2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) host nation Morocco face their toughest-looking test yet when Walid Regragui’s side face Cameroon in the quarter-finals in Rabat on Friday.
The Indomitable Lions have been champions five times and beat South Africa 2-1 in the last 16, having seen off Mozambique and Gabon by a goal each either side of a 1-1 draw with holders Ivory Coast during the group stage.
Brahim Diaz scored his fourth goal of the tournament as the Atlas Lions beat Tanzania 1-0 in their first knockout stage match, following up wins over Comoros and Zambia and a draw with Mali in their initial three games.
101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Cameroon and Morocco continue their AFCON 2025 campaigns.
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Cameroon starting line-up vs Morocco
Darlin Yongwa is a doubt for Cameroon with an injury the left-back sustained against South Africa.
Less than a year after making his professional debut, Bayer Leverkusen forward Christian Kofane has two goals at his first AFCON and starts here.
Manchester United forward Bryan Mbeumo features again, as does Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Carlos Baleba.
Cameroon starting XI: Epassy, Che, Kotto, Tolo, Namaso, Baleba, Avom, Tchamadeu, Mbeumo, Nagida, Kofane
Cameroon substitutes: To follow
Morocco starting line-up vs Cameroon
Reigning African Footballer of the Year Achraf Hakimi captains Morocco again after the Paris Saint-Germain right-back started a match for the first time in more than two months against Tanzania following an ankle injury.
Midfielder Azzedine Ounahi is out for the rest of the tournament with a leg injury. United wideman Noussair Mazraoui starts again.
Real Madrid’s Diaz is aiming to continue his prolific streak, having become the first Moroccan to score in four straight games at the finals.
Morocco starting XI: Bono, Hakimi, Aguerd, Masina, Mazraoui, Saibari, El Aynaoui, El Khannouss, Ezzalzouli, El Kaabi, Brahim Diaz
Morocco substitutes: To follow
How to watch Cameroon vs Morocco: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Friday is at 19:00 GMT (14:00 ET / 11:00 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.
Cameroon vs Morocco stats
- These teams have met 13 times in all competitions since 1981, with six wins for Cameroon, two for Morocco and five draws
- In four AFCON encounters with Morocco, Cameroon have won three times (D1)
- They went undefeated against Morocco through their first 13 meetings between 1981 and 2017, winning six games and drawing four
- Cameroon’s only losses against AFCON hosts came during the 1970 and 1996 group stages, when they lost 2-0 to Sudan and 3-0 to South Africa. They are unbeaten in their last six matches against AFCON hosts (W3 D3)
- Victory would take Cameroon to their 11th semi-final
- This is the first AFCON showdown between the countries this century and their first at the finals for 39 years, 11 months and 29 days
- Cameroon have lost twice since their last-16 exit at the 2023 AFCON, although those defeats to Cape Verde and DR Congo prevented them from qualifying for the World Cup
- Brahim Diaz is the top scorer at this AFCON, ahead of seven players on three goals
- Morocco have kept three clean sheets in this tournament, conceding once. They are yet to concede from open play
- They have lost once since exiting the 2023 AFCON in the last 16, suffering defeat to Kenya on their way to winning the 2024 African Nations Championship
- Of their previous quarter-finals, Morocco suffered defeats in 1998, 2017 and 2021 and won in 2004, seeing off Algeria 3-1 after extra time
Cameroon AFCON 2025 squad
Goalkeepers: Devis Epassy (Dinamo Bucharest), Simon Omossola (St Eloi Lupopo), Simon Ngapandouetnbu (Montpellier), Edouard Sombang (Colombe Du Dja).
Defenders: Samuel Kotto (Gent), Gerzino Nyamsi (Lokomotiv Moscow), Jean-Charles Castelletto (Al Duhail), Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), Flavien Enzo Boyomo (Osasuna), Mahamadou Nagida (Rennes), Christopher Wooh (Spartak Moscow), Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City), Darlin Yongwa (Lorient).
Midfielders: Martin Ndzie (Rapid Vienna), Carlos Baleba (Brighton & Hove Albion), Arthur Avom (Lorient), Eric-Junior Dina Ebimbe (Brest), Brice Ambina (Valerenga), Jean Junior Onana (Genoa), Olivier Kemen (Istanbul Basaksehir).
