A record seven COSAFA nations have qualified for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 and all learned their fate with the draw that was held in Rabat this week.

The 24-team tournament will be staged from 21 December, 2025 to 18 January 2026 and will be a celebration of elite African football in six host cities and nine stadia.

Three COSAFA sides - South Africa, Angola and Zimbabwe have been drawn in the same pool at the finals, while Zambia and Comoros have also been paired together, alma with hosts Morocco and Mali.

Botswana return for a second ever finals following their first in 2012, while Mozambique are also back at the finals.

There is no doubt the COSAFA Cup to be staged in mid-year will have extra spice this season as coaches look at their various options.

We speak to coaches from all seven teams to get their reactions to the draw.