AFCON 2025: The Top 10 Nations Outside Africa Driving Ticket Sales

Fans from around the world are joining Africa’s biggest football event. France leads AFCON 2025 ticket sales outside Africa with over 100,000 tickets, followed by Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK, showing how Morocco’s tournament is turning into a truly global celebration.

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The global love for African football is on full display. As the CAF officially opened ticket sales for AFCON 2025 in Morocco, fans from around the world rushed to secure their seats — and the numbers reveal something remarkable.

According to CAF’s official ticketing site, tickets.cafonline.com, the competition’s early phases have drawn huge international interest. In fact, the first two phases of sales show that France leads by an extraordinary margin, with 109,237 tickets already purchased or reserved by French fans.

A Surprising Global Breakdown

The top ten nations outside Africa in ticket sales are:

France – 109,237
Belgium – 7,046
Netherlands – 5,958
United Kingdom – 5,127
Canada – 3,849
Germany – 3,056
Switzerland – 1,714
United States – 1,245
Spain – 1,193
Italy – 970

These figures, highlighted by the community page AFCON 2025 Central and consistent with early CAF ticket data, show how broad the event’s reach has become. The strong European presence reflects both the large African diaspora and growing curiosity among neutral football fans eager to experience Morocco’s hosting.

Why France Dominates

France’s overwhelming lead isn’t surprising. The country has one of the largest African communities in Europe, and its proximity to Morocco makes travel easy. Many supporters from France, Belgium, and the Netherlands plan to attend matches not only for football but also for the shared cultural celebration that AFCON 2025 promises.

North America Joins the Wave

The inclusion of Canada and the United States among the top 10 is also striking. The two nations host vibrant African and Moroccan communities, and with improved flight routes to Casablanca and Marrakech, North American fans are expected to fill stadiums alongside European visitors.

The Official Word from CAF

The Confederation of African Football confirmed through its September announcement that all tickets are being sold exclusively via tickets.cafonline.com, the only official and secure platform. CAF also introduced the Yalla App, which serves as a Fan ID and e-Visa gateway for international visitors, simplifying the travel process for supporters coming from outside Africa.

We want to make AFCON Morocco 2025 the most accessible tournament ever,” CAF said in its official communication. “The digital platform and Fan ID system are designed to make travel and entry smoother for fans across the world.

When Football Unites Continents

With this level of international enthusiasm, over 130,000 tickets already claimed from non-African countries, AFCON 2025 is shaping up as one of the most globally attended editions in the tournament’s history. Morocco’s stadiums, from Rabat to Marrakech and Agadir, will soon host not just African supporters, but a global football family united by the continent’s greatest sporting event.

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