Discipline and intensity are inseparable from the Africa Cup. On this page, you will find an overview of all yellow and red cards at AFCON 2025, both by player and by nation, during the tournament and the qualifiers.
Yellow Cards AFCON 2025
| # | Player | Country | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A. Hadj-Moussa |  Algeria | 3 |
| 2. | C. Bassey |  Nigeria | 3 |
| 3. | P. Gueye |  Senegal | 2 |
| 4. | S. Nwabali | Nigeria | 2 |
| 5. | W. Ndidi | Nigeria | 2 |
| 6. | M. Attia |  Egypt | 2 |
| 7. | C. I. Oulaï |  Côte d’Ivoire | 2 |
| 8. | T. Mokoena |  South Africa | 2 |
| 9. | I. Hamad |  Tanzania | 2 |
| 10. | K. Koulibaly | Senegal | 2 |
Yellow Cards by Country AFCON 2025
| # | Country | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Senegal | 17 |
| 2. | Nigeria | 17 |
| 3. |  Mali | 16 |
| 4. |  Benin | 13 |
| 5. | Egypt | 12 |
| 6. | Algeria | 11 |
| 7. |  Cameroon | 11 |
| 8. | South Africa | 11 |
| 9. |  Morocco | 10 |
| 10. | Tanzania | 10 |
Red Cards AFCON 2025
| # | Player | Country | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | B. Ndong |  Eq. Guinea | 1 |
| 2. | S. Adil |  Sudan | 1 |
| 3. | M. Hany | Egypt | 1 |
| 4. | K. Koulibaly | Senegal | 1 |
| 5. | K. Kangwa |  Zambia | 1 |
| 6. | Y. Bissouma | Mali | 1 |
| 7. | A. Haidara | Mali | 1 |
| 8. | W. Coulibaly | Mali | 1 |
| 9. | S. Magoola |  Uganda | 1 |
Yellow Cards Qualification
Discipline played a major role in the qualifiers. Here you can see which players collected the most cards in the battle for a ticket to AFCON 2025.
| # | Player | Country | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | K. Lenini |  Cape Verde | 2 |
| 2. | S. Motebang |  Lesotho | 2 |
| 3. | R. Rasethuntsa | Lesotho | 2 |
| 4. | Ernani |  Mozambique | 2 |
| 5. | Djené |  Togo | 2 |
| 6. | R. Zerrouki |  Algeria | 2 |
| 7. | D. Carmo |  Angola | 2 |
| 8. | Mabululu | Angola | 2 |
| 9. | J. Olaitan | Benin | 2 |
| 10. | K. Mangolo |  Botswana | 2 |
Yellow Cards by Country Qualification
Some nations stood out for their tough playing style, others for their discipline. This overview shows which teams received the most yellow cards during the qualifiers.
| # | Land | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lesotho | 17 |
| 2. |  Libya | 17 |
| 3. | Angola | 16 |
| 4. | Botswana | 16 |
| 5. | Benin | 14 |
| 6. |  Burundi | 14 |
| 7. |  Ghana | 13 |
| 8. |  Kenya | 13 |
| 9. | Sudan | 13 |
| 10. |  Madagascar | 12 |
Red Cards Qualification
Red cards also had a big impact during the qualifiers. Here you will find which players were sent off early.
| # | Player | Country | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | B. Munthali |  Malawi | 1 |
| 2. | K. Lenini | Cape Verde | 1 |
| 3. | W. Kechrida |  Tunisia | 1 |
| 4. | B. Passi |  Congo | 1 |