End of the quarters, place for the semi-finals. As the 2025 African Cup of Nations enters its home stretch, the final four is now known. This Saturday, Nigeria put an end to Algerian dreams by dominating the Fennecs without trembling (0-2), thus qualifying for the 17th half in its CAN history.
To secure a place in the final and hope to do better than in 2024, when they failed on the second step of the podium by losing against Ivory Coast, Victor Osimhen and his partners will have to extricate themselves from the clutches of Morocco on Wednesday January 14 (9 p.m.).
Scheduled at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, in which the Atlas Lions have been playing since the start of the competition, the meeting promises to spark. On one side, a Moroccan team determined to win at home to end a 50-year drought since their only CAN victory in 1976. On the other, the Super Eagles who are back on track after failing to qualify for the next World Cup. All the ingredients seem to come together to thrill during this summit match.
A reunion between Senegal and Egypt
A few hours earlier, the first semi-final between Senegal and Egypt, which was played against Ivory Coast in a match rich in suspense in the quarter-finals (3-2), will have delivered its verdict. Scheduled at the Ibn-Batouta Stadium in Tangier on Wednesday January 14, the meeting will start at 6 p.m. and will also pit two giants of the continent against each other.
Rich in stories to tell, the match will bring back good memories for the Lions of Teranga, who won against their Egyptian rivals to win the first CAN in their history in January 2022. It will also be a reunion between Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah, long partners on the Liverpool side.
