AFCON 2025 broadcast guide: TV, streaming, how to watch the Africa Cup of Nations final

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has reached its business end, and FourFourTwo is here with a comprehensive broadcast guide covering TV channels, live streams, and fixture timings, so you can watch AFCON 2025 wherever you are in the world.

The 35th edition of the African continental tournament is taking place in Morocco, with 24 teams starting out on December 21, and just two left to battle it out for the trophy this week.

There are two games remaining in the competition, with the third-place playoff between beaten semi-finalists Egypt and Nigeria on Saturday January 17 before the grand final between Senegal and Morocco on Sunday January 18.

The Africa Cup of Nations is available to watch in most parts of the world, with every game shown live and for free through Channel 4 in the UK. Read on as we break down the viewing options, and let you know how you can use a VPN to watch AFCON 2025 from anywhere if you're travelling during the tournament.

How to watch AFCON in the UK

Great news for fans in the UK this Christmas: you can watch every single game in AFCON 2025 live and for FREE through Channel 4.

In a new deal, the public broadcaster is bringing the Africa Cup of Nations to free-to-air TV in the UK for the first time. Coverage is split across three Freeview TV channels – Channel 4, E4, 4Seven – and two streaming platforms – Channel4.com and the Channel 4 Sport YouTube channel.

The split was a little messy in the early stages of the tournament but in the knockout rounds, including the final, every game is on E4 and Channel4.com

Stream every AFCON game for free with Channel 4

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How to watch AFCON in the USA

Fans in the USA can watch the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on beIN Sports. Every single match is being shown live on the beIN Sports TV channel, so that's your one-stop shop for the tournament.

Cable customers can use their TV credentials to stream games live through beIN Sports Connect. However, beIN Sports does not have a standalone streaming platform for users in the US.

That means you'll need a cord-cutting online TV package that carries beIN Sports, such as YouTube TV, Fubo, or Sling.

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Every AFCON game on Sling for just $5

With Sling's Soccer Pass, you don't need a base subscription, so you can just access the beIN Sports channels for $5/month.

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See also | AFCON 2025: Dates, fixtures, stadiums, tickets and everything you need to know

How to watch AFCON in Africa

Coverage in Africa is largely dominated by three regional broadcasters: Canal+, SuperSport, and beIN Sports.

Coverage depends on location. beIN Sports covers a limited number of North African countries, including Egypt, while the rest of the continent is effectively split between receiving Canal+ or SuperSport.

Additionally, there will be some coverage of certain games by national broadcasters.

Watch AFCON from anywhere with a VPN

A good VPN is your ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations, even when you’re abroad.

Most streaming platforms have geo-restrictions that prevent you from watching your usual subscription services from another country. A Virtual Private Network helps you get around this problem by changing your IP address, making your laptop, tablet or smartphone appear to be in a different country. That means you can watch your usual streams, even when you’re a long way from home.

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AFCON 2025: Full list of broadcasters

• AFRO Sport
• Azam TV
• beIN Sports
• BTV
• Canal+
• Channel 4
• CRTV
• CIS Media Sport
• DAZN
• EPTV
• KBC
• MAX TV
• On Time Sport
• ORTC
• RTG
• RTI
• RTNC
• SuperSport
• SABC
• TPA
• TVM
• Tunis TV
• ORTB
• NBS
• UBC
• ZNBC

AFCON 2025: Fixtures

Here are the upcoming AFCON fixtures from the quarter-finals onwards

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