It has become a habit since 2017. Since December 21 and for the 5th consecutive edition, the matches of the 2025 African Cup of Nations have been broadcast on beIN Sports. In addition to the matches, a “Club CAN” program is notably on the program for the most exciting matches, with Vanessa Le Moigne and Emmanuel Barth as hosts.
And the channel distributed by Canal + has decided to pull out all the stops for its consultants. Regulars on the edges of the pitch the rest of the year, Benjamin Moukandjo and Louisa Necib-Cadamuro are notably in the game. Former Cameroonian international (57 caps), the first played in Nancy and Lorient, while the second wore the colors of the French women’s team 144 times.
But that’s not all. Former Liverpool, Juventus and PSG midfielder Mohamed Sissoko is part of the squad. Selected 34 times by Mali, he notably finished third in CAN 2013 with the Eagles. He will be accompanied by his compatriot Brahim Thiam, international 17 times, who notably played in Istres, Caen and Red Star.
Jaouad Zaïri, finalist in 2004
The French-speaking countries of the Maghreb will also be represented with in particular the Algerian Adlène Guedioura, who played for the Fennecs between 2010 and 2022. Young retired, he wore the colors of Nottingham Forest, Watford and even Wolverhampton during his career which started in the Paris region, at US Créteil-Lusitanos.
With his 34 selections, Jaouad Zaïri brings his keen eye to Morocco’s performances. Passed by Sochaux Montbéliard, Olympiakos and Asteras Tripolis, the former winger stopped his career in 2017. In 2004, he participated in the final lost by the Atlas Lions against Tunisia.
The Eagles of Carthage have not been forgotten with the presence among the consultants of Hocine Ragued. The former midfielder, who played his first professional match with Paris Saint-Germain in 2006 at the age of 23, mainly played for Mons (Belgium), Slavia Prague and Esperance sportive de Tunis. He has 54 caps with Tunisia.
In addition to these seven experts, two pairs of commentators are in charge during the matches, with Julien Chaput-Robert Malm on one side and Éric Barrère-Patrick Guillou on the other.
