Overview
- Senegal beat 10-man Mali 1-0 in Tangier as Iliman Ndiaye tapped in after a goalkeeping error, with Mali captain Yves Bissouma sent off before halftime.
- Hosts Morocco ousted Cameroon 2-0 in Rabat thanks to goals from Brahim Díaz and Ismaël Saïbari in a combative quarter-final.
- Díaz has scored in five consecutive games to set a Morocco single-tournament record and he leads the event’s scoring chart.
- Senegal will face the winner of Egypt vs Côte d’Ivoire and Morocco will meet Algeria or Nigeria, with both quarter-finals scheduled for Saturday.
- Context shaping the knockout phase includes Cameroon's coaching upheaval under Samuel Eto’o and Nigeria’s bonus dispute and scrutiny of Victor Osimhen ahead of their match.