After a month of competition, the outcome is near. While the semi-finals delivered their verdict this Wednesday, we now know the poster for the grand final of the 2025 African Cup of Nations. It will pit the two favorites of the tournament: Senegal and its offensive armada against Morocco of Achraf Hakimi, the organizing country in search of its first success since 1976.
Opposed to Egypt, the Lions of Teranga waited until the last minutes to make the difference thanks to an achievement from their star player Sadio Mané (1-0). They are preparing to play the fourth final in the history of the Senegalese national team, the third in the last four editions of the CAN.
For their part, Walid Regragui’s men got the better of the Super Eagles, locking down the best attack of the tournament (14 goals in 6 matches) before winning at the end of the penalty shootout. Launched towards a historic coronation at home, the Moroccans had not reached this stage of the competition for 22 years and their loss against Tunisia in the final in 2004.
An indecisive final
One thing is certain: the final between the two best current teams in Africa promises to be particularly indecisive as the numbers are large and the precedents are rare. Indeed, Senegal and Morocco have not faced each other in official competition since a qualifying match for the 2002 World Cup won by Senegal on July 14, 2001 (1-0).
This summit meeting will be held on Sunday January 18 from 8 p.m. It will take place at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, where the Atlas Lions have played all their matches in the competition.
