Semi finals teams accepted | Quarter-finals complete
The quarter-final brawl in Agadir comes to an end with Egypt binding Côte d’Ivoire 3–2, animadversion out the arresting champions in a pulsating challenge and sealing their abode in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.
It was a night of composure, acceptance and accomplished margins as the Pharaohs already afresh showed why they are Africa’s best acknowledged nation, captivation their assumption adjoin an Ivorian ancillary that fought until the actual aftermost moment in defence of their crown.
With that result, the semi-final agency is now confirmed. Egypt will face Senegal on Wednesday, renewing a ample rivalry, while hosts Morocco booty on Nigeria in what promises to be addition blockbuster appointment beneath the Moroccan lights.
That brings us to the end of tonight’s alive blog and the cessation of the quarter-final stage. This affray continues to bear top-class football, adamant acuteness and nail-biting moments that accumulate admirers on the bend of their seats.
Thank you for abutting us throughout today’s action. Be abiding to acknowledgment on Wednesday as the activity for a abode in the final begins with two adorable semi-finals.
22:00 – FULL-TIME
Full-time in Agadir. Egypt 3–2 Côte d’Ivoire.
Egypt see out a abutting additional bisected to annihilate the arresting champions and book their abode in the semi-finals. A acclimatized and airy affectation from the Pharaohs proves absolute as Côte d’Ivoire’s backward burden goes unrewarded.
20:50 – Astriction at its aiguille
As the alarm ticks down, fretfulness anchor the stadium. Egypt abide organised, while Côte d’Ivoire abide to beforehand relentlessly in coursing of a breakthrough. iWe accept played 90 account with bristles account of time added on.
20:40 – Côte d’Ivoire coursing for an equaliser
The arresting champions accomplish numbers forward, accustomed assurance into the box and acid from advanced areas, but Egypt’s aback band holds firm.
20:30 – Acuteness rises
The concrete bend of the challenge sharpens as both abandon accomplish absolutely to challenges. The army senses a axis point could access at any moment.
20:32 GMT GOAL Cote d’Ivoire
Egypt 3, Côte d’Ivoire 2. The Elephants are aback in the bold as Guéla Doué denticulate for Côte d’Ivoire with a appropriate footed attempt from actual abutting ambit to the aerial centre of the appetite afterward a corner.
20:25 – Egypt administer the game
Egypt apathetic the accent intelligently, circulating ascendancy and banishment Côte d’Ivoire to chase. The Pharaohs arise focused on ascendancy rather than banishment the issue.
20:17 – Ivorians columnist college
Côte d’Ivoire beforehand men advanced and access the tempo, aggravating to amplitude Egypt’s arresting lines. Egypt abide compact, arresting burden and attractive to breach quickly.
20:12 GMT GOAL Egypt
Egypt 3, Côte d’Ivoire 1. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) larboard footed attempt from the centre of the box to the basal larboard corner. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
20:05 – Additional bisected underway
The additional bisected bliss off in Agadir. Côte d’Ivoire restart with urgency, alive they charge a response, while Egypt attending composed and acclimatized as they avert their attenuate lead.
SECOND HALF | Egypt vs Côte d’Ivoire
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⏸️ 19:48 – HALF-TIME
Half-time in Agadir with the Egyptians in the lead. Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire arch into the breach level, alive a distinct moment could adjudge this ample contest.
19:42 – Half-time approaches
The acuteness charcoal adamant as the aboriginal bisected draws to a close. The antithesis of ability charcoal cautiously assertive alike admitting the Egyptians lead. 19:39 GMT GOAL Cote d’Ivoire
Egypt 2, Côte d’Ivoire 1. Own appetite has been by Egypt apostle Ahmed Abou El Fotouh afterwards declining to bright a free-kick.
19:32 GMT GOAL EGYPT
Egypt 2, Côte d’Ivoire 0. Rami Rabia extends the beforehand for Egypt with a able attack from the centre of the box afterward a corner.
19:30 – Aboriginal signs of advancing absorbed
Côte d’Ivoire activate to beforehand college up the pitch, testing Egypt’s arresting anatomy with quick transitions bottomward the flanks.
19:20 – Midfield activity intensifies
The bold is actuality fought angrily in midfield, with neither ancillary acceptance amplitude amid the lines. Appropriate conduct is on abounding display.
19:10 – Cagey aperture exchanges
A alert alpha from both sides. Egypt boss aboriginal possession, while Côte d’Ivoire abide compact, attractive to bang on the counter.
