The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 final will be contested amid Senegal and hosts Morocco on Sunday, 18 January at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Kick-off is at 20h00 bounded time (19h00 GMT).
Senegal accept played all their matches in Tangier up to now, while Morocco will be arena their seventh bold in Rabat.
Senegal will comedy in their fourth AFCON final and aboriginal back 2021, while Morocco will challenge their additional AFCON final and aboriginal back 2004. Back Morocco aerial the bays in 1976, the final date was played in a round-robin architecture with no final.
This is their aboriginal affair at an AFCON, but their 32nd overall. Senegal accept six wins to Morocco’s 18, with seven draws.
They accept met in condoning for the FIFA World Cup and AFCON finals in the past. Best recently, they met at the 2024 copy of CHAN on 26 August 2025.
Morocco deposed arresting champions Senegal in the semi-finals of the 2024 CHAN. The bold concluded 1-1 afore Morocco triumphed 5-3 on penalties en avenue to accomplishment the appellation they absent to Senegal at the 2022 CHAN.
Morocco accept won four of the aftermost six amateur amid the sides, with Senegal’s alone achievement in this aeon advancing in the anatomy of a 1-0 win on 25 May 2012 in a affable match.
Prior to their CHAN meeting, their antecedent affray on 9 October 2020 saw Morocco win a affable all-embracing 3-1.
Morocco fabricated their countdown actualization at the FIFA World Cup in 1970, acquisition Senegal in the qualifiers. A play-off bout in Las Palmas was appropriate afterwards the accumulated account of the aboriginal two amateur concluded 2-2, with Morocco acceptable the decider 2-0.
Morocco additionally got the bigger of Senegal as they able for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Senegal accomplished their aboriginal FIFA World Cup finals in 2002. In the condoning rounds, they faced Morocco, cartoon abroad from home and acceptable at home. Both teams accomplished akin on 15 points, with Senegal advanced on above ambition difference.
Morocco’s alone AFCON appellation came in 1976. In the qualifiers, they faced Senegal in the aboriginal round, acquisition them 5-2 on aggregate. Morocco won the aboriginal leg 4-0 in Fez, while Senegal won the additional leg 2-1.
Morocco become the 15th host nation to ability the AFCON final.
The aftermost three host nations to ability the final accept won the tournament: Tunisia in 2004, Egypt in 2006 and Côte d’Ivoire in 2023.
The host nation has accomplished the final in alternating editions for the aboriginal time back 2004 and 2006, back Tunisia and Egypt both accomplished the final and won the tournament.
The aftermost host nation to lose in the final was Nigeria in 2000, accident on penalties to Cameroon afterwards a 2-2 draw.
Victory for Morocco would see host nations win back-to-back AFCON titles for the aboriginal time back 2004 and 2006, back Tunisia and Egypt were champions.
Host nations accept won back-to-back AFCON finals three times previously: Ethiopia and Ghana in 1962 and 1963, Ghana and Nigeria in 1978 and 1980, and Tunisia and Egypt in 2004 and 2006.
Host nations accept been crowned AFCON champions 12 times previously. In 1959, back Egypt were champions, there was no absolute final.
Hosts accept won the final 11 times previously: Ethiopia (1962), Ghana (1963), Sudan (1970), Ghana (1978), Nigeria (1980), Egypt (1986), Algeria (1990), South Africa (1996), Tunisia (2004), Egypt (2006) and Côte d’Ivoire (2023).
Hosts accept absent in the final three times. Two of those defeats—Nigeria adjoin Cameroon in 2000 and Libya adjoin Ghana in 1982—were on penalties, while Tunisia absent to Ghana in 1965.
Hosts accept been complex in a amends action in the final four times. Egypt won two finals on penalties in 1986 and 2006 adjoin Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire respectively, with both matches catastrophe 0-0. Hosts accept absent alert on penalties: Libya adjoin Ghana in 1982 afterwards a 1-1 draw, and Nigeria adjoin Cameroon in 2000 afterwards a 2-2 draw.
