Published:
Saturday, 10 January 2026
Nigeria, Morocco and Senegal have sealed their places in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 following their last eight victories.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria secured their place on Saturday after defeating Algeria 2-0 in their quarter-final match in Marrakech.
After a tense and evenly balanced contest for long periods, the Super Eagles found their breakthrough through Victor Osimhen, whose decisive finish rewarded Nigeria’s growing dominance and attacking intent.
As Algeria pushed forward in search of an equaliser, Nigeria remained disciplined and ruthless on the counter, sealing the result late on through Akor Adams, whose goal extinguished any remaining hopes of an Algerian comeback.
With this win, Nigeria advance to the semi-finals, where a mouth-watering clash awaits against hosts Morocco on Wednesday, setting up a blockbuster encounter between two of Africa’s footballing heavyweights.
The remaining quarter-final match of the competition will be played on Saturday night to decide which country will join the Super Eagles, Teranga Lions and Atlas Lions in the last four of Africa’s flagship football event.
Egypt will play title holders Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday in the last quarter-final game to decide who will advance to the last four.
The winners of Saturday’s two matches will join Nigeria, Senegal and Morocco as they seek to win the much-coveted title.
As Africa’s biggest football tournament moved into its most decisive stage on Friday, with some of the biggest sides on the continent facing each other after they all secured their places earlier in the week.
Senegal secured their place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 after edging past Mali 1–0 in a tense West African derby.
The decisive moment came in the first half, when Iliman Ndiaye struck clinically to give the Lions of Teranga a lead they would protect with composure and authority.
Morocco are also through to the semi-finals with a commanding 2–0 victory over Cameroon to seal their place in the last four.
Goals by Brahim Diaz and Ismaël Saibari were enough to help the host nation to advance and keep alive their hopes of winning the title at home.
The results have underlined both the quality of the favourites and the fine margins that continue to define AFCON football.
The quarter-final stage marked the start of the real tough phase of the competition, where the outcome of the matches will reshape the competition.
After an unpredictable group stage that opened the door for several contenders, the last-16 ties decided who remained on course for continental glory and who sees their journey come to an abrupt end.
Eight teams secured their places in the quarter-finals, each doing so in contrasting fashion but with the same objective achieved: staying alive in the title race.
The winners of the four quater-final matches confirmed their places in the semi-final and keeps them on course for the trophy.
The semi-finals of AFCON 2025 will be played on Wednesday 14 January, with the competition building towards the final on 18 January in Rabat.
Teams qualified for the AFCON 2025 semi-finals (so far):
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Senegal
- Morocco
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Nigeria
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Confirmed semi-final fixtures
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Senegal vs (Egypt or Cote d’Ivoire) – Wednesday, 14 January
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Morocco vs Nigeria – Wednesday, 14 January
(The remaining semi-final fixtures will be confirmed once the remaining semi-final matches are played)
