The 2025 CAF TotalEnergies Africa Nations Cup starts in Rabat’s Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdelah on Sunday December 21 and finishes at the same venue on 18 January 2026.

Twenty-four teams will contest the tournament, which will be played out in 52 matches over 31 days, including hosts Morocco and holders Ivory Coast.

Who will get their hands on the Trophy this time? Who are the other main contenders? And how will Uganda Cranes perform?

Kawowo Sport’s team will be in Morocco for the entirety of the tournament and here, each member of the team, from the CEO, Editors, writers, photographers, videographers and pundits predict what will happen over the next four weeks.

Hosts Morocco got the most votes as champions in waiting as per the team with 10 of the 16 predictors with Senegal and Egypt the other teams selected to clinch the title.

For Uganda Cranes, most believe the team will make it out of the group with one believing they can go all the way to the semi-final.

Here is the summary of the predictors

Predictor’s NameChampionsHow far Uganda will goIsmael KiyongaSenegalQuarter FinalJoel MuyitaMoroccoRound of 16Franklin KaweruMoroccoGroup stageJoseph OwinoEgyptRound of 16John Phillip MugabiEgyptQuarter finalDenis MusaliMoroccoRound of 16Sharifah NamagoobaMoroccoRound of 16Ruth OwinoMoroccoQuarter FinalRaymond KagodaEgyptGroup StageEdwin Kyle KuleMoroccoRound of 16Fred DariusEgyptRound of 16John BatanuddeMoroccoRound of 16Micheal MuhimaSenegalRound of 16David IsabiryeMoroccoQuarter finalJoshua LubangaMorocco3rd PlaceSamwellMoroccoFinal