2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) host nation Morocco face their toughest-looking take a look at but when Walid Regragui’s facet face Cameroon within the quarter-finals in Rabat on Friday.
The Indomitable Lions are five-time champions and beat South Africa 2-1 within the final 16, having seen off Mozambique and Gabon by a aim every both facet of a 1-1 draw with holders Ivory Coast in the course of the group stage.
Brahim Diaz scored his fourth aim of the event because the Atlas Lions beat Tanzania 1-0 of their first knockout stage match, following up wins over Comoros and Zambia and a draw with Mali of their preliminary three video games.
101GreatGoals.com has the crew information and beginning line-ups as Cameroon and Morocco proceed their AFCON 2025 campaigns.
Cameroon beginning line-up vs Morocco
Darlin Yongwa is out for Cameroon with an harm sustained towards South Africa. Rennes’ Aboubakar Nagida replaces the left-back.
Lower than a 12 months after making his skilled debut, Bayer Leverkusen ahead Christian Kofane has two targets at his first AFCON and begins right here.
Manchester United ahead Bryan Mbeumo options once more, as does Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba.
Cameroon beginning XI: Devis Epassy, Che Malone, Samuel Kotto, Nouhou Tolo, Junior Tchamadeu, Arthur Avom, Carlos Baleba, Danny Namaso, Aboubakar Nagida, Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Kofane
Cameroon substitutes: Simon Omossola, Christopher Wooh, Gerzino Nyamsi, Georges-Kévin N’Koudou, Jean Onana, Frank Magri, Christian Bassogog, Patrick Soko, Darlin Yongwa, Olivier Kemen, Karl Etta Eyong, Enzo Boyomo, Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Arnold Kamdem
Morocco beginning line-up vs Cameroon
Reigning African Footballer of the Yr Achraf Hakimi captains Morocco once more after the Paris Saint-Germain right-back began a match for the primary time in additional than two months towards Tanzania following an ankle harm.
Midfielder Azzedine Ounahi is out for the remainder of the event with a leg harm. United wideman Noussair Mazraoui begins once more.
Actual Madrid’s Diaz is aiming to proceed his prolific streak, having grow to be the primary Moroccan to attain in 4 straight video games on the finals.
Morocco beginning XI: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Adam Masina, Noussair Mazraoui, Bilal El Khannouss, Neil El Aynaoui, Ismael Saibari, Brahim Díaz, Ayoub El Kaabi, Abde Ezzalzouli
Morocco substitutes: Munir El Kajoui, Sofyan Amrabat, Hamza Igamane, Soufiane Rahimi, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Oussama Targhalline, Mohamed Chibi, Ilias Akhomach, Jawad El Yamiq, Youssef En-Nesyri, Chemsdine Talbi, El Mehdi Al Harrar, Anass Salah-Eddine, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Youssef Belammari
The best way to watch Cameroon vs Morocco: TV channel, dwell on-line stream
Kick-off on Friday is at 19:00 GMT (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). Within the UK, dwell AFCON 2025 protection is on Channel 4’s E4 and All 4. Within the USA, beIN Sports activities is the event broadcaster.
On-line dwell streaming is on the market on an unlimited vary of units by means of Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports activities app.
Cameroon vs Morocco stats
- These groups have met 13 instances in all competitions since 1981, with six wins for Cameroon, two for Morocco and 5 attracts
- In 4 AFCON encounters with Morocco, Cameroon have received 3 times (D1)
- They went undefeated towards Morocco by means of their first 13 conferences between 1981 and 2017, profitable six video games and drawing 4
- Cameroon’s solely losses towards AFCON hosts got here in the course of the 1970 and 1996 group levels, once they misplaced 2-0 to Sudan and 3-0 to South Africa. They’re unbeaten of their final six matches towards AFCON hosts (W3 D3)
- Victory would take Cameroon to their eleventh semi-final
- That is the primary AFCON showdown between the nations this century and their first on the finals for 39 years, 11 months and 29 days
- Cameroon have misplaced twice since their last-16 exit on the 2023 AFCON, though these defeats to Cape Verde and DR Congo prevented them from qualifying for the World Cup
- Brahim Diaz is the highest scorer at this AFCON, forward of seven gamers on three targets
- Morocco have stored three clear sheets on this event, conceding as soon as. They’re but to concede from open play
- They’ve misplaced as soon as since exiting the 2023 AFCON within the final 16, struggling defeat to Kenya on their strategy to profitable the 2024 African Nations Championship
- Of their earlier quarter-finals, Morocco suffered defeats in 1998, 2017 and 2021 and received in 2004, seeing off Algeria 3-1 after additional time
Cameroon AFCON 2025 squad
Goalkeepers: Devis Epassy (Dinamo Bucharest), Simon Omossola (St Eloi Lupopo), Simon Ngapandouetnbu (Montpellier), Edouard Sombang (Colombe Du Dja).
