The finals of the African Cup of Nations (Morocco 2025) are entering a decisive stage, as four teams compete in the dream box in this continental tournament.
After the quarter-finals, which was characterized by intense competition and mixed emotions, four teams with distinguished football histories: Morocco, Egypt, Senegal and Nigeria, will continue their journey towards their continental dream, and before that they will compete to reserve two seats in the final of this prestigious edition.
Thus, the Senegalese team, nicknamed the “Lions of Teranga,” will face its Egyptian counterpart, nicknamed the “Pharaohs,” tomorrow, Wednesday, at around six o’clock in the evening, on the field of the Grand Stadium in Tangier, in a struggle with the taste of historical revenge.
The two teams met in the final of the Cameroon 2022 edition, and the Senegalese team won over its Egyptian counterpart on penalty kicks (4-2), in a match that pitted the stars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, who is looking for his first continental crown with the Egyptian team, which has the largest number of titles in the competition (7 titles).
The Senegalese team was the first team to book a ticket to the semi-finals after winning with a single and important goal over its Malian counterpart.
For its part, the Egyptian team booked a ticket to the same round with a difficult victory over its Ivorian counterpart, by three goals to two, in an exciting match, thus stripping the “Elephants” team of the title of the last edition.
The second semi-final match of the African Cup of Nations will bring together the “Atlas Lions” and the “Green Eagles” on the same day at nine o’clock on the floor of Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium in Rabat.
The Atlas Lions, who eliminated the Cameroonian team, nicknamed the “Untamed Lions,” in the quarter-finals will try to continue their good run against the strong Nigerian team, which defeated its Algerian counterpart (2-0).
The Moroccan national team, the host of the tournament, which benefits from exceptional public support, aspires to achieve a historic continental title.
If the Moroccan team wants to win the title, it must overcome the obstacle of the strong Nigerian team, which has won the title on three occasions.
The last meeting between the Atlas Lions and the Nigerian Eagles was in the African Cup of Nations finals back in 2004 in Tunisia, during which Walid Regragui and his teammates, led by the national voter at the time, Baddou Zaki, were able to defeat the star-studded Nigerian team with an unanswered goal, scored by Youssef Hajji.
Similar to the previous rounds of the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 finals, the semi-finals will feature two large-scale matches with the presence of this great quartet in the golden square.
What distinguishes the African Cup semi-final is that it brings together the last five players who won the Ballon d’Or, teams that won the title, and African coaches, including 3 local ones, which gives a special character to the golden square of this 35th edition.
The ambitions of the four sides that make up the Golden Square differ, but the goal remains the same, which is essentially to reach the final and write a bright new page in the historical record of African football.
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