Here's how to watch AFCON 2025 for free on Channel 4 with Morocco, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Egypt among the favorites.

This year’s Africa Cup of Nations runs from Sunday 21st December 2025 until Sunday 18th January 2026 with matches hosted across nine stadiums in Morocco. For full insight and information, Channel 4 has released a comprehensive media guide, providing detailed team profiles, player highlights and tournament facts.

Lenny Rush and James Buckley lead the cast of a brand new festive feature. Channel 4 is marking the festive season with a brand new feature-length comedy special, which brings together a number of comedy icons as well as experts to assemble a unique answer to the Father Christmas question.

Priya Dogra has been appointed as the next chief executive of U.K. public service broadcaster Channel 4, replacing Alex Mahon who stepped down this summer after 8 years in the role.