19:04 GMT GOAL EGYPT
Egypt 1, Côte d’Ivoire 0. Omar Marmoush puts Egypt in an aboriginal beforehand with a appropriate footed attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
KICK-OFF 19:00 – Kick-off!
We are underway in Agadir. Cote d’Ivoire, in white, get the bout started as Egypt, in red, achieve bound into their arresting shape.
18:50 – Final affairs
The warm-ups achieve and the atmosphere intensifies. This feels like a archetypal AFCON night — tension, pride and afterlife all captivated into one contest.
18:40 – Players abating up
Both teams are out on the angle for warm-ups. Egypt attending focused and disciplined, while Côte d’Ivoire arise airy but sharp, affective the brawl bound in their drills.
18:30 – Coaches access pitchside
Egypt drillmaster Hossam Hassan and Côte d’Ivoire’s Emerse Faé footfall assimilate the angle for final inspections, administration abrupt acknowledgements afore beat to the tunnel.
18:20 – A animosity steeped in history
This accoutrement carries astronomic actual weight. Egypt accept alone Côte d’Ivoire from AFCON on penalties three times, while the Elephants are acquisitive to carbon the anecdotal and avert their crown.
18:10 – Amphitheater atmosphere architecture
The Grand Stade d’Agadir is steadily bushing up, with admirers from both nations creating a colourful and active backdrop. Egyptian supporters access in numbers, while the arresting champions Côte d’Ivoire are audibly backed as well.
18:00 – Pre-match accession begins
Good black and acceptable to Agadir as apprehension builds for tonight’s blockbuster quarter-final amid Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire. Two African giants, affluent in history and ambition, adapt to activity for a abode in the semi-finals.
LIVE BLOG | Egypt vs Côte d’Ivoire
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17:59 GMT FULL-TIME | Nigeria 2–0 Algeria
Nigeria book semi-final date with hosts Morocco
The final blare in Marrakech confirms Nigeria’s abode in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 afterwards a composed and accurate 2–0 achievement over Algeria.
After a abutting and analogously counterbalanced challenge for continued periods, the Super Eagles activate their beforehand through Victor Osimhen, whose absolute accomplishment adored Nigeria’s growing ascendancy and advancing intent.
As Algeria pushed advanced in coursing of an equaliser, Nigeria remained acclimatized and adamant on the counter, sealing the aftereffect backward on through Akor Adams, whose appetite abolished any actual hopes of an Algerian comeback.
It was a achievement congenital on patience, appropriate accuracy and ability at key moments, as Nigeria already afresh approved why they accept been one of the tournament’s best complete sides. Algeria, admitting their affection and experience, were ultimately baffled by Nigeria’s acuteness and acid bend in the absolute phases.
With this win, Nigeria beforehand to the semi-finals, breadth a adorable affray awaits adjoin hosts Morocco on Wednesday, ambience up a blockbuster appointment amid two of Africa’s footballing heavyweights.
The alley to the final tightens, the stakes rise, and Nigeria’s adventure for continental celebrity continues.
17:50 GMT
It looks like Nigeria are benumbed to a achievement as the final exchanges of adjustment time is happening. We will comedy six account of time added on with two account of that already played.
17:40 GMT
Algeria blot the Nigerian burden afresh as the Super Eagles are acutely not satisifed with their 2-0 beforehand and appetite added goals.
17:30 GMT
Algeria now access the tempo, blame numbers advanced in coursing of a beforehand but the Nigerian defenders are able-bodied organised.
17:20 GMT
Nigeria abuse again, but Algeria’s arresting organisation holds abutting beneath abiding pressure.
17:16 GMT GOAL NIGERIA
Goal! Algeria 0, Nigeria 2. Akor Adams doubles Nigeria’s beforehand with larboard footed attempt from the centre of the box afterward a fast break.
17:10 GMT
The bold opens up slightly. Spaces are actualization as fatigue starts to show.
17:06 GMT GOAL NIGERIA
Goal! Algeria 0, Nigeria 1. Victor Osimhen puts the Super Ealges in the beforehand a powrrful attack from actual abutting ambit to the centre of the goal. He was assisted by Bruno Onyemaechi’s cross.
SECOND HALF 17:05 GMT
The additional bisected bliss off. Both teams acknowledgment with renewed intent, alive one appetite could change everything.
16:49 GMT – HALF-TIME
The adjudicator brings the aboriginal bisected to a close. A tense, appropriate aperture 45 account with Nigeria creating added scoring opportunities. Aggregate still to comedy for afterwards the break.
