18:50 GMT
Final appropriate preparations. Cameroon are accepted to sit bunched and attending to bang on transitions, while South Africa aim to ascendancy midfield and tempo.
18:40 GMT
A admonition of history: South Africa accept not absent to Cameroon in their aftermost seven meetings, but knockout football generally rewrites the script. Below are the starting line-ups:
18:30 GMT
Warm-ups are underway. South Africa attending aciculate in ascendancy drills, while Cameroon’s affair is acute and physical, absorption their acceptable backbone and power.
18:20 GMT
Both teams accept accustomed at the stadium. Cameras bolt Hugo Broos exchanging greetings with accustomed faces from the Cameroon affected — a admonition of his AFCON-winning accomplished with the Indomitable Lions.
18:10 GMT
Supporters from both nations are clarification into the stadium. South African admirers are active and vocal, while Cameroon’s accidental acknowledge with drums and chants, creating a colourful AFCON atmosphere.
18:00 GMT – Alive accession begins (South Africa vs Cameroon)
Attention accouterment to Rabat as the Al Madina Amphitheater prepares for tonight’s Annular of 16 showdown amid South Africa and Cameroon. With admission set for 19:00 GMT, apprehension is architecture for a affray affluent in history, pride and knockout tension.
17:59 GMT – FULL-TIME
The final blare sounds in Rabat. Morocco do aloof abundant to defended achievement and book their abode in the quarter-finals, while Tanzania bow out with active captivated aerial afterwards a celebrated AFCON campaign.
Stay with us as absorption now turns to tonight’s additional Annular of 16 affray amid South Africa and Cameroon at 19:00 GMT.
17:50 GMT
Morocco apathetic the bounce slightly, managing ascendancy and attractive to ascendancy the bold as Tanzania hunt an equaliser.
17:40 GMT
Tanzania acknowledge bravely, blame a few men advanced and acceptable a free-kick in a able area. Morocco abide active at the back.
17:26 GMT – GOAL MOROCCO
Morocco 1-0 Tanzania GOAL! Morocco assuredly breach through with a well-worked move, sending the home army into celebration. Brahim Diaz’s unstoppable attempt assuredly beats the goalkeeper who has been in top actualization today. Díaz denticulate with a right-footed attempt from a difficult bend on the appropriate to the basal appropriate corner. Achraf Hakimi did all the assignment on the appropriate duke ancillary to set Diaz up for the goal. Tanzania now face their better analysis of the tournament.
17:20 GMT
Morocco columnist aerial and force a alternation of corners. Tanzania’s goalkeeper is kept active as burden mounts. Hakimi’s free-kick of angled over by the goalkeeper.
17:10 GMT
Meanwhile at starts of the game, Achraf Hakimi jumped into the account of top bristles players with the best appearances for Morocco at above tournaments. The above tournaments are the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations combined. When this evening’s bout adjoin Tanzania started, Moroccan players with the best appearances at above tournaments are:
26 – Youssef En-Nesyri 25 – Noureddine Naybet 25 – Romain Saïss 25 – Achraf Hakimi
17:08 GMT – Additional Bisected Underway
The additional bisected bliss off. Morocco acknowledgment with renewed urgency, acutely absorbed on alienated extra-time.
⏸️ 16:52 GMT – HALF-TIME
Half-time in Rabat. Morocco arch to the breach still analytic for the breakthrough, while Tanzania will be admiring with a acclimatized first-half display.
16:50 GMT
The army grows active as Morocco attempt to breach through. Tanzania are growing in aplomb and slowing the bold whenever possible.
16:40 GMT
Morocco access the tempo, acid bottomward both flanks. Tanzania’s arresting actualization charcoal disciplined, arresting the hosts.
16:30 GMT
Tanzania actualization a glimpse of absorbed on the counter, banishment Morocco to retreat quickly. A admonition that the Taifa Stars are not actuality aloof to defend.
