Nigeria will be without Wilfred Ndidi for their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Morocco next week. The Super Eagles recorded a fourth straight win at AFCON 2025 as they dominated Algeria in Saturday’s quarter-final at the Grand stadium in Marrakesh.

AFCON 2025 will return with its semifinal round on Wednesday, Jan. 14: Senegal will face Egypt while Nigeria will face Morocco. The winners of each match will face off for the continental trophy on Sunday, Jan. 18.

The semifinals of the African Cup of Nations have been set. The last qualifiers were determined this Saturday (10), with two more quarterfinal matches. First, Nigeria eliminated Algeria. Then it was Egypt's turn to defeat Ivory Coast.

RABAT | Xinhua | Nigeria beat Algeria 2-0 in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal at Marrakech Stadium on Saturday, while Egypt booked its place in the semifinals after defeating Cote d’Ivoire 3-2.

The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 has taken center stage in December and early January, as 24 teams went to Morocco aiming to be crowned AFCON champs. Now only a handful remain in this brilliant tournament being held in nine stadiums across six cities in Morocco.

Algeria will face Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on January 10, 2026, at the Marrakech Stadium in Marrakech, Morocco.

Nigeria’s second goal was born from another Iwobi “pre-assist”. His through-ball to Osimhen carried enough pace to break Algeria’s lines, but it was not so heavy as to make the chance difficult for the striker. Osimhen could have taken the chance himself, but unselfishly squared it to Adams, who rounded the goalkeeper to score.

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The Super Eagles overwhelmed 2019 champions Algeria in a 2-0 quarterfinal victory and booked their place amongst the final four of the Africa Cup of Nations.