CAN 2025: Group E preview, teams and schedule | OneFootball

Preview, teams and schedule for Group E at CAN 2025

Sudan/@CAF

Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) features Algeria, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, and Sudan.

The Fennecs and the Stallions are the favorites in this group, Equatorial Guinea could play the role of dark horse, while Sudan will be looking to spring a surprise.

Number of appearances

Algeria: 20 times (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023).

Burkina Faso: 13 times (1978, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023).

Equatorial Guinea: 4 times (2012, 2015, 2021, 2023)

Sudan: 9 times (1957, 1959, 1963, 1970, 1972, 1976, 2008, 2012, 2021)

Best performance

Algeria: Winner (1990, 2019)

Burkina Faso: Finalist (2013)

Equatorial Guinea: Semi-finalist (2015)

Sudan: Winner (1970)

Schedule

24 December 2025:

12:30 GMT: Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea

15:00 GMT: Algeria vs Sudan

28 December 2025:

15:00 GMT: Sudan vs Equatorial Guinea

17:30 GMT: Algeria vs Burkina Faso

31 December 2025:

16:00 GMT: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria

16:00 GMT: Burkina Faso vs Sudan