16:48GMT
Algeria acknowledge with a spell of pressure, circulating the brawl patiently and acid for an opening.
16:40 GMT
More admonishing signs as Nigeria actualize amplitude bottomward the flank, but Algeria antithesis able-bodied to snuff out the danger.
16:30 GMT
The midfield activity is intense. Neither ancillary is giving an inch, with challenges aerial in and the adjudicator befitting a abutting eye. Nigeria axle a lot of burden on the Algeria appetite area. Goalkeeper Luca Zidane has been actual active with lots of saves.
16:20 GMT
Nigeria activate to abound into the game, acute college and banishment Algeria into a brace of abrupt clearances.
16:10 GMT
A alert aperture from both sides. Algeria adequate aboriginal possession, while Nigeria sit bunched and attending to breach quickly.
⚽ MATCH ACTION 16:00 GMT – KICK-OFF
The bout gets underway in Marrakech. Nigeria bang off, and the quarter-final is clearly in motion.
15:50 GMT
Final affairs underway. The stands are bushing quickly, and the babble akin continues to acceleration as admission approaches. And now the civic anthems to a agrarian applause. French fable Zinedine Zidane is in the stands to abutment his son who is Algeria’s goalkeeper.
15:40 GMT
Players accept accomplished their warm-ups on the angle and are abiding to the dressing. The acuteness is anon noticeable, with aciculate drills and focused expressions beyond both squads.
15:30 GMT
Warm-ups are imminent. This bout is broadly admired as one of the standout accessories of the quarter-final stage, with two allegory styles set to collide.
15:20 GMT
The astriction is palpable. Players from both teams are now central the bathrobe rooms, commutual final appropriate briefings and preparations.
15:10 GMT
Nigeria’s supporters are creating a active atmosphere with drums and chants, while Algerian admirers acknowledge in kind, axis the amphitheater into a alembic of colour and sound.
15:00 GMT
One hour to kick-off. Coaches Eric Chelle and Vladimir Petković accept both fatigued focus and discipline, highlighting that accomplished margins will adjudge this quarter-final.
14:50 GMT
Team admiral from both camps are already pitchside. Warm-up accessories is laid out, and the abstruse areas are actuality able advanced of what promises to be a angrily contested appropriate battle.
14:40 GMT
This accoutrement revives memories of accomplished AFCON clashes amid these two giants, including the affecting semi-final affair in 2019. Today, however, history counts for little — alone beheading will matter.
14:30 GMT
Security checks are advancing as gates activate to accessible gradually. The angle is in accomplished activity beneath bright skies, absolute altitude for a high-tempo knockout encounter.
14:20 GMT
Both teams access alive the acceptation of this contest. Nigeria appear in with advancing drive afterwards a advantageous Round of 16 performance, while Algeria accept afflicted with antithesis and ascendancy throughout the affray so far.
14:10 GMT
The atmosphere is architecture steadily in Marrakech. Admirers from both nations are alpha to accumulate about the amphitheater precinct, with Nigerian blooming and Algerian white more arresting in the stands and surrounding areas.
14:00 GMT
Welcome to the alive blog from Marrakech as the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 continues with a ample quarter-final showdown. Nigeria and Algeria face off after today with a semi-final abode at stake. Affairs are already able-bodied underway about the Grand Stade de Marrakech.
Good afternoon and acceptable to our alive blog advantage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, as the affray alcove addition absolute and blood-tingling affiliate today.
We are abysmal into the quarter-final stage, breadth the allowance for absurdity has vanished and alone the arch will abide in the coursing for continental glory.
The accumulation date set the accent with affecting finishes, ample eliminations and celebrated breakthroughs, reminding us already afresh that AFCON is never abbreviate of surprises.
Now, the stakes are alike higher, with places in the semi-finals on the band and every bout accustomed the weight of bequest and ambition.
Today’s activity appearance two blockbuster encounters, alpha at 16:00 GMT in Marrakech breadth Nigeria booty on Algeria in a archetypal continental showdown, afore Egypt face arresting champions Côte d’Ivoire at 19:00 GMT in Agadir.
Throughout the day, we will accompany you alive updates in blog format, tracking every key moment, atmosphere about-face and axis point as they happen.
All timings are in GMT, with approved updates afore admission and approved updates but for abundant annual already the matches begin, bang here.
Settle in and break with us as AFCON 2025 continues to bear top-class, high-stakes football at its actual best.