The stats don’t lie: only giants left in the Africa Cup

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·6. Januar 2026

The stats don’t lie: only giants left in the Africa Cup

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations has reached its decisive stage, and the setting could not be more impressive.

According to Opta data, the eight teams still in contention for the quarterfinals have turned this edition into a true "heavyweight tournament."

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The weight of tradition

There is no room for underdogs at this point. Together, the eight remaining teams have won 22 titles in the competition. In addition to a trophy cabinet full of silverware, the group brings monumental experience: they have played 732 matches in the tournament's history.

This shows that, to get this far, talent alone was not enough; it took the "DNA" of a champion in continental battles.

Check out the quarterfinal matchups of this Africa Cup of Nations below:

Mali vs Senegal

Egypt vs Ivory Coast

Cameroon vs Morocco

Algeria vs Nigeria

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 MOHAMED TAGELDIN