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Overview, teams and schedule for group D in CAN 2025

Sénégal/@senego

Group D of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) will bring together Senegal, DR Congo, Benin, and Botswana.

The Lions and the Leopards appear well-equipped to contest for the qualifying spots to the next round, though the Squirrels have enough firepower to spring some surprises.

Number of appearances

Senegal: 1965, 1968, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023.

DR Congo: 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023

Benin: 2004, 2008, 2010, 2019

Botswana: 2012

Best performance

Senegal: Champions 2021

DR Congo: Champions 1968 and 1974

Benin: Quarter-finals 2019

Botswana: Group stage

Schedule

23 December 2025

18:00 – Senegal vs Botswana, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

20:30 – DR Congo vs Benin, Al Barid Stadium, Rabat

27 December 2025

18:00 – Senegal vs DR Congo, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

20:30 – Benin vs Botswana, Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat

30 December 2025

20:30 – Benin vs Senegal, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

20:30 – Botswana vs DR Congo, Al Barid Stadium, Rabat