Afcon 2025 live: Cameroon and Morocco to meet in quarter-final showdown after Senegal v Mali

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·9 January 2026

Afcon 2025 live: Cameroon and Morocco to meet in quarter-final showdown after Senegal v Mali

Iliman Ndiaye celebrates scoring for Senegal against Mali (AFP via Getty Images)

The Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals get underway this afternoon with three of the tournament favourites eyeing for a place in the last four.

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Hosts Morocco will face their sternest test of the competition so far as they take on Cameroon, who have already showed their title credentials by holding defending champions Ivory Coast to a 1-1 draw.

Real Madrid midfielder Brahim Diaz will look to continue his stellar form for the Atlas Lions, going into the game as Afcon 2025’s top scorer with four goals, though Cameroon have significant firepower of their own in the form of Manchester United star Bryan Mbeumo.

The mammoth quarter-final clash will take place after Senegal do battle with Mali, with the likes of Sadio Mane, Iliman Ndiaye and Kalidou Koulibaly all in action for the championship hopefuls.