Overview
- Egypt edged Benin 3–1 after extra time in Agadir, with Marwan Attia, Yasser Ibrahim and Mohamed Salah scoring to set up a quarterfinal against Ivory Coast.
- Ivory Coast dispatched Burkina Faso 3–0 in Marrakesh as Amad Diallo, RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande and Hoffenheim’s Bazoumana Touré found the net; kickoff versus Egypt is Saturday at 20:00 in Agadir.
- Algeria advanced with a 1–0 extra‑time win over DR Congo thanks to Adil Boulbina’s 119th‑minute strike and will face Nigeria on Saturday at 17:00 in Marrakesh.
- Nigeria routed Mozambique 4–0 in Fes through Ademola Lookman, a Victor Osimhen brace and Akor Adams, with German outlet Sportbild reporting an on‑field spat between Osimhen and Lookman.
- The other quarterfinals are Senegal vs Mali on Friday in Tangier and Morocco vs Cameroon in Rabat, with the tournament hosted across Morocco and the final set for mid‑January in Rabat.