The alone host nation to lose an AFCON final in accessible comedy was Tunisia in 1965, accident 3-2 afterwards added time to Ghana.
All three defeats by host nations in AFCON finals accept gone to added time.
Ten of the 12 AFCON final victories by host nations accept been accomplished in accessible play, with two absitively on penalties.
Ghana and Nigeria’s 3-0 wins over Sudan and Algeria in the 1963 and 1980 finals are the better victories by a host nation in an AFCON final.
The AFCON final involving a host nation with the best goals was Ethiopia’s 4-2 win over Egypt in 1962. The bout produced six goals and appropriate added time.
This is the ninth AFCON final amid teams from West and North Africa. In the antecedent eight meetings, West African teams accept triumphed four times and North African teams four times.
In accomplished finals amid teams from West and North Africa, West African teams triumphed in 1965 with Ghana acquisition Tunisia, Nigeria over Algeria in 1980, Ghana adjoin Libya on penalties in 1982, and Senegal adjoin Egypt on penalties in 2021.
North African teams accept triumphed over West African teams in AFCON finals in 1990 back Algeria defeated Nigeria, in 2006 back Egypt defeated Côte d’Ivoire on penalties, in 2010 back Egypt exhausted Ghana, and in 2019 back Algeria defeated Senegal.
When West and North African teams accept met in AFCON finals, bristles matches accept been absitively in accessible comedy and three on penalties—Ghana and Senegal acquisition Libya and Egypt in 1982 and 2021 respectively, and Egypt acquisition Côte d’Ivoire on penalties in 2006.
This is the fifth time a West African aggregation has faced a North African host in the final. On two occasions, the West African aggregation won—Ghana over Tunisia in 1965 and Ghana over Libya in 1982. The added two finals saw the North African hosts triumph: Algeria over Nigeria in 1990 and Egypt over Côte d’Ivoire on penalties in 2006.
Senegal, featuring in their fourth final, will face a North African aggregation in the final for the third time, accepting played Algeria in 2019 and Egypt in 2021. They absent in 2019 and won in 2021.
Senegal will face the host nation in an AFCON final for the aboriginal time.
The two best accepted scorelines in AFCON finals are 1-0 (eight times) and 0-0 (seven times). Back 2002, nine of the 12 finals accept concluded with one of those scorelines, with the added three actuality 2-1 victories for Tunisia in 2004, Cameroon in 2017 and Côte d’Ivoire in 2023.
Of the 32 antecedent AFCON finals, 12 accept gone to added time. Two—Ethiopia’s win over Egypt in 1962 and Ghana’s win over Tunisia in 1965—were absitively in accessible play. In 1974, DR Congo drew 2-2 with Zambia in the aboriginal final, which went to added time, afore acceptable the epitomize 2-0.
Nine AFCON finals accept been absitively on penalties, the aboriginal occurring in 1982 back Ghana defeated Libya 7-6 afterwards a 1-1 draw.
Since Cameroon and Nigeria’s 2-2 draw in the 2000 final, the aftermost bristles finals to be absitively on penalties accept all concluded 0-0 afterwards 120 minutes: Cameroon over Senegal in 2002, Egypt adjoin Côte d’Ivoire in 2006, Zambia over Côte d’Ivoire in 2012, Côte d’Ivoire adjoin Ghana in 2015, and Senegal over Egypt in 2021.
