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AFCON 2025 Kicks Off in Morocco With Free UK Coverage on Channel 4

UK viewers gain free access across Channel 4’s TV channels, YouTube and streaming app.

Sebastien Haller celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 semi-final football match between Ivory Coast and Democratic Repuplic of Congo at Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan on February 7, 2024.
Mohamed Salah and Head Coach Hossam Hassan of Egypt stand together after the FIFA World Cup African qualifiers match Group A between Egypt and Ethiopia at Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, on September 5, 2025.
Morocco's defender #02 Achraf Hakimi celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the men's quarter-final football match between Morocco and the USA at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Parc des Princes in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The tournament opens today with Morocco vs Comoros in Rabat, with the hosts entering as favorites on an 18-match winning run.
  • Channel 4 is the UK broadcaster for AFCON 2025, carrying fixtures free-to-air across Channel 4, E4, 4Seven, its Channel 4 Sport YouTube channel and its streaming service.
  • Media guides list full match coverage, but reports conflict on the total number to air on Channel 4, citing either 52 or 54 games.
  • In the United States, beIN Sports holds the rights, and Channel 4’s streams are geo-restricted to the UK.
  • Matches are staged across six Moroccan cities and nine stadiums, with the final set for the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat.