Morocco is playing big. And Walid Regragui obviously brought out the heavy artillery to face Nigeria this Wednesday evening (9 p.m.) in the semi-final of the 2025 African Cup of Nations. The Atlas Lions coach chose to field the same eleven which had eliminated Cameroon in the previous round.
On the right side of the Moroccan defense, captain Achraf Hakimi will start alongside Nayef Aguerd, Adam Masina and Noussair Mazraoui. In midfield, Azzedine Ounahi is still injured in his calf and gives way to Neil El Aynaoui, Ismaël Saibari and Bilal El Khannouss. Finally, Brahim Diaz, Ayoub El Kaabi and Ez Abde make up the attacking trio.
The official compositions of Nigeria – Morocco
Nigeria : Nwabali – Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemaechi – Onyedika, Onyeka, Iwobi – Lookman – Osimhen (cap.), Adams
Morocco : Bounou – Hakimi (cap.), Aguerd, Masina, Mazraoui – The Ayna, The Khannous, Saibari – Brahim Diaz, The Kaabi, The Abde
On the side of Eric Chelle’s Nigeria, Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi is suspended and is significantly absent from the meeting. He is replaced numerically by Club Bruges defensive midfielder Raphaël Onyedika, who will be supported by Frank Onyeka and Alex Iwobi. Stanley Nwabali will have the role of last defense against a defense made up of Bright Osayi-Samuel, Junior Ajayi, Calvin Bassey and Bruno Onyemaechi.
Up front, the fiery trio of this CAN 2025 remains the same, with Ademola Lookman (3 goals, 4 assists), Victor Osimhen (4 goals, 2 assists) and Akor Adams (2 goals, 2 assists).