Forwards: Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United), Christian Bassogog (Al Okhdood), Georges-Kevin N’koudou (Al Diriyah), Danny Namaso (Auxerre), Frank Magri (Toulouse), Karl Etta Eyong (Levante), Christian Kofane (Bayer Leverkusen), Patrick Soko (Almeria).
Morocco AFCON 2025 squad
Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal), Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), El Mehdi Al Harrar (Raja Casablanca).
Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids), Jawad El Yamiq (Al-Najma), Romain Saiss (Al Sadd), Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal (Rennes), Nayef Aguerd (Marseille), Adam Masina (Torino), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester Utd), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven).
Midfielders: Oussama Targhalline (Feyenoord), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma), Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona).
Forwards: Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Bayer Leverkusen).
AFCON 2025 fixtures, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule
Sunday, December 21 2025
- Group A: Morocco 2-0 Comoros (Rabat)
Monday, December 22 2025
- Group A: Mali 1-1 Zambia (Casablanca)
- Group B: South Africa 2-1 Angola (Marrakech)
- Group B: Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe (Agadir)
Tuesday, December 23 2025
- Group D: Senegal 3-0 Botswana (Tangie)
- Group D: DR Congo 1-0 Benin (Rabat)
- Group C: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania (Fes)
- Group C: Tunisia 3-1 Uganda (Rabat)
Wednesday, December 24 2025
- Group E: Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 3-0 Sudan (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique (Marrakech)
- Group F: Cameroon 1-0 Gabon (Agadir)
Friday, December 26 2025
- Group B: Angola 1-1 Zimbabwe (Marrakech)
- Group B: Egypt 1-0 South Africa (Agadir)
- Group A: Zambia 0-0 Comoros (Casablanca)
- Group A: Morocco 1-1 Mali (Rabat)
Saturday, December 27 2025
- Group D: Benin 1-0 Botswana (Rabat)
- Group D: Senegal 1-1 DR Congo (Tangier)
- Group C: Uganda 1-1 Tanzania (Rabat)
- Group C: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia (Fes)
Sunday, December 28 2025
- Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
- Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
- Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)
Monday, December 29 2025
- Group B: Angola 0-0 Egypt (Agadir)
- Group B: Zimbabwe 2-3 South Africa (Marrakech)
- Group A: Comoros 0-0 Mali (Casablanca)
- Group A: Zambia 0-3 Morocco (Rabat)
Tuesday, December 30 2025
- Group C: Tanzania 1-1 Tunisia (Rabat)
- Group C: Uganda 1-3 Nigeria (Fes)
- Group D: Benin 0-3 Senegal (Tangier)
- Group D: Botswana 0-3 DR Congo (Rabat)
Wednesday, December 31 2025
- Group E: Equatorial Guinea 1-3 Algeria (Rabat)
- Group E: Sudan 0-2 Burkina Faso (Casablanca)
- Group F: Gabon 2-3 Ivory Coast (Marrakech)
- Group F: Mozambique 1-2 Cameroon (Agadir)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 round of 16
Saturday, January 3 2026
- SR1: Senegal 3-1 Sudan (Tangier)
- SR2: Mali 1-1 Tunisia (3-2 on penalties) (Casablanca)
Sunday, January 4
- SR3: Morocco 1-0 Tanzania (Rabat)
- SR4: South Africa 1-2 Cameroon (Rabat)
Monday, January 5
- SR5: Egypt 3-1 Benin (after extra time) (Agadir)
- SR6: Nigeria 4-0 Mozambique (Fes)
Tuesday, January 6
- SR7: Algeria 1-0 DR Congo (after extra time) (Rabat)
- SR8: Ivory Coast 3-0 Burkina Faso (Marrakech)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals
Friday, January 9
- QF1: Mali vs Senegal (Tangier, 16:00)
- QF2: Cameroon vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)
Saturday, January 10
- QF3: Algeria vs Nigeria (Marrakech, 16:00)
- QF4: Egypt vs Ivory Coast (Agadir, 19:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals
Wednesday, January 14
- SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Tangier, 17:00)
- SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Rabat, 20:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match
Saturday, January 17
- SF1 vs SF2 losers (Casablanca, 16:00)
Africa Cup of Nations 2025 final
Sunday, January 18
- SF1 vs SF2 winners (Rabat, 19:00)