Senegal to face Botswana in Group D of AFCON 2025 amid varied team histories
AFCON 2025 Group D match between Senegal and Botswana is scheduled for a 3pm GMT kickoff on 23 December 2025.
In the same group, DR Congo leads Benin 1-0 at half-time, with Bakambu scoring a second goal in the 47th minute; a Benin goal was disallowed for offside.
Senegal, the 2021 AFCON champions, are considered favorites to win AFCON 2025, second only to hosts Morocco.
Botswana, by contrast, have never recorded a positive AFCON result, having lost all three matches in their only previous appearance in 2012.
Botswana qualified for this tournament by defeating Cape Verde both home and away during AFCON qualification.
Senegal's squad includes notable players such as Nicolas Jackson, Sadio Mane, Pape Sarr, Ismaila Sarr, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Iliman Ndiaye, Idrissa Gueye, and Edouard Mendy.
Botswana's squad is largely composed of home-based players, with forward Tumisang Orebonye highlighted.
Additionally, FIFA president Gianni Infantino proposed changing AFCON from a biennial event to a four-year cycle, a suggestion announced during a CAF seminar in Rabat in 2020.
