Who will Nigeria & Egypt face in the AFCON Quarter-finals 2025?

Pranav Venkatesh

Published - Jan 06, 2026, 12:03 PM

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Who will Nigeria & Egypt face in the AFCON Quarter-finals 2025?

Summary

Egypt and Nigeria booked their spot in the quarters of AFCON.
They are awaiting their opponent from the last Round of 16 games.

The quarterfinals of AFCON are almost here. Africa's showpiece event is reaching its concluding stages, and eight teams are standing in contention for the biggest glory on the continent. Egypt and Nigeria are two of the favourites who have already booked their place in the last eight. But who will Nigeria & Egypt face in the quarterfinals? Find out how the AFCON quarterfinals brackets look and what the possible ties are, alongside who Nigeria vs Egypt opponents will be.

Who will Egypt and Nigeria face in the AFCON Quarterfinals?

Egypt left it late but got the job done against a bold Benin side. The Pharaohs were holding on to a one goal led before disaster struck them late, forcing the game to go to extra time. However, their star man, Mohamed Salah, arguably the best AFCON player right now, had the last laugh as he scored to complete a 3-1 victory. Their quarter-finals opponent are still not decided as they will face the victors of the Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso match. If Cote d'Ivorie manage to emerge victorious, then Egypt will have a chance to eliminate the defending champions at the quarter-final stage, strengthening their chances to clinch the title.

Nigeria started flexing their muscles of late, and Mozambique felt their full force in the round of 16. Victor Osimhen's brace inspired them to a comfortable 4-0 victory. They will be watching tonight's Algeria vs DR Congo to discover their AFCON quarterfinals opponent. The potential AFCON quarterfinals clash between Algeria and Nigeria could be a mouthwatering one.

What are the knockout brackets at the AFCON?

The other two AFCON quarterfinals are already locked and loaded. Hosts Morocco take on Cameroon in a must-watch game. On the other side of the bracket, Mali takes on a strong Senegal side. It is incredibly rare to find all African teams in the AFCON quarters, as we did not have a single giant killing this edition. This leaves us with AFCON quarterfinals and semi-finals for ages. This is how the future ties could look.