The semi-final agency for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 has been confirmed, with Africa’s acceptable heavyweights larboard continuing afterwards a affecting quarter-final weekend that delivered goals, astriction and aerial drama.
Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Senegal closed their places in the aftermost four afterwards the quarter-finals matches were assured on Saturday night.
Hosts Morocco will comedy star-studded Nigeria while Senegal, who were aboriginal to beforehand to semi-finals, will face Egypt.
Both matches will be played on Wednesday.
Seven-time champions Egypt claimed the final abode in the aftermost four afterwards animadversion out arresting champions Côte d’Ivoire 3-2 in a blood-tingling appointment on Saturday night, catastrophe the Elephants’ administration and ambience up a aperitive semi-final adjoin Senegal.
Earlier in the competition, Senegal had already appointed their abode with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Mali, Iliman Ndiaye’s first-half bang proving absolute in a close West African derby.
The Teranga Lions showed their affray ability by authoritative the challenge and attention their attenuate advantage to ability yet addition AFCON semi-final.
Hosts Morocco additionally abide durably on advance for a aboriginal continental appellation in 50 years afterwards a composed 2-0 achievement over Cameroon in Rabat.
Goals from Brahim Diaz and Ismaël Saibari ensured the Atlas Lions connected their absorbing home campaign, underlining both their advancing affection and arresting balance.
Completing the quartet are Nigeria, who accomplished Algeria 2-0 in Marrakech.
Victor Osimhen bankrupt the deadlock afterwards a deeply contested aperture spell afore Akor Adams closed the win backward on, acknowledging Nigeria’s acknowledgment to the aftermost four and ambience up a blockbuster affray with the hosts.
The after-effects accentuate the accomplished margins at this date of the tournament, area full-blooded and accord accept fabricated the difference.
After an capricious accumulation appearance and a angrily contested Round of 16, the quarter-finals apparent the point area acquaintance began to tell.
The semi-finals will be played on Wednesday 14 January, with Senegal adverse Egypt and Morocco demography on Nigeria, as AFCON 2025 moves afterpiece to its acme advanced of the final in Rabat on 18 January.