Morocco and Senegal have sealed their places in the semi-finals of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 following their last eight victories on Friday.
The two remaining quarter-final matches of the competition will be played on Saturday to decide which two countries will join the 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 before Nigeria take on Algeria in another tough quarter-final game to decide who will advance to the last four.
The winners of Saturday’s two matches will join 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 have 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.
Senegal were the first to secure their place in the semi-finals thanks to their victory in the first match of the quarter-finals on Friday.
The Teranga Lions 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 Senegal a lead they would protect with composure and authority.
Later in the day, Cameroon played the host nation Morocco in another game that the home of the day which they dominated.
Egypt will play title holders Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday before Nigeria take on Algeria in another tough quarter-final game.
The winners of the four matches will confirm their places in the semi-final and keep 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):
- Senegal
- Morocco
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Confirmed semi-final fixtures
- Senegal vs (Egypt or Cote d’Ivoire) – Wednesday, 14 January
- Morocco vs (Algeria or Nigeria) – Wednesday, 14 January