16:20 GMT
First absolute adventitious for Morocco as a low cantankerous causes agitation in the Tanzanian box, but the defence clears. Tanzania yet to adventure forward. Ayoub El Kaabi misses a attack from the centre of the box.
16:10 GMT
Morocco boss aboriginal possession, circulating the brawl patiently. Tanzania abide compact, with all players abaft the ball.
⏱️ 16:00 GMT – KICK-OFF
The bout is underway in Rabat. Morocco get us started, advancing from appropriate to left.
15:50 GMT
Final instructions from both benches. Tanzania’s players ataxia tightly, while Morocco attending calm but determined.
15:40 GMT
Morocco’s contempo Annular of 16 history flashes on big screens, a admonition of accomplished disappointments. The bulletin from the army is clear: this time charge be different.
15:30 GMT
Half an hour to kick-off. The babble central the amphitheater is steadily increasing. This feels like one of those AFCON matches area backbone will be as important as quality.
15:20 GMT
Tactical note: Tanzania drillmaster Miguel Ángel Gamondi is accepted to arrange a abysmal arresting block, aiming to annul Morocco aboriginal and abound into the game.
15:10 GMT
Morocco’s players appear afresh for ablaze drills, with Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Díaz cartoon loud acclaim from the crowd. Tanzania goalkeeper is already actuality activated by cutting practice.
15:00 GMT
Official aggregation bedding are confirmed. Morocco band up with acquaintance beyond the pitch, while Tanzania stick with the acclimatized ancillary that becoming them accomplishment from the accumulation stage.
14:50 GMT
The amphitheater is abutting to abounding now. National anthems rehearsed, flags raised, and astriction rising. Admission is aloof over an hour away. And the teams accept arrived:
14:40 GMT
The angle is in accomplished activity and acclimate altitude are ideal for football. Expect Morocco to boss possession, while Tanzania will acceptable sit bunched and attending to breach quickly.
14:30 GMT
Reminder of the stakes: this is win-or-go-home football. Morocco accept been alone at the Annular of 16 in two of the aftermost three AFCON editions, while Tanzania are gluttonous to extend a celebrated run.
14:20 GMT
Warm-up pitches are busy. Tanzania’s players attending relaxed, acutely all-embracing the underdog role, while Morocco’s band go through a focused and acute affair beneath the alert eye of Walid Regragui.
14:10 GMT
Team buses are alpha to access at the stadium. Moroccan supporters are out in ample numbers, draped in red and green, while Tanzania’s baby but articulate accidental accomplish themselves heard. There is the abode for anybody to watch the match:
14:05 GMT
The knockout atmosphere is already architecture in Rabat as admirers alpha accession aboriginal at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah.
Hosts Morocco are advancing for addition high-pressure afternoon, while Tanzania absorb in the break of their first-ever Annular of 16 appearance.
14:00 GMT – Alive Blog Begins Good afternoon and acceptable to our alive blog advantage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, as the antagonism moves actually into the Annular of 16 today, Sunday 4 January 2026.
Afterwards a arresting accumulation date that delivered backward drama, celebrated abilities and cautiously counterbalanced standings, Africa’s better football showpiece now enters its knockout phase, area there is no allowance for error.
Hosts Morocco banderole today’s activity adjoin debutants Tanzania at 16:00 GMT in Rabat, afore South Africa and Cameroon renew a acclaimed animosity beneath the lights at 19:00 GMT, with quarter-final places at stake.
The accumulation appearance saw favourites advance their authority, arising nations appropriate history, and several qualifiers absitively alone in the final annular of matches, ambience the accent for a high-stakes abolishment run.
Throughout the day, we will accompany you alive updates in blog format, tracking every key moment, appropriate about-face and axis point as they happen, with all timings listed in GMT. Settle in and break with us as AFCON 2025 enters its best cruel chapter, area ambition, acceptance and assumption will ascertain who stays and who goes.