The Atlas Lions, winners of the 2018 and 2020 editions held in Morocco, will contest the group phase in Nairobi city.

Defending champions Senegal have been drawn in Group D alongside Congo, Sudan and Nigeria.

Following the withdrawal of some teams from the qualifying round, two places remain available. Additional qualifying rounds will be held to determine which teams will hold these positions.

Initially scheduled to take place from February 1 to 28 in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, the CHAN has been postponed to August 2025, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced, noting that CAF's technical and infrastructure experts, some of whom are based in the three host countries, required additional time to ensure that infrastructure and facilities were up to the necessary standard to host the competition successfully. 

The exact start date of the CHAN will be announced by CAF “in due course”, CAF said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

Groups:

Group A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia

Group B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic

Group C: Uganda, Niger, Guinea, Q2, Q1

Group D: Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria

Note: Q1 and Q2 represent the teams that will qualify in the additional tournaments preceding the competition.