The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 has taken center stage in December and early January, as 24 teams went to Morocco aiming to be crowned AFCON champs. Now only a handful remain in this brilliant tournament being held in nine stadiums across six cities in Morocco.

Mohamed Salah has scored and Egypt has eliminated defending champion Ivory Coast to move into the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals with a 3-2 victory in Agadir.

Algeria's hopes of solving a goalkeeping crisis with a big name flopped at the Africa Cup of Nations and they will need to look for alternatives before the World Cup kicks off later this year.

The Egyptian football fraternity are split on whether conquering the continent with an AFCON title would help cement Mohamed Salah's legacy among Africa's all-time great players.

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has angrily rejected suggestions his team is benefiting from favorable refereeing decisions as the Africa Cup of Nations host. On the field, however, Cameroon might have had two penalties if experienced referee Dahane Beida hadn’t decided in favor of the home team.

Algeria will face Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final on January 10, 2026, at the Marrakech Stadium in Marrakech, Morocco.