The better win in an AFCON final charcoal Egypt’s 4-0 achievement over Ethiopia in 1957. HEAD-TO-HEAD (OVERALL) Senegal: P31 W6 D7 L18 GF18 GA41 GD23 Morocco: P31 W18 D7 L6 GF41 GA18 GD23
Senegal – Key Statistics
• Accept accomplished this date with bristles wins from their six games, acceptable their accumulation matches adjoin Botswana and Benin, and acquisition Sudan, Mali and Egypt in the knockout rounds.• Accept alone bootless to win once, cartoon 1-1 adjoin DR Congo in the accumulation stages. • Are featuring in their fourth AFCON final. • Antecedent appearances in the final were in 2002, 2019 and 2021. • This is their additional final in North Africa, afterwards Egypt 2019. • Accept featured in finals in Central, West and North Africa. • Accept had two finals accomplishment 0-0 and be absitively on penalties afterwards added time, accident to Cameroon in 2002 by 3-2 in the shoot-out. • Their best contempo final in 2021 adjoin Egypt additionally concluded 0-0 afore they triumphed 4-2 on penalties. • Their alone final absitively in 90 account saw them lose 1-0 to Algeria in 2019, with Baghdad Bounedjah scoring afterwards two minutes. • Alone one ambition has been denticulate in their antecedent three finals. • Alone one added team’s aboriginal three AFCON finals produced beneath goals: Côte d’Ivoire’s aboriginal three finals in 1992, 2006 and 2012 all concluded 0-0 and were absitively on penalties, as did the Elephants’ fourth final in 2015. • They absent their aboriginal two finals in 2002 and 2019 afore acceptable in 2021, and are one of three countries to accept absent their aboriginal two finals and won their third, forth with Sudan and Zambia. • Pape Thiaw is the additional Senegalese drillmaster to advance his country to an AFCON final, afterward Bruno Metsu in 2002 and Aliou Cissé in 2019 and 2021. • Achievement would beggarly both of Senegal’s AFCON titles accept appear beneath Senegalese coaches. • They accept kept four apple-pie bedding at the accepted copy and would according their best run of bristles in a distinct clash if they do so in this match, accepting accomplished bristles in 2002, 2019 and 2021. • Accept won bristles amateur at the accepted edition, their joint-highest absolute alongside 2019 (five). • Achievement would see them win six amateur at a distinct AFCON copy for the aboriginal time. • Accept won four alternating AFCON matches for the aboriginal time back 2019. • They accept won three alternating knockout amateur for a third time at AFCON, additionally accomplishing so back extensive the finals in 2019 and 2021. • Achievement would see them win four knockout amateur for the aboriginal time. • Achievement would additionally see them become the aboriginal aggregation to win four alternating knockout amateur at AFCON. • They accept denticulate in all six of their matches, the aboriginal time they accept done so at an AFCON. • The 12 goals they accept denticulate at the accepted clash is the best they accept netted at a distinct edition. • They accept now denticulate in their aftermost 10 AFCON matches, aftermost declining to account in the 2021 final adjoin Egypt. • Are best in their aftermost 17 AFCON matches back accident the 2019 final (W12 D5). • Are now eight knockout-stage matches unbeaten, with their aftermost defeat advancing adjoin Algeria in the 2019 final (W6 D2). • They accept kept 11 apple-pie bedding in their aftermost 17 AFCON matches. • Their accident to Algeria in the 2019 final is their alone defeat in their aftermost 22 AFCON matches (W16 D5). • In their aftermost 22 AFCON matches, they accept kept 15 apple-pie sheets. • Accept not conceded added than one ambition in a bout back a 2-2 draw adjoin Algeria in their final accumulation bold in 2017. • Edouard Mendy has kept four apple-pie bedding at the accepted copy and recorded his 10th AFCON apple-pie breadth adjoin Egypt. • Four apple-pie bedding is the best Mendy has kept in a distinct edition, accepting kept three in 2021. • Mendy is the aboriginal Senegalese goalkeeper back Alfred Gomis in 2019 to accumulate four apple-pie bedding in a distinct edition. • They accept conceded aloof two goals at the accepted edition. In 2002, back extensive the final, they conceded one ambition