Nigeria meet Morocco within the second AFCON semi-final tonight. Get all of the workforce information right here…
Nigeria have the possibility to upset AFCON hosts Morocco and transfer into the ultimate tonight.
Eric Chelle’s aspect have surpassed expectations to succeed in the final 4 as they proceed their makes an attempt to atone for his or her failure to succeed in the World Cup finals this summer time.
The three-time champions have blazed a path by means of the match to this point, scoring 14 objectives in 5 video games with Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen significantly outstanding.
They should be at their greatest to beat Morocco and a partisan residence crowd in Rabat.
The Atlas Lions haven’t displayed the identical attacking freedom as their hosts however do look extra assured defensively. That has been helped by the return from damage of star man Achraf Hakimi at right-back.
Their sparkle up entrance has been offered by Actual Madrid winger Brahim Diaz, who has scored as soon as in every of their 5 AFCON video games to this point.
NIGERIA TEAM NEWS
Nigeria midfielder and captain Wilfred Ndidi is banned. Cyriel Dessers is absent by means of damage.
Nigeria: Nwabali; Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Bassey, Bruno; Onyeka, Onyedika, Iwobi; Lookman; Adams, Osimhen.
MOROCCO TEAM NEWS
Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi will miss the remainder of the match with a calf damage.
Morocco: Bounou; Hakimi, Aguerd, Masina, Mazraoui; El Anyaoui; Diaz, El Khannous, Saibari, Ezzalzouli; El Kaabi.
Find out how to watch Nigeria v Morocco: TV channel, reside on-line stream
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Within the UK, reside AFCON 2025 protection is on Channel 4’s E4 and All 4. Within the USA, beIN Sports activities is the match broadcaster.
On-line reside streaming is obtainable on an unlimited vary of gadgets by means of Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports activities app.
Nigeria v Morocco stats
- That is the groups’ first AFCON assembly in 22 years and the second time they’ve confronted one another in a semi-final on the match
- Nigeria prevailed within the earlier final-four encounter in 1980, triumphing 1-0 by means of Felix Owolabi’s ninth-minute winner en path to their first title
- They’ve confronted the host or co-host nation on 10 earlier events (W3 D3 L4)
- On the final version of the finals, Nigeria beat hosts Ivory Coast 1-0 in the course of the group stage however misplaced the ultimate to them 2-1
- When Victor Osimhen has scored or assisted, Nigeria have by no means misplaced an AFCON match (W5 D2)
- Morocco received the fixture twice in the course of the group levels on their strategy to their first and solely title to this point in 1976
- That is the twelfth match between the groups total. Morocco have six wins to Nigeria’s three, with two attracts
- Morocco’s complete of 5 objectives from set-pieces is probably the most by way of that technique of any workforce on the 2025 AFCON
- Having change into the primary Morocco participant to attain in 4 straight video games at a single AFCON match, Actual Madrid’s Diaz prolonged his personal report by netting towards Cameroon
