11/01/2026
AFCON 2025 set to crown familiar kings of African football
The AFCON 2025 champions are set to be crowned on Sunday, and such has been the quality of the tournament that the new kings of African football will be reclaiming the crown for yet another term. The four semi-finalists ? Senegal, Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria ? have all won AFCON before, albeit on different occasions. Senegal claimed their maiden title in 2021, while Egypt, who will face them in the first semi-final on Wednesday night (6pm kick-off) at the Tangier Grand Stadium, are chasing a record-extending eighth crown. Interestingly, this will also be a repeat of the 2021 final, where the Teranga Lions edged the Pharaohs on penalties to win their maiden continental...
