Six countries qualified for the round of 16 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as group winners: Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Senegal, Algeria, and Ivory Coast, according to AFCON records.
Next, six countries advanced to the round of 16 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with second-placed group status, namely Mali, South Africa, Tunisia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
In addition, four countries qualified for the round of 16 of the 2025 African Cup of Nations as the best third-placed teams, namely Mozambique (Group F), Benin (Group D), Sudan (Group E) and Tanzania (Group C).
