Nigeria vs Morocco Predictions

The battle between the best scoring side and the best defensive side. This is going to be one of the most intense games of this AFCON campaign and Morocco are favourites to defeat Nigeria, but the Super Eagles are definitely not pushovers. The best bet here is for both teams to score

Match info: AFCON Semi-Final

Venue: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Nigeria will face host nation Morocco in the semi-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.

This is one of the two blockbuster semi-finals, featuring some of the continent’s finest players, including recent CAF Player of the Year winners Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman and Achraf Hakimi, all represented among the remaining four nations.

Head-to-head:

• Nigeria have won four of the 11 meetings between the two teams.
• Morocco recorded six victories.
• The remaining clash ended in a draw.
• Morocco are on a three-match winning run.
• Nigeria won all five matches at this AFCON, the only team with a perfect record.
• The Atlas Lions have won both of their last two games against the Super Eagles.

Form:

• Nigeria in the AFCON: W-W-W-W-W
• Nigeria in all competitions: W-W-W-W-W
• Morocco in the AFCON: W-D-W-W-W
• Morocco in all competitions: W-D-W-W-W

Team News:

• Nigeria will be without captain, Wilfred Ndidi due to suspension.
• All of the squad members for both teams are fit and ready to be in action.

Player(s) to watch:

• Victor Osimhen has scored four goals and has two assists to his name in five 2025 Africa Cup of Nations appearances of the ongoing campaign. He is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for the Nigeria national football team and will be troubling the opponent’s defence.
• Brahim Diaz continues his goal-scoring run for the Morocco national football team. He has scored a goal in every game of AFCON 2025 and will be keen to add more to his tally. The Real Madrid star will be looking to come up with another top performance, which is surely going to benefit the Atlas Lions.