while arena bristles matches, and in 2019 they additionally conceded a distinct ambition in six matches en avenue to the final. • This is the fifth alternating copy in which they accept not conceded added than two goals, aftermost acceptance added in 2015, back they conceded four. • Kalidou Koulibaly misses the bout through suspension, his additional abeyance of the accepted clash afterwards a red agenda in the accumulation stages. • Koulibaly misses an AFCON final through abeyance for the additional time, accepting additionally absent the 2019 final. • They will additionally be afterwards Habib Diarra, who is abeyant for the match. • Sadio Mané denticulate Senegal’s alone ambition adjoin Egypt, his 11th AFCON goal. • Mané denticulate in an AFCON semi-final for the additional time. • Four of Mané’s AFCON goals accept appear in knockout matches. • Mané has taken his absolute AFCON ambition involvements to 20, with 11 goals and nine assists. • Mané’s ambition adjoin Egypt was Senegal’s 99th AFCON goal. • Mané is the ninth amateur in AFCON history to account 10 or added goals, afterwards Samuel Eto’o (18), Laurent Pokou (14), Rashidi Yekini (13), Hassan El-Shazly (12), Patrick M’Boma (11), Mohamed Salah (11), Hossam Hassan (11) and Didier Drogba (11). • Mané’s ambition adjoin Egypt was the aboriginal AFCON semi-final ambition denticulate from alfresco the amends breadth back Riyad Mahrez for Algeria adjoin Nigeria in 2019. • Senegal drillmaster Pape Thiaw leads Senegal into his additional CAF final, accepting been in allegation back they defeated hosts Algeria in the final of the 2022 CHAN. • Had 63.4% control adjoin Egypt. • Completed 468 passes adjoin Egypt from 534 attempted. • Krépin Diatta had 104 touches adjoin Egypt. • Diatta completed 71 passes adjoin Egypt, the best in the match. • El Hadji Malick Diouf fabricated a match-high 10 clearances adjoin Egypt, added than the absolute Egyptian aggregation accumulated (seven). • Mané has created 18 chances, the best in the tournament.
Morocco – Key Statistics
• Will be arena their seventh match, the best they accept played at a distinct AFCON edition. • Back crowned champions in 1976 and finishing runners-up in 2004, they played six matches in anniversary tournament. • They accept won four matches at the accepted edition, their joint-highest absolute alongside 1976 and 2004. • Are featuring in their additional AFCON final and aboriginal back 2004. • In 1976, back they won the title, there was no final, with the clash played over two accumulation stages. • In their alone antecedent absolute final in 2004, they faced hosts Tunisia and absent 2-1. Tunisia led afterwards bristles account through Francileudo Dos Santos, Youssef Mokhtari equalised in the 38th minute, and Ziad Jaziri denticulate the champ in the 52nd minute. • In 1976, their absolute bout was the final bold of the additional accumulation date adjoin Guinea. They trailed 1-0 afterwards Cherif Souleymane denticulate in the 33rd minute, afore Ahmed Makrouh equalised in the 86th minute to ensure Morocco accomplished top of the accumulation with bristles points, one advanced of Guinea. • Walid Regragui is the additional Moroccan drillmaster to advance the Atlas Lions to an AFCON final, afterward Ezzaki Badou, who accomplished runner-up in 2004. • Achievement would see Regragui accompany Romanian drillmaster Virgil Mărdărescu, who led Morocco to the appellation in 1976, as the alone coaches to adviser them to AFCON glory. • Morocco clinched their aftermost AFCON appellation with a 1-1 draw adjoin Guinea in the additional accumulation date on 14 March 1976, 49 years, 10 months and bristles canicule ago. • It has been 18,208 canicule back Morocco were aftermost crowned AFCON champions. • At the accepted finals, they accept already played two West African teams and accept bootless to win in accessible play, cartoon with Mali in the accumulation stages and acceptable on penalties in the semi-finals. • Accept won aloof one of their aftermost four matches adjoin West African teams, a group-stage win over Ghana in 2021 (D3). • Their aftermost two AFCON knockout matches adjoin West African teams—Nigeria at the accepted copy and Benin in the 2021 Annular of 16—have been absitively on penalties. They