
LW 18 Mohamed Amoura  82'
CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah
Substitutes:
MF 6 Ramiz Zerrouki  82'
MF 11 Anis Hadj-Moussa  78'
DF 13 Jaouen Hadjam  61'
FW 22 Ibrahim Maza  60'
MF 27 Adil Boulbina  78'
Coach:
Vladimir Petković
GK 21 Monged Abuzaid
RB 7 Yaser Boshara
CB 3 Ahmed Saeed  52'
CB 6 Mustafa Karshoum
LB 12 Bakhit Khamis (c)
RM 15 Salah Adel  14'  39'
CM 2 Abuaagla Abdalla  70'
CM 13 Ammar Taifour
LM 20 Abo Eisa  68'
AM 8 Abdel Raouf  66'
CF 14 Mohamed Eisa  67'
Substitutes:
FW 9 Yasir Mozamil  68'
FW 10 Mohamed Abdulrahman  67'
MF 18 Awad Gadin  70'
FW 22 Al-Jezoli Nouh  66'
Coach:
James Appiah

Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea

Burkina Faso 2–1 Equatorial Guinea
Report
Attendance: 10,267[3]
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
GK 16 Hervé Koffi
RB 25 Steeve Yago  89'
CB 14 Issoufou Dayo
CB 12 Edmond Tapsoba
LB 26 Arsène Kouassi
DM 18 Ismahila Ouédraogo  32'  70'
CM 20 Gustavo Sangaré  70'
CM 22 Blati Touré
RF 10 Bertrand Traoré (c)  79'
CF 27 Pierre Landry Kaboré  70'
LF 7 Dango Ouattara
Substitutes:
MF 17 Stephane Aziz Ki  70'
FW 2 Lassina Traoré  70'
MF 24 Saïdou Simporé  70'
FW 19 Georgi Minoungou  79'
FW 21 Cyriaque Irié  89'
Coach:
Brama Traoré
GK 1 Jesús Owono
RB 15 Carlos Akapo (c)
CB 21 Esteban Obiang
CB 16 Saúl Coco
LB 11 Basilio Ndong  50'
RM 6 Iban Salvador  67'  68'
CM 5 Omar Mascarell
CM 22 Pablo Ganet  82'
LM 19 Luís Asué  53'
CF 24 Loren Zúñiga  82'
CF 7 José Machín  67'
Substitutes:
DF 12 Charles Ondo  53'
MF 8 Jannick Buyla  67'
MF 20 Santiago Eneme  68'
DF 3 Marvin Anieboh  82'
FW 9 Dorian Jr.  82'
Coach:
Juan Michá

Algeria vs Burkina Faso

Algeria v Burkina Faso
Report

Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan

Equatorial Guinea v Sudan
Report

Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria

Equatorial Guinea v Algeria
Report

Sudan vs Burkina Faso

Sudan v Burkina Faso
Report

References

  1. ^ "Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 produces intriguing groups for continent's greatest show". CAF. 27 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Algeria vs Sudan match report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 24 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea match report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 24 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)