Overview
- Yassine Bounou saved two penalties and Youssef En-Nesyri converted the clincher after a 0-0 draw, sending Morocco past Nigeria 4-2 in Rabat.
- Senegal advanced earlier with a 1-0 win over Egypt in Tangier, sealed by Sadio Mané’s 78th-minute strike.
- The final is scheduled for Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
- Morocco are in their first AFCON final since 2004 and seek a first continental title since 1976.
- Senegal will be without captain Kalidou Koulibaly and Habib Diarra in the final due to suspensions.