Nigeria meet Morocco within the second AFCON semi-final tonight. Get all of the group information right here…
Nigeria have the prospect to upset AFCON hosts Morocco and transfer into the ultimate tonight.
Eric Chelle’s aspect have surpassed expectations to achieve the final 4 as they proceed their makes an attempt to atone for his or her failure to achieve the World Cup finals this summer season.
The three-time champions have blazed a path by means of the event thus far, scoring 14 objectives in 5 video games with Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen significantly distinguished.
They must 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 harm of star man Achraf Hakimi at right-back.
Their sparkle up entrance has been supplied by Actual Madrid winger Brahim Diaz, who has scored as soon as in every of their 5 AFCON video games thus far.
NIGERIA TEAM NEWS
Nigeria midfielder and captain Wilfred Ndidi is banned. Cyriel Dessers is absent by means of harm.
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 event with a calf harm.
Morocco: Bounou; Hakimi, Aguerd, Masina, Mazraoui; El Anyaoui; Diaz, El Khannous, Saibari, Ezzalzouli; El Kaabi.
The right way 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 event broadcaster.
On-line reside streaming is out there 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 event
- 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 throughout 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 throughout the group levels on their technique to their first and solely title thus far in 1976
- That is the twelfth match between the groups general. Morocco have six wins to Nigeria’s three, with two attracts
- Morocco’s whole of 5 objectives from set-pieces is essentially the most through that methodology of any group on the 2025 AFCON
- Having grow to be the primary Morocco participant to attain in 4 straight video games at a single AFCON event, Actual Madrid’s Diaz prolonged his personal report by netting in opposition to Cameroon
