CAN 2025: Sports betting sets a historic record | OneFootball

CAN 2025

It's time to take stock after CAN 2025. Sports betting soared during this 35th edition, held in Morocco.

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations shattered every record. In France, sports betting went through the roof. According to the National Gaming Authority (ANJ), licensed platforms recorded a total of €177 million in bets placed on the tournament. That's more than double the amount wagered during CAN 2023 (€77 million) and nearly three times more than the 2021 edition (€62 million).

This historic surge is partly explained by the tournament’s timing, which coincided with the Ligue 1 winter break, but also by the immense popularity of this edition, which drew record-breaking audiences on beIN Sports.

The matches that drew the most interest from punters were the Morocco-Nigeria semifinal, with €8.3 million in bets, and the final, won by Senegal against Morocco, which generated €7.8 million in wagers.