We will know this Wednesday evening which selections have qualified for the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations. At the same time, the eliminated nations will leave Morocco and the players will join their respective championships. Could Ligue 1 clubs count on returns this weekend for the resumption of the championship? Overview.
CAN 2025 continues in Morocco and we already know the identity of most of the nations qualified for the round of 16 of the competition. Conversely, the names of the selections which will leave are also clarified before the last matches of the group stage. And there is no doubt that Ligue 1 clubs are watching this closely, in the hope of seeing certain players return within the next few hours for the resumption of the championship this weekend. But who are the men involved?
Mata back by Saturday with OL?
Let’s proceed group by group. In Group A, Morocco and Mali are guaranteed to go further, while the Comoros and Zambia are already eliminated, but these two nations do not have any players playing in Ligue 1.
In group B, Egypt and South Africa have their ticket to the round of 16, Zimbabwe is eliminated (0 players from Ligue 1) and Angola, with two points, is awaiting the last results of group C. The latter has in its ranks an OL player, namely Clinton Mata. The Lyonnais challenge Monaco on Saturday at 5 p.m.
In group C, if Nigeria is already qualified after its two victories, everything remains open behind between Tunisia (2nd with 3 points), Tanzania (3rd with one point) and Uganda (4th with one point).
Uganda-Nigeria (Tuesday December 30 at 5 p.m.)
Tanzania-Tunisia (Tuesday December 30 at 5 p.m.)
No Ugandan player plays in Ligue 1, but there is one Tanzanian international (Ally Samatta in Le Havre) and two Tunisian internationals (Montassar Talbi in the east and Ali Abdi in Nice).
Soon reinforcements for Angers, OM will find Aubam’
In group D, Senegal, DR Congo and Benin are qualified, Botswana is eliminated but has no Ligue 1 players.
In Group E, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Sudan are qualified before the last day of the group stage. Equatorial Guinea is eliminated but does not have any players playing in Ligue 1.
In group F, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Mozambique are already qualified, unlike Gabon, eliminated. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (about), Jacques Ekomie (Angers), Jim Allevinah (Angers) and Michel Mboula (Metz) will therefore join their clubs in the coming hours.
