We can already see things more clearly in this CAN 2025. After the group stage, which skimmed 8 of the 24 teams present, the round of 16 will clear the table a little more. After the first four matches, the logic was rather respected since Mali, Senegal, Morocco and Cameroon qualified for the quarter-finals.
Mali and Senegal will meet on Friday January 9 at 5 p.m. in Tangier. The Malians, miraculously defeated on penalties against Tunisia, will not start as favorites against the Lions of Teranga, who were once jostled but nevertheless easy winners over Sudan (3-1).
Two posters still to be determined
In the other already known poster, disputed immediately, on January 9 at 8 p.m., Morocco will challenge Cameroon. In Rabat, in the Moulay Abdallah stadium, the Moroccans will have a hard time facing a five-time winner of the edition, who nevertheless remains far from his best years.
Two posters remain to be determined. This Monday, Egypt will have to assume its status and sweep away doubts against Benin (5 p.m.), while Nigeria will then start as big favorite against Mozambique. The two winners will meet on January 10, in Agadir, at 5 p.m.
On Tuesday, Algeria meets Congo in a high-level and stylish clash (5 p.m.), before Ivory Coast faces Burkina Faso from the final whistle. Here too, the two victorious teams will meet in the quarterfinals, in Marrakech, Saturday January 10 (8 p.m.).