defeated Nigeria and absent to Benin. • Their aftermost knockout-stage win over a West African aggregation came adjoin Mali in the 2004 semi-finals, a 4-0 victory. • In AFCON knockout matches adjoin West African teams, Morocco’s almanac reads P5 W1 D2 L1. • Two of their knockout matches adjoin West African teams accept gone to penalties: defeats to Benin in 2021 and achievement over Nigeria at the accepted edition. They additionally absent the third-place play-off adjoin Côte d’Ivoire 3-2 in 1986 and the 1980 final adjoin Nigeria 1-0. • Their alone knockout-stage win over a West African aggregation was the 4-0 semi-final achievement over Mali in 2004. • Their amends action win over Nigeria in the semi-finals was Regragui’s additional as drillmaster in a above tournament, accepting additionally won on penalties adjoin Spain in the Annular of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. • They accept conceded one ambition at the accepted edition, the atomic they accept conceded afterwards six matches at an AFCON. • They accept denticulate in bristles of their six matches, declining to account alone in the semi-final win on penalties over Nigeria. • Should they account in the final, it would be the third time they accept netted in six matches at an AFCON, accepting additionally done so in 1976 and 2004. • Accept kept bristles apple-pie bedding at the accepted AFCON, their best in a distinct edition. • Accept denticulate nine goals, accepting alone advanced denticulate added in 2004, back they netted 14. • They accept denticulate 96 AFCON goals and are four abbreviate of extensive 100. • Yassine Bounou is the aboriginal Moroccan goalkeeper to accumulate bristles apple-pie bedding at a distinct AFCON edition. • Bounou has kept a absolute of 11 apple-pie bedding at AFCON tournaments. • Another apple-pie breadth would see Bounou become the aboriginal goalkeeper to accumulate six apple-pie bedding at a distinct AFCON. • They accept now gone 477 account afterwards acceptance a goal. • Back the addition of the Annular of 16 in 2019, Morocco are the third aggregation to ability an AFCON final afterwards acceptance aloof one ambition in six matches, alongside Senegal in 2019 and Egypt in 2021. • Brahim Díaz denticulate in anniversary of Morocco’s aboriginal bristles matches but bootless to account in their best contempo game. • A ambition for Díaz would see him draw akin with Ahmed Faras as Morocco’s collective top scorer at AFCON with six goals. • A ambition would additionally see Díaz become the additional Moroccan, afterwards Faras, to account in six matches at a distinct AFCON. • Morocco accept registered 87 shots at goal, the additional best at the tournament, with alone Senegal (94) recording more. • They accept had 32 shots on target, baronial third, with Senegal top on 47. • Morocco accept denticulate nine goals, with a attempt about-face amount of 14%. • Accept attempted 2,937 passes, the third best at the tournament, with Senegal arch on 3,084. • Díaz has recorded eight shots on target, the best of any Moroccan player. • Achraf Hakimi has created 10 chances, the best by a Moroccan player. • Nayef Aguerd has completed 395 passes, the best of any Moroccan player. • They recorded bristles shots on ambition adjoin Nigeria and faced aloof one shot. • Neil El Aynaoui had three shots, the best by a Moroccan amateur adjoin Nigeria. • Noussair Mazraoui completed three acknowledged dribbles and won 12 duels adjoin Nigeria, the best by a Moroccan amateur in the match. • Hakimi was befuddled bristles times adjoin Nigeria, added than any added player. • Morocco are best in their aftermost six AFCON matches, with their antecedent longest best run actuality eight matches beyond the 2019 and 2021 editions. • Achievement would see Morocco become the aboriginal aggregation back Senegal to authority the CHAN and AFCON titles simultaneously. Senegal won AFCON 2021 and CHAN 2022. • In total, Morocco accept had three AFCON matches absitively on penalties. They absent a third-place play-off adjoin Algeria in 1988 and their Annular of 16 bout adjoin Benin in 2019, both catastrophe 1-1, afore acceptable their aboriginal AFCON amends action in the semi-final adjoin Nigeria afterwards a 0-0 draw.