AFCON 2025: Live updates – HT: Nigeria 0-0 Morocco
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Half-Time: Nigeria 0-0 Morocco
43′
Still goalless, with neither side creating a clear-cut chance. The game has been stop-start so far.
40′
Good save! Ezzalzouli tests Nwankwo with a speculative shot, but the Nigerian keeper is equal to it.
37′
Bassey’s earlier booking is a big blow for Nigeria. If the Super Eagles reach the final, the defender will be suspended.
34′
Close! Hakimi takes aim from the free kick, but the ball soars over the bar.
33′
Free kick for Morocco as Bassey is booked for an alleged hand on Diaz near the edge of the box. It looks harsh, but Morocco now has a dangerous set-piece opportunity.
29′
Close! Morocco inches nearer as Hakimi delivers a teasing cross, and Diaz flicks it at the near post, but it drifts just wide.
28′
Free kick to Morocco after Diaz goes down, claiming a handball by Adams.
24′
Morocco dominates early exchanges, and the home crowd jeers every Nigerian touch. Can the visitors withstand the pressure?
20′
Morocco threatens again as Ezzalzouli plays short to El Khannouss, who sends a cross into the box, but Nigeria’s defense stands firm.
17′
Nigeria earns their first corner, but it’s poorly delivered by El Khannouss, and Osimhen clears confidently at the near post.
14′
Good save! Ademola Lookman tests Bono with a stinging shot from the edge of the area, but the Moroccan goalkeeper reacts well to keep it out.
10′
Close call! Diaz cuts inside and lines up a curling shot, with Hakimi making a decoy run on the outside. The Real Madrid star bends one toward the far corner, but it sails just past the post.
8′
Morocco presses, targeting Diaz on the wing, but Bassey reads it well and clears the danger out for a throw.
4′
Ajayi is caught out of position early, leaving El Kaabi a clear chance, but the centre-back makes a superb recovery, sliding in perfectly to take the ball away from the Morocco striker.
Kickoff’
The action begins in Rabat.
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Nigeria will battle Morocco this evening for a place in the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as the two heavyweights meet at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
The Super Eagles arrived at the tournament as one of the title favourites and have lived up to expectations with an impressive run to the semi-finals. Eric Chelle’s side are yet to taste defeat, winning all their matches so far, including a convincing 2-0 victory over Algeria in the quarter-finals to seal their spot in the last four.
Hosts Morocco have also enjoyed a strong campaign on home soil. The Atlas Lions finished top of Group A and have lost none of their matches in the competition, with their only setback coming in a 1-1 draw against Mali during the group stage. They responded emphatically by thrashing Zambia 3-0 before edging past Tanzania 1-0 in the round of 16, courtesy of a decisive strike from Brahim Diaz.
The Real Madrid midfielder continued his fine form in the quarter-finals, finding the net again as Morocco claimed a 2-0 win over Cameroon to move within one step of the final. Walid Regragui’s men are now under intense pressure to deliver the trophy in front of their home fans.
With both teams boasting some of the most star-studded squads in the tournament, the semi-final is expected to be a closely fought contest as Nigeria and Morocco chase a place in the AFCON final.
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