Former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama joined other African legends for the kick-off event of the CAF Diaspora Tour for the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 on Friday, November 28, 2025, in London.

The event got off to a successful start, attracting top African legends including Alex Song, current star Alex Iwobi, Ghanaian music icon Stonebwoy, Nigerian artist Odumodublvck, and former Arsenal Vice-Chairman David Dein.

The event, held in the heart of London in Piccadilly Circus, is part of a two-city tour that will move to Paris next week.

The tour will take place in Paris on the 3rd and 4th of December, with the original AFCON trophy present on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Palais de Tokyo, Yoyo, for the opening ceremony, before returning to Morocco on Thursday, December 4, 2025, for the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 Trophy Tour.

The Diaspora Tour in London gave the public an opportunity to interact from 3:00 pm UK time (GMT) at Piccadilly Circus, where fans also got to meet the legends and see the TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Trophy.

What legends said

Speaking during the event, Dein said, “The biggest winner from the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco in December will be African football. African football is special; it is full of passion because Africans are full of passion. I think what we see now is a special era in African football, and this event here in London has been a great success and good advertisement for African football.”

On his part, Alex Song, the former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder, said, “What is exciting is to be here in London and see people from all walks of life celebrating African football.”

“This is something that didn’t happen when we were playing. We have always known that African football is amazing, but now we are exporting this to the rest of the world to see.”

Stonebwoy, one of Ghana’s and Africa’s celebrated artists, gave a special performance to a room full of international media, sponsors and CAF partners on Thursday night, and the event also featured the presence of Nigerian artist Odumodublvck, adding to the strong cultural representation of the African diaspora.

AFCON 2025 key dates

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2025, will be the 35th edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It will be the second edition hosted by Morocco.

The tournament will be played between Sunday, December 21, 2025, and Sunday, January 18, 2026.