These sides are going to produce an intense battle to secure a spot for the semifinals, but it is likely to be the Morocco national football team who will outplay the Cameroon national football team in their upcoming AFCON clash
Match info: AFCON Quarter-final
Venue: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Date: Friday, January 9, 2026
Time: 8 pm Nigerian time
Cameroon and Morocco face off in a heavyweight quarter-final at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, January 9 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
This encounter brings together two of Africa’s most storied football nations. Cameroon are five-time AFCON champions, first lifting the trophy in 1984, while Morocco remain one of the continent’s traditional powerhouses and semi-finalists at AFCON 2021.
Head-to-head:
- Cameroon have won seven of the 13 meetings between the two teams
- Morocco recorded two victories.
- The remaining four clashes ended in draws.
- Morocco have secured three clean sheets in their last four games.
- Cameroon have only one clean sheet to their name in their last four attempts.
- The Atlas Lions are on a two-match winning streak against the Indomitable Lions.
- Only one of their last seven encounters produced more than two goals.
Form:
- Cameroon in the AFCON: W-D-W-W
- Cameroon in all competitions: L-W-D-W-W
- Morocco in the AFCON: W-D-W-W
- Morocco in all competitions: W-W-D-W-W
Team News:
- Cameroon have all their players fit and ready to be in action.
- Azzedine Ounahi is injured and will not be in action for Morocco.
Player(s) to watch:
- Christian Kofane will be looking to step up his game and help his side on the attacking front. He is coming in after scoring an important goal in the previous fixture, which doubled the lead for the Cameroon national football team. Kofane will be ready to help his side yet again. In three AFCON games this time around, he has scored two goals.
- Brahim Diaz continues his goal-scoring run for the Morocco national football team. In four Africa Cup of Nations appearances, he has scored four goals in the ongoing campaign and will be keen to add more to his tally. The Real Madrid star is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence.