AFCON 2025: Price and where to buy tickets for Bafana Bafana matches

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South African fans seeking to watch Bafana Bafana live in action at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco can now start purchasing their tickets.

Bafana Bafana will be among the 24 nations at the continental tournament that will take place between December 21, 2025 and January 18 across various venues in Morocco.

Sipho Mbule Thalente Mbatha and Lyle Foster Bafana Bafana
Image – SAFA

Tickets for AFCON 2025 officially went on sale on Monday with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) saying there will be a 48-hour priority access period for Visa cardholders, who will benefit from priority access starting on Monday October 13 at 9am until October 15 at the same time.

Following this window, ticketing will open to the general public, accepting all other methods of payment. According to CAF, this phased approach aims to “streamline platform access and guarantee a better user experience during the massive sales launch.”

Bafana Bafana fans
Image – Safa

Fan ID and digital innovation

To support this process and modernise supporter management, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) has simultaneously launched the YALLA App, an all-in-one platform dedicated to the Fan ID, a mandatory document for ticket purchase, as well as the e-visa/AEVM needed to enter Moroccan territory.

How to buy AFCON 2025 tickets

Bafana Bafana 1
Image – SAFA

To obtain the Fan ID, every fan must use the YALLA application, which is now available on Google Play and the App Store. This electronically issued Fan ID is mandatory and only allows the purchase of one ticket per match to ensure access traceability.

Once the Fan ID is validated, Visa cardholders can access the official website tickets.cafonline.com starting Monday, October 13, from 10am (South African time time) to reserve their seats for AFCON Morocco-2025.

AFCON 2025 ticket prices

The AFCON 2025 tickets are separated in three classes namely; Category 1 (CAT 1), Category 2 (CAT 2) and Category 3 (CAT 3).

For the opening match, tickets will go for CAT 1: R875, CAT 2: R525 and CAT 3: R263 while the top group stage matches will set you back R700 for CAT 1, R438 for CAT 2 while CAT 3 goes for R175.

At the group stage, it will cost CAT 1: R525, CAT 2: R350 and CAT 3: R175 while in the Round 16 and third place playoff, CAT 1 will cost R875, CAT 2: R525 and CAT 3: R263 with the quarter-final seeing fans part away with R1050 for CAT 1 tickets, R700 for CAT 2 and R350 for CAT 3.

Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat. Photo – CAF
Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat will host the opening and final match at AFCON 2025. Photo – CAF

Meanwhile, in the semi-finals, it will be CAT 1: R1,400, CAT 2: R875, CAT 3: R525 and it goes higher for the final where CAT 1 will set you back R1575, CAT 2: R1050 and CAT 3: R700.

Bafana Bafana are in Group B and will play matches against Egypt, Angola and Zimbabwe. 

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Joel Oliver is a seasoned multimedia sports journalist with a rich background in covering diverse football stories and events in South Africa and beyond.
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