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Host Morocco ease pass Indomitable Lions 2-0 to make it to the semi finals of the AFCON 2025. Brahim Diaz once again stood tall opening scoring with his 5th of the competition.
Cameroun, Maroc
A quarter final derby sanctioned by a single goal but packed with saves, attempts on target and a red card. Senegal beat Mali 1-0 to advance to the semi finals of the AFCON 2025
Mali, Sénégal
Host country of the AFCON 2025, Morocco faces Cameroon, a five-time champion of Africa, in the quarter-finals this Friday, January 9. A major fixture between two heavyweights of African football, marked by a duel of styles, a heavy historical past and extra-sporting tensions on the eve of the kick-off. Presentation in three stages.
Cameroun, Maroc
The first quarter-final of the AFCON 2025 will be played this Friday, January 9, 2025 at 4 p.m. GMT between Mali and Senegal, at the grand stadium in Tangier. A West African derby that is pregnant with spark and honor for territorial hegemony.
Mali
After four games played in this edition, two players stand out for the title of MVP of the competition. Ademola Lookman, the all-round man of Nigeria and Brahim Diaz, the saviour of Morocco start by far ahead of other potential candidates even before the quarterfinals which begin this Friday.
Maroc, Nigeria
Eritrean football has been given the official green light to compete in future AFCON qualifiers by CAF. A top federation official hints ahead of the great come back of the national football team amidst worrying concerns on who will play or coach the team.
Erythrée
The Guépards of Benin left the AFCON 2025, head held high, despite a cruel elimination in the eighth final against the Pharaohs of Egypt, 3-1 after extra time. At the Grand Stade in Agadir, Gernot Rohr’s men held on for a long time against the Pharaons, seven-time champions of Africa, before giving up in extra time on goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mohamed Salah. Jodel Dossou had however equalized at the end of the match (83'), after the opening goal by Marwan Attia (70').
Bénin
The eighth finals of the AFCON 2025 have rendered their verdict. Eight selections continue their adventure on Moroccan soil. The observation is clear: the 4 quarter final games are reserved for the best teams so far on the continent and nothing short of excitement and good football is expected from all the games. Here is a good time to be in the stands and in front of tv sets.
Algérie, Cameroun, Egypte, Maroc, Nigeria
The competition is over for the DRC in the eighth finals. But despite this early elimination, the Congolese keep their heads high and are already thinking about the 2026 World Cup.
From December 21 to January 18, AFCON 2025 will be held in Morocco. On the starting line, 24 nations who will beat all odds to inscribe their name in the winners section of this edition. Discover the complete schedule of the competition and the results of the meetings.
Algérie, Botswana, Angola, Cameroun, Comores, Egypte, Nigeria
After a hugely disappointing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations that ended in the round of 16 against Mali, the Tunisian Football Federation is under fire. Supposed to embody a new era since the imprisonment of former president Wadie Jary, it has in reality not changed the methods of a system that thrives on opacity and personal or political interests.
Tunisia
The excitement is very great around the match between the DRC and Algeria, counting for the eighth finals of the AFCON 2025. Before the kick-off scheduled for this Tuesday (16h GMT), the match of the supporters began both in the streets and on social networks.
Algérie
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