After two years of intense work, everything is ready. Designated the organizing country of CAN 2025 on September 27, 2023, Morocco pulled out all the stops to host the 35th edition of the continental tournament with dignity. The result: magnificent stadiums spread across six different cities, some renovated, others completely built for the occasion. Overview of the nine speakers in the competition.
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat)
It is the Moroccan jewel. Integrated into the Moulay-Abdellah Sports Complex, which also includes the Rabat Olympic Stadium, also requisitioned for the CAN, this jewel was rebuilt in the same location as the old version created in 1983.
Inaugurated on September 5, 2025 during the 2026 World Cup qualifying match between Morocco and Niger, it is the second largest stadium in the competition in terms of capacity, holding a maximum of 69,500 people. It will be the scene of the biggest moments of the CAN, since it will notably host the opening match between the Atlas Lions and the Comoros, on December 21, and the final, on January 18, 2026.
Olympic Stadium (Rabat)
The Olympic Stadium in Rabat was built at the start of the year. If it will be used during the CAN, its primary use will be to host athletics events, including the Mohammed VI International Meeting counting for the Diamond League.
The latter was until now organized in the heart of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, located ten minutes away on foot, but the athletics track was removed during the renovation work. Built in just nine months, it will be one of the smallest stadiums in the tournament, with a maximum capacity of 21,000 spectators. It will notably host the matches of Group C, that of Nigeria and Tunisia.
Moulay El Hassan Stadium (Rabat)
Algeria supporters, this is where everything will happen for you. Indeed, the three Fennecs matches in Pool E were scheduled in the third enclosure of Rabat, which owes its name to the son of the King of Morocco.
Occupied throughout the year by Fath Union Sport de Rabat, a club playing in the Moroccan first division, it can accommodate a maximum of 22,000 spectators after being completely renovated in 2025. It will also be used during the 2030 World Cup, co-organized by Morocco.
Al Medina Stadium (Rabat)
In terms of capacity, it is the smallest venue for CAN 2025. Able to accommodate 18,000 spectators in total, it usually hosts Union Touarga Sports matches. It was also refurbished for the competition and was inaugurated during the Africa zone play-offs for the 2026 World Cup, hosting the semi-final between Cameroon and DR Congo on November 13, 2025 (0-1).
The Congolese Leopards will also play two of their three group matches there, against Benin on December 23 (1:30 p.m.) and against Botswana on December 30 (8 p.m.).
Ibn-Batouta Stadium (Tangier)
This is the juggernaut of this CAN 2025. Able to accommodate up to 75,000 people, this enclosure is the largest in the competition. Completely renovated and modernized last year to meet FIFA specifications in anticipation of the African competition but also the 2030 World Cup, it cost the Moroccan government nearly 80 million euros in work.
Several major European clubs have already performed there in its old version, notably Paris Saint-Germain, during the 2017 Champions Trophy, won against AS Monaco (2-1). FC Barcelona also won the Spanish Super Cup there against Sevilla FC in August 2018.
Senegal will play its first three matches there, against Botswana (December 23), DR Congo (December 27) and against Benin (December 30). The Ibn-Batouta Stadium, which bears the name of a famous Berber explorer, will also be used during the final phase: a meeting of the eighth, quarter-finals and semi-finals are scheduled there.
Adrar Stadium (Agadir)
He too has undergone a major facelift in recent months. Also known as the Grand Stade d’Agadir, it was opened in 2013 and hosts Hassania Agadir matches all year round. A first phase of renovation was completed this summer, aimed in particular at remodeling the exterior of the enclosure, now with a capacity of 41,800 seats. Other work will then be organized in preparation for the 2030 World Cup.
In total, six group matches will be held there, including the clashes between Cameroon and Gabon (December 24) and that between Egypt and South Africa (December 26). The stadium will then be the scene of a round of 16 and then a quarter-final.
Marrakech Stadium
Inaugurated in 2011, the Grand Stade de Marrakech can accommodate up to 45,240 people since the work carried out last year. Theater of meetings of Kawkab, the local club, it also hosted the coronations of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid during the 2013 and 2014 editions of the Fifa Club World Cup.
Located on the outskirts of the city, it is not one of the stadiums most appreciated by the Moroccan people due to the athletics track moving the stands away from the field.
Stade Mohammed-V (Casablanca)
It is the legendary stadium of Moroccan football. Built in the 1950s, the former Marcel-Cerdan stadium, named after the famous Franco-Moroccan boxer, is considered a Mecca of local sport.
Renowned to pay tribute to King Mohammed V, who died in 1961, it notably hosted the Mediterranean Games in 1983 and the CAN final in 1988. It is best known for being the stronghold of the two biggest Moroccan clubs: Wydad and Raja.
Completed in April, the upgrade work allowed it to increase its capacity to 45,000 people. It will even approach 50,000 during the 2030 World Cup.
Fez Stadium
Built in 2007, the Fez Sports Complex was inaugurated in its new version on June 6, during a friendly match between Morocco and Tunisia (2-0). Able to accommodate up to 45,000 spectators, it has benefited from a great makeover over the past year. Its capacity will increase to 55,000 people by the 2030 World Cup.
Nigeria will play its three matches there during the group stage and in particular the highly anticipated meeting against Tunisia on December 27.
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