MATCH STATS: Cameroon vs Morocco – TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Quarter-final

Cameroon will take on hosts Morocco in the Quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on 9 January 2026, with kick-off at 20h00 local time (19h00 GMT).

This is the fourth meeting between the sides at the AFCON finals, with Cameroon undefeated against Morocco at AFCON (W2 D1).

It is their first AFCON meeting this century and their first clash at the finals for 39 years, 11 months and 29 days.

Their first AFCON meeting in 1986 ended 1-1 in the Group Stages, with Abdelkrim Krimau putting Morocco ahead in the 63rd minute before Roger Milla equalised in the 89th minute. Both teams progressed from Group B.

Cameroon eliminated hosts Morocco in the 1988 Semi-finals, with Cyril Makanaky scoring the only goal in the 78th minute.

They met for a third time at AFCON in 1992, with Cameroon defeating Morocco 1-0 in their opening Group B match as André Kana-Biyik scored in the 23rd minute.

Cameroon went undefeated against Morocco through their first 13 meetings between 1981 and 2017, winning six games and drawing four.

Morocco have won the last two meetings between the sides, including a 2-0 victory in AFCON 2019 qualification on 16 November 2018 courtesy of a Hakim Ziyech brace.

Morocco also won their most recent meeting at the 2020 CHAN, defeating Cameroon 4-0 in the Semi-finals en route to lifting the title.

Cameroon have faced AFCON hosts 13 times previously, recording six wins, five draws and two defeats.

Cameroon’s only losses against AFCON hosts came at the 1970 and 1996 Group Stages, when they lost 2-0 to Sudan and 3-0 to South Africa respectively.

Cameroon are unbeaten in their last six matches against AFCON hosts (W3 D3).

Cameroon have faced hosts in the knockout rounds six times previously, with their only defeat coming in the 1986 final against Egypt. They defeated Senegal 1-0 in the 1992 Quarterfinal, Morocco 1-0 in the 1988 Semi-final, Mali 3-0 in the 2002 Semi-final, Ghana 1-0 in the 2008 Semi-final, and defeated Nigeria on penalties in the 2000 final after a 2-2 draw.

Cameroon have kept nine clean sheets in their 13 AFCON meetings against hosts, including their last three against Mali (2002), Ghana (2008) and Gabon (2017).

Cameroon’s biggest win against a host was a 3-0 victory over Mali in the 2002 Semi-final, while their heaviest defeat was a 3-0 loss to South Africa in the 1996 Group Stage opener.

PAST MEETINGS

OVERALL
Cameroon: P13 W6 D5 L2 GF11 GA9 GD+2
Morocco: P13 W2 D5 L6 GF9 GA11 GD-2

AFCON ONLY
Cameroon: P3 W2 D1 L0 GF3 GA1 GD+2
Morocco: P3 W0 D1 L2 GF1 GA3 GD-2

PAST AFCON MEETINGS
1986 – Group B – 11 March 1986
Cameroon 1 (Milla 89’) Morocco 1 (Krimau 63’)

1988 – Semi-finals – 23 March 1988
Morocco 0 Cameroon 1 (Makanaky 78’)

1992 – Group B – 12 January 1992
Cameroon 1 (Kana-Biyik 23’) Morocco 0

Cameroon – Key Statistics

• Defeated South Africa 2-1 in the Round of 16 to reach the Quarterfinals
• Victory over South Africa was their 49th AFCON win
• Participating in the Round of 16 for a fourth time and progressed for a second time (also in 2021); eliminated at this stage in 2019 and 2023
• Will feature in their 11th AFCON Quarterfinal; only Nigeria (12) have reached the last eight more often
• Quarterfinal record: P10 W5 D2 L3
• Have won five Quarterfinals in open play (1992, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2021)
• Won a Quarterfinal on penalties against Senegal in 2017 after a 0-0 draw
• Lost Quarterfinals to DRC (1998), Nigeria (2004), Egypt (2010), and Côte d’Ivoire on penalties in 2006
• Two Quarterfinals went to extra time: win vs Tunisia in 2008 (3-2) and loss vs Egypt in 2010 (3-1)
• Only previous Quarterfinal against a host was a 2-0 win over Senegal in 1992
• Victory would take them to their 11th Semi-final
• Have been involved in nine penalty shoot-outs at AFCON (W6 L3)
• Six of their penalty shoot-outs ended 0-0
• Were involved in the longest shoot-out in AFCON history in 2006 (lost 12-11 to Côte d’Ivoire)
• Have progressed from 22 of 34 AFCON knockout games (65%)
• Had just 33.5% possession vs South Africa, their lowest since at least 2010
• Among Quarterfinalists, their average possession (43.2%) is the lowest
• Junior Tchamadeu became the first Cameroonian defender/wing-back to score in an AFCON knockout match since 2017
• Christian Kofane has scored in his last two AFCON matches and has attempted 12 shots, the most by a Cameroonian
• Bryan Mbeumo has created nine chances, the most for Cameroon
• Passing accuracy of 77% ranks 21st among teams
• Completed 192 passes vs South Africa, compared to 442 by South Africa

Morocco – Key Statistics

• Reached their fifth AFCON Quarterfinal after a 1-0 win over Tanzania
• Appearing in the Round of 16 for the fourth time, progressing for a second time (also in 2021)
• Previous Quarterfinal appearances: 1998, 2004, 2017, 2021
• Have won one Quarterfinal (3-1 vs Algeria in 2004 after extra time)
• Lost Quarterfinals in 1998, 2017 and 2021
• Two Quarterfinals went to extra time (2004 win, 2021 loss)
• Have scored in three of four Quarterfinals but conceded in all four
• None of their Quarterfinals have gone to penalties
• Last reached the Semi-finals in 2004
• Have won three matches at the current finals
• Kept three clean sheets at the current finals, matching their best from 2004
• Prior to Tanzania, had conceded in six straight knockout matches
• Brahim Diaz has scored four goals, a Moroccan record for a single AFCON
• Diaz has scored in four successive AFCON matches
• Morocco have completed 2,184 passes, the most by any team
• Had 71% possession vs Tanzania
• Achraf Hakimi registered his first assist of the tournament
• Morocco have scored seven goals, with only the final 15 minutes yet to yield a goal