We found out the second semi-finalist at the Africa Cup of Nations » The Superliga was left without a representative in the competition

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Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Friday, 09 January 2026 22:59 / Updated Friday, 09 January 2026 23:06

Morocco qualified for the semi-finals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Cameroon 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the competition. The goal of the “untamed lions” was defended by Devis Epassy, Dinamo's goalkeeper, the last player from the Romanian Superliga left in the competition.

The team prepared by Walid Regragui opened the scoring in the 26th minute, through Brahim Diaz, the “galactic” of Real Madrid, who beat Epassy and opened the scoring. The difference was increased in the 74th minute by Ismael Saibari, Dennis Man's teammate from PSV Eindhoven, making the final score 2-0.

Morocco, the second semifinalist of the tournament

Thanks to this success, Morocco, a semi-finalist at the 2022 World Championship, reaches the penultimate act of the competition and will meet the winner of the duel between Algeria and Nigeria.

The other semi-final will be played between Senegal, who defeated Mali 1-0, and the winner of Egypt and Ivory Coast, the defending champions.

Morocco's road to the semi-finals

The Moroccans had a solid run in the competition, advancing without much difficulty to the semi-finals of the tournament. In the group stage, Morocco collected 7 points out of 9 possible, playing alongside the teams of Mali, Comoros and Zambia.

In the round of 16, the Moroccans beat Tanzania 1-0, and in the quarter-finals they beat Cameroon 2-0. With the success of this match, Brahim Diaz reached 5 goals and is the top scorer of the competition.

The Romanian Superliga was left without a representative at the CAN

The Romanian Superliga started the tournament with 7 summoned players, however, with the elimination of the national team from Cameroon, Devis Epassy was the last representative of the Romanian championship to leave the competition.

Superliga players present at CAN 2025:

FCSB: Siyabonga Ngezana (South Africa), David Kiki (Benin) and Baba Alhassan (Uganda)
Dinamo Bucharest: Devis Epassy (Cameroon)
Ploiesti Oil: Yohan Roche (Benin)
Cluj University: Elio Capradossi (Uganda)
FC Arges: Esteban Orozco (Equatorial Guinea)