Overview
- AS Monaco beat third-tier Orléans 3-1 to reach the Coupe de France last 16, with Folarin Balogun scoring and George Ilenikhena adding a late brace.
- Toulouse eliminated Angers after a 1-1 draw and a 6-5 penalty shootout in the round of 32, while Troyes won 2-0 at Bastia in an all–Ligue 2 tie.
- Régional 1 side Montreuil exited the cup after a 4-2 defeat to Amiens, leaving fellow sixth-tier Bayeux to host Marseille on Tuesday.
- The Sochaux–Lens tie was officially postponed due to heavy snowfall and difficult stadium access, with no new date announced by the FFF.
- In the CAN quarter-finals, host Morocco beat Cameroon 2-0 and Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-0 to book a semi-final on January 14, as Cameroon voiced penalty complaints that Morocco’s coach Walid Regragui rejected.