LIVE: AFCON 2025 - Rolling updates of today’s action - Senegal v Egypt and Nigeria v Morocco

🕓 17:10 GMT - KICK OFF

Senegal have dominated the early exchanges but no clear chance at goal after ten minutes of play.

🕓 17:00 GMT - KICK OFF

The match is underway. Senegal gets the match underway. If you want to follow the live play-by-play click here.

🕓 16:30 GMT

Official line-ups are being finalised. Senegal are expected to retain the side that edged Mali 1–0, while Egypt may reshuffle slightly following their high-energy quarter-final victory.

🕓 16:20 GMT

Coaches Pape Thiaw and Hossam Hassan have both stressed discipline and emotional control. Semi-finals at AFCON are often decided by fine margins — patience could be as important as flair.

🕓 16:10 GMT

Warm-ups begin on the pitch. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané are both out early, drawing the loudest reactions from the crowd — two icons set to carry the hopes of their nations once again.

🕓 16:00 GMT

Team buses arrive at the stadium to loud receptions. Senegal stick with their Tangier base, while Egypt make the trip north from Agadir, hoping travel fatigue plays no part in tonight’s showdown.

🕒 15:50 GMT

This rivalry is finely balanced. Senegal and Egypt have won two AFCON matches apiece in previous meetings, with one draw. Their most recent encounter — the 2021 final — ended goalless before Senegal prevailed on penalties.

🕒 15:40 GMT

Pitch inspection ongoing in Tangier. Conditions are excellent — a cool evening expected, ideal for high-intensity football. The surface looks immaculate, setting the stage for a high-quality contest.

🕒 15:30 GMT

A reminder of the stakes: the winner today advances to Sunday’s AFCON final. Senegal are chasing another final appearance after their 2021 triumph, while Egypt are hunting a record-extending eighth title.

🕒 15:20 GMT

Both teams are settled in their respective camps. Senegal arrive unbeaten in the tournament, while Egypt come in buoyed by their dramatic 3–2 win over holders Côte d’Ivoire in the quarter-finals.

🕒 15:10 GMT

Fans from both nations are steadily arriving around the Grande Stade de Tangier. Senegalese supporters bring colour and rhythm, while Egyptian fans respond with flags and chants, creating an electric pre-match backdrop.

🕒 15:00 GMT – Live coverage begins

Good afternoon from Tangier. The atmosphere is already building ahead of today’s first semi-final as Senegal and Egypt prepare to renew one of African football’s most compelling rivalries. A place in the AFCON final is at stake.

🟢 LIVE BLOG – SENEGAL v EGYPT (Semi-final)

TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025

📍 Tangier | 🕔 Kick-off: 17:00 GMT

⏱️ Live coverage starts now – all times GMT

🕒 15:00 GMT: Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog coverage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 semi-finals, where African football reaches its most decisive and dramatic stage.

Today, Wednesday 14 January 2026, the competition delivers two blockbuster last-four encounters as four giants battle for a place in the final, with all kick-off times listed in GMT.

The journey to this point has been intense and unforgiving, with a thrilling group stage that saw traditional heavyweights assert their authority, surprise packages rise to the occasion, and fine margins decide who progressed and who bowed out early.

That momentum has carried into the knockout rounds, producing dramatic late goals, extra-time battles and penalty shoot-outs that have underlined the quality and competitiveness of this tournament.

This afternoon, Senegal and Egypt renew one of Africa’s most storied rivalries in Tangier at 17:00 GMT, before hosts Morocco face Nigeria under the lights in Rabat at 20:00 GMT.

We will bring you minute-by-minute updates in live blog format, starting well ahead of kick-off, guiding you through the build-up, key moments and decisive turning points as the race for continental glory intensifies.

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