Overview
- Algeria completed a perfect group campaign by beating Equatorial Guinea 3-1 and will face DR Congo on Tuesday, January 6 at 17:00 in Rabat.
- Senegal topped Group D with a 3-0 win over Benin to avoid Algeria and is set to meet Sudan on Saturday, January 3 in Tanger, with captain Kalidou Koulibaly suspended for that match after a red card.
- Host Morocco will play Tanzania on Sunday, January 4 at 17:00 in Agadir after Tanzania advanced as a best third for the first time.
- Tunisia finished second in Group C after a 1-1 draw with Tanzania and will face Mali on Saturday, January 3 in Casablanca.
- Group F closed with Côte d’Ivoire edging Gabon 3-2 to win the pool and draw Burkina Faso, Cameroon beating Mozambique 2-1 to finish second and face South Africa, and Mozambique advancing to meet Nigeria on Monday in Fès.