The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Morocco next Sunday and will run until January 18, 2026. The tournament will feature 24 African teams, and the 2025 edition in Morocco is expected to be the most spectacular and largest in the history of the continental competition. According to Italian sports channel Sport Italia, the broadcast of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco will be free. They added: "All matches will be available for live streaming on the website and app without a subscription." 24 teams are preparing to compete in the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco from December 21 this year to January 18 next, where teams will compete in 6 groups vying for the continental title. The tournament will see the participation of 6 Arab teams: Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, and the Comoros. The Egyptian team tops the list of most titled teams with 7 titles. According to Transfermarkt, a site specializing in player and club statistics, the total market value of the tournament is 2.83 billion euros, an indicator of the strength of the competition and the rising technical value of the participating teams. The Moroccan team leads the list of the most valuable teams with a total market value of 438.65 million euros. Also in the top 10 most valuable teams are Senegal in second place with a value of 420.40 million euros, Ivory Coast in third with 339.03 million euros, Nigeria in fourth with 286.80 million euros, and Cameroon in fifth with 254.40 million euros, while the Algerian team ranks sixth with a market value of 224.80 million euros. The list of highest market value teams also includes Mali with 148.35 million euros, Egypt with 136.40 million euros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo with 133.40 million euros, and Burkina Faso with 119.40 million euros. The Moroccan team aims to leverage the home-field advantage and fan support to secure its second continental title in history, following its sole victory in 1976, boasting a squad of professional players in top European leagues, which contributed to their reaching the semi-finals of the last World Cup in Qatar 2022 and achieving fourth place, the best-ever performance by an African and Arab team in World Cup history. In contrast, Botswana's team is the least valuable among the participants, with a market value of 1.95 million euros.
