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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.
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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.
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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.
