“At last, Morocco have arrived at the tournament they are hosting. For four games they had played scratchy, crabbed football. Finally, in a spiky, ill-tempered quarter-final, there was something more like the Morocco that reached the semi-final of the World Cup two years ago. If the game wasn’t fluent, that was largely Cameroon’s doing as they spoiled and delayed and sought treatment for injuries. But the hosts, for the most part, retained their cool, protecting a lead earned with verve in the first half with maturity in the second. …”
Guardian – Jonathan Wilson
BBC: Diaz scoring streak continues
YouTube: Cameroon vs Morocco | EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS

Bissouma dismissal costs Eagles
“Iliman Ndiaye’s first-half tap-in was enough for Senegal to beat 10-man Mali and book their place in the semi-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). The Everton forward was on hand to convert from five yards after Mali goalkeeper Djigui Diarra failed to gather Krepin Diatta’s low ball from the right. Diarra tipped a shot from El Hadji Malick Diouf on to the bar in first-half stoppage time, just before Eagles captain and Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma was sent off for a second bookable offence. …”
BBC
Aljazeera: Senegal beat Mali to book first AFCON 2025 semifinal spot
YouTube: Mali vs Senegal | HIGHLIGHTS
Iliman Ndiaye netted his first goal at Afcon 2025 to send 2021 champions Senegal into the last four