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Confirmed line-ups for AFCON semi-final as hosts eye final
Nigeria meet Morocco in the second AFCON semi-final tonight. Get all the team news here…
Nigeria have the chance to upset AFCON hosts Morocco and move into the final tonight.
Eric Chelle’s side have surpassed expectations to reach the last four as they continue their attempts to atone for their failure to reach the World Cup finals this summer.
The three-time champions have blazed a trail through the tournament so far, scoring 14 goals in five games with Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen particularly prominent.
They will have to be at their best to overcome Morocco and a partisan home crowd in Rabat.
The Atlas Lions have not displayed the same attacking freedom as their hosts but do look more assured defensively. That has been helped by the return from injury of star man Achraf Hakimi at right-back.
Their sparkle up front has been provided by Real Madrid winger Brahim Diaz, who has scored once in each of their five AFCON games so far.
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NIGERIA TEAM NEWS
Nigeria midfielder and captain Wilfred Ndidi is banned. Cyriel Dessers is absent through injury.
Nigeria: Nwabali; Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Bassey, Bruno; Onyeka, Onyedika, Iwobi; Lookman; Adams, Osimhen.
MOROCCO TEAM NEWS
Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi will miss the rest of the tournament with a calf injury.
Morocco: Bounou; Hakimi, Aguerd, Masina, Mazraoui; El Anyaoui; Diaz, El Khannous, Saibari, Ezzalzouli; El Kaabi.
How to watch Nigeria v Morocco: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). In the UK, live AFCON 2025 coverage is on Channel 4’s E4 and All 4. In the USA, beIN Sports is the tournament broadcaster.
Online live streaming is available on a vast range of devices through Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports app.
Nigeria v Morocco stats
- This is the teams’ first AFCON meeting in 22 years and the second time they’ve faced each other in a semi-final at the tournament
- Nigeria prevailed in the previous final-four encounter in 1980, triumphing 1-0 through Felix Owolabi’s ninth-minute winner en route to their first title
- They have faced the host or co-host nation on 10 previous occasions (W3 D3 L4)
- At the last edition of the finals, Nigeria beat hosts Ivory Coast 1-0 during the group stage but lost the final to them 2-1
- When Victor Osimhen has scored or assisted, Nigeria have never lost an AFCON match (W5 D2)
- Morocco won the fixture twice during the group stages on their way to their first and only title so far in 1976
- This is the 12th match between the teams overall. Morocco have six wins to Nigeria’s three, with two draws
- Morocco’s total of five goals from set-pieces is the most via that method of any team at the 2025 AFCON
- Having become the first Morocco player to score in four straight games at a single AFCON tournament, Real Madrid’s Diaz extended his own record by netting against Cameroon
