AFCON 2025-26 Round Of 16 Preview: Live Streaming, Timings, Venues - All You Need To Know

Here's all you need to know about 2025-26 CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Round of 16 phase that includes some of the top stars including Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo, Achraf Hakimi, and Victor Osimhen

Curated by: Tejas Rane

Updated on: 2 January 2026 5:53 pm

Nigeria's Victor Osimhen reacts after scoring his side's first goal during the Africa Cup of Nations group C soccer match between Nigeria and Tunisia in Fez, Morocco. | Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy

Summary of this article

2025-26 AFCON gets underway with the Round of 16 phase
Likes of Egypt and Senegal will be in action in the knockout stage
Streaming, Fixtures and teams listed below

The 2025-26 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) enters the knockout phase with 16 teams battling it out to stay alive in the tournament and qualify for the next round. No surprises that the tournament favourites have made it through.

The likes of Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria and hosts Morocco have qualified alongside the likes of Ivory Coast, Senegal and Cameroon. Several star players including Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Bryan Mbeumo, Achraf Hakimi amongst others, are ready to give their best to achieve AFCON glory.