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2025 U-20 AFCON: South Africa Defeats Nigeria, Faces Morocco In Final

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2025 U-20 AFCON: South Africa Defeats Nigeria, Faces Morocco In Final

 

 

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Morocco is set to face South Africa in the final of this year’s U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Young Atlas Lions secured their place in the final with a narrow 1-0 victory over Egypt.

The decisive goal came in the 77th minute, when substitute Jones El Abdellaoui calmly finished off a cross from Ismaël Aouad.

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South Africa booked their final spot earlier on Thursday with a 1-0 win against Nigeria in the first semi-final.

Tylon Smith’s well-placed header in the 66th minute proved to be the difference in a fiercely contested match.

The defeat dashes the Flying Eaglets’ hopes of clinching a record-extending eighth U-20 AFCON title.

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Nigeria will now face the host nation in the third-place playoff for the bronze medal.

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