The Senegal national team entered the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations strongly and succeeded in imposing itself as one of the most prominent candidates for the title, after presenting a steady and distinguished career that led it to the final match.
The Morocco-Senegal match in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final will start at 9:00 pm today, Cairo time, at Moulay Prince Abdallah Stadium in the capital, Rabat.
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Senegal's journey before Morocco's match in the African Cup of Nations final
The Teranga Lions were in the fourth group, and succeeded in booking a ticket to qualify for the quarter-finals, after topping the group standings with 7 points.
Senegal achieved two convincing victories in the group stage, defeating Botswana and Benin 3-0, in addition to drawing with the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1-1.
In the knockout rounds, the Senegalese team continued its strong performances, surpassing the Sudanese team in the round of 16 by defeating them 3-1.
In the quarter-finals, Senegal achieved a difficult victory over Mali, with a goal to nil, before deciding the semi-final match against Egypt, with a 1-0 victory, to set a date with Morocco in the final of the continental championship.
How many times has Senegal won the African Cup of Nations throughout history?
The Senegal national team has refrained from achieving titles for many years, despite being one of the most prominent teams on the African continent, and one of the countries in general that produces the most exceptional talent in the world of football.
Senegal has great achievements for Africa, specifically in the World Cup. In 2002, Bruno Metsu's squad was the first country on the African continent to succeed in reaching the quarter-finals, which was a real revolution that gave Africans hope of going far in the World Cup.
The African Cup of Nations in particular was very difficult for the Teranga Lions, with scenarios that were all strange, until the exceptional generation of Sadio Mane came and things changed completely, and Senegal became one of the permanent champions of the African continent.
In this report, we learn how many times Senegal has won the African Cup of Nations throughout history and highlight what the Teranga Lions did when they reached the final match in Cannes.
How many times has Morocco won the African Cup of Nations throughout history?
The Moroccan national team is classified as one of the most important poles of African football, and the Atlas Lions have a long history in the African Cup of Nations competitions, even if the title often eludes them despite the various historical generations that the Arab team has enjoyed.
Morocco participated for the first time in the African Nations Cup in the 1972 edition in Cameroon, and since then it has remained a permanent guest in the competition with the exception of only 7 editions. Moroccans have also succeeded in establishing themselves as a team to be reckoned with and always competing for the gold medal.
There is no doubt that the massive revolution in Moroccan football over the past decade has played a major role in the Atlas Lions almost always reaching the advanced stages, although the "CAN" was at one time a real complex and Morocco witnessed incredible scenarios, such as Benin in the round of 16 of the Egypt 2019 edition.
In this report, we will learn how many times Morocco has won the African Cup of Nations throughout history, how many times the Lions reached the final, and more details.
How many times has Morocco lost an African Cup of Nations final throughout history?
Morocco reached the final of the African Cup of Nations only twice (finally as a single match and not in a league system like the 1976 edition) in the 2004 and 2025 editions.
The first final was at Rades Stadium against the hosts, Tunisia, at which time Morocco lost by two goals to one and ranked second for the first time in history.