Defenders: Samuel Kotto (Gent), Gerzino Nyamsi (Lokomotiv Moscow), Jean-Charles Castelletto (Al Duhail), Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), Flavien Enzo Boyomo (Osasuna), Mahamadou Nagida (Rennes), Christopher Wooh (Spartak Moscow), Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke Metropolis), Darlin Yongwa (Lorient).
Midfielders: Martin Ndzie (Fast Vienna), Carlos Baleba (Brighton & Hove Albion), Arthur Avom (Lorient), Eric-Junior Dina Ebimbe (Brest), Brice Ambina (Valerenga), Jean Junior Onana (Genoa), Olivier Kemen (Istanbul Basaksehir).
Forwards: Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United), Christian Bassogog (Al Okhdood), Georges-Kevin N’koudou (Al Diriyah), Danny Namaso (Auxerre), Frank Magri (Toulouse), Karl Etta Eyong (Levante), Christian Kofane (Bayer Leverkusen), Patrick Soko (Almeria).
Morocco AFCON 2025 squad
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal), Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), El Mehdi Al Harrar (Raja Casablanca).
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids), Jawad El Yamiq (Al-Najma), Romain Saiss (Al Sadd), Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal (Rennes), Nayef Aguerd (Marseille), Adam Masina (Torino), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester Utd), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven).
Midfielders: Oussama Targhalline (Feyenoord), Sofyan Amrabat (Actual Betis), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma), Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona).
Forwards: Brahim Diaz (Actual Madrid), Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Actual Betis), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Bayer Leverkusen).
AFCON 2025 fixtures, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule
Sunday, December 21 2025
- Group A: Morocco 2-0 Comoros (Rabat)
Monday, December 22 2025
- Group A: Mali 1-1 Zambia (Casablanca)
- Group B: South Africa 2-1 Angola (Marrakech)
- Group B: Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe (Agadir)
Tuesday, December 23 2025
- Group D: Senegal 3-0 Botswana (Tangie)
- Group D: DR Congo 1-0 Benin (Rabat)
- Group C: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania (Fes)
- Group C: Tunisia 3-1 Uganda (Rabat)
Wednesday, December 24 2025
- Group E: Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 3-0 Sudan (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique (Marrakech)
- Group F: Cameroon 1-0 Gabon (Agadir)
Friday, December 26 2025
- Group B: Angola 1-1 Zimbabwe (Marrakech)
- Group B: Egypt 1-0 South Africa (Agadir)
- Group A: Zambia 0-0 Comoros (Casablanca)
- Group A: Morocco 1-1 Mali (Rabat)
Saturday, December 27 2025
- Group D: Benin 1-0 Botswana (Rabat)
- Group D: Senegal 1-1 DR Congo (Tangier)
- Group C: Uganda 1-1 Tanzania (Rabat)
- Group C: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia (Fes)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)
Monday, December 29 2025
- Group B: Angola 0-0 Egypt (Agadir)
- Group B: Zimbabwe 2-3 South Africa (Marrakech)
- Group A: Comoros 0-0 Mali (Casablanca)
- Group A: Zambia 0-3 Morocco (Rabat)
Tuesday, December 30 2025
- Group C: Tanzania 1-1 Tunisia (Rabat)
- Group C: Uganda 1-3 Nigeria (Fes)
- Group D: Benin 0-3 Senegal (Tangier)
- Group D: Botswana 0-3 DR Congo (Rabat)
Wednesday, December 31 2025
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea 1-3 Algeria (Rabat)
- Group E: Sudan 0-2 Burkina Faso (Casablanca)
- Group F: Gabon 2-3 Ivory Coast (Marrakech)
- Group F: Mozambique 1-2 Cameroon (Agadir)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 spherical of 16
Saturday, January 3 2026
- SR1: Senegal 3-1 Sudan (Tangier)
- SR2: Mali 1-1 Tunisia (3-2 on penalties) (Casablanca)
Sunday, January 4
- SR3: Morocco 1-0 Tanzania (Rabat)
- SR4: South Africa 1-2 Cameroon (Rabat)
Monday, January 5
- SR5: Egypt 3-1 Benin (after additional time) (Agadir)
- SR6: Nigeria 4-0 Mozambique (Fes)
Tuesday, January 6
- SR7: Algeria 1-0 DR Congo (after additional time) (Rabat)
- SR8: Ivory Coast 3-0 Burkina Faso (Marrakech)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals
Friday, January 9
- QF1: Mali vs Senegal (Tangier, 16:00)
- QF2: Cameroon vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)
Saturday, January 10
- QF3: Algeria vs Nigeria (Marrakech, 16:00)
- QF4: Egypt vs Ivory Coast (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals
Wednesday, January 14
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Tangier, 17:00)
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Rabat, 20:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match
Saturday, January 17
- SF1 vs SF2 losers (Casablanca, 16:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 closing
Sunday, January 18
- SF1 vs SF2 winners (Rabat, 19:00)
