Overview
- Senegal beat Egypt 1-0 in Tangier to reach the January 18 final in Rabat, with Sadio Mané scoring the late winner.
- Under CAF’s yellow-card rules, Kalidou Koulibaly and Habib Diarra will miss the final after bookings in the semi-final.
- Morocco faces Nigeria in Rabat on Wednesday night, with Nigeria missing suspended captain Wilfred Ndidi; both coaches kept faith with their quarter-final cores.
- BeIN Sports has agreed to sub-license the CAN final to the M6 group for free-to-air broadcast in France, with the exact channel yet to be confirmed.
- In France’s Coupe de France, Marseille routed Bayeux 9-0, ensuring an all‑professional last 16 for the first time since the 1990-91 season.