Morocco v Nigeria, 14 January 2026
| Score | 0-0 :: penalties 4-2 to Morocco |
| Referee | Daniel Laryea |
| Competition | Africa Cup of Nations Semi-final |
| Venue | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat |
| Attendance | 65,458 |
View Morocco v Nigeria head to head
Kick-off: 9.00pm local
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After extra time – 0-0 at 90 minutes.
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Morocco win 4-2 on penalties
0 (4)
Morocco
Manager: Walid Regragui
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yassine Bounou
Defender
Nayef Aguerd
Defender
Achraf Hakimi
(captain)
Defender
Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder
Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder
Brahim Díaz
Midfielder
Neil El Aynaoui
Midfielder
Bilal El Khannous
Midfielder
Abde Ezzalzouli
Midfielder/Forward
Ismael Saibari
Forward
Ayoub El Kaabi
Substitutions:
| Hamza Igamane for Bilal El Khannous | 84 |
| Oussama Targhalline for Ayoub El Kaabi | 84 |
| Youssef En Nesyri for Abde Ezzalzouli | 103 |
| Ilias Akhomach for Brahim Díaz | 107 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir for Ismael Saibari | 118 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
El Mehdi Al Harrar
Goalkeeper
Munir El Kajoui
Defender
Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal
Defender
Anass Salah-Eddine
Defender/Midfielder
Youssef Belammari
Defender/Midfielder
Mohamed Chibi
Defender/Midfielder
Jawad El Yamiq
Midfielder
Sofyan Amrabat
Midfielder
Oussama Targhalline
Midfielder/Forward
Ilias Akhomach
Midfielder/Forward
Eliesse Ben Seghir
Midfielder/Forward
Youssef En Nesyri
Midfielder/Forward
Chemsdine Talbi
Forward
Hamza Igamane
Forward
Soufiane Rahimi
Comments:
Penalty shoot-out details (Morocco went first) 1 – Neil El Aynaoui [scored] 2 – Hamza Igamane [saved] 3 – Eliesse Ben Seghir [scored] 4 – Achraf Hakimi [scored] 5 – Youssef En Nesyri [scored]
0 (2)
Nigeria
Manager: Eric Chelle
Starting lineup:
Stanley Nwabili
Goalkeeper
Semi Ajayi
Defender
Calvin Bassey
Defender
Raphael Onyedika
Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Onyemaechi
Defender/Midfielder
Bright Osayi-Samuel
Defender/Midfielder
Frank Onyeka
Midfielder
Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward
Akor Adams
Forward
Ademola Lookman
Forward
Victor Osimhen
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Moses Simon for Raphael Onyedika | 83 |
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru for Akor Adams | 98 |
| Paul Onuachu for Victor Osimhen | 118 |
| Samuel Chukwueze for Frank Onyeka | 120+1 |
Cards:
| Calvin Bassey | 33 | Y |
| Raphael Onyedika | 77 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Amas Obasogie
Goalkeeper
Francis Uzoho
Defender
Chidozie Awaziem
Defender
Igoh Ogbu
Defender/Midfielder
Zaidu Sanusi
Midfielder
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro
Midfielder
Samuel Chukwueze
Midfielder
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Midfielder
Tochukwu Nnadi
Midfielder
Mohammed Usman
Midfielder/Forward
Chidera Ejuke
Midfielder/Forward
Moses Simon
Forward
Salim Fago Lawal
Forward
Paul Onuachu