AFCON: All you need to know about Nigeria, Morocco semi-final battle

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Nigeria are bidding for a fourth TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations title and will face hosts Morocco, who are searching for their first trophy since 1976, in the semi-finals of the 2025 edition at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Tuesday, 14 January. Kick-off is scheduled for 9pm local time (20h00 GMT).

Below is a comprehensive review of the key statistics, previous meetings and all essential information ahead of the Nigeria vs Morocco semi-final, as contained in an official release published on the CAF website on Monday.

Both sides arrive at the last four unbeaten.

Nigeria have won all five of their matches at the tournament, while Morocco have recorded four victories and one draw.

The fixture marks the sixth Africa Cup of Nations meeting between the two nations, with all five previous AFCON encounters producing a winner.

It is their first AFCON meeting in 22 years and the second time they face each other in an AFCON semi-final.

Four of their five previous AFCON meetings took place in the group stages, coming in 1976 (two matches), 2000 and 2004.

Their first AFCON meeting was in 1976 during the group stage, when Morocco won both matches, 3-1 and 2-1, on their way to their first and only continental title.

This will be their second semi-final meeting at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Nigeria won the previous semi-final clash in 1980, claiming a 1-0 victory courtesy of a Felix Owolabi goal in the ninth minute en route to lifting their first AFCON title.

They met again at the tournament in 2000, when Nigeria eliminated Morocco in their final Group D match with a 2-0 win. Finidi George and Julius Aghahowa scored the goals for the Super Eagles.