Morocco vs Tanzania: AFCON 2025 confirmed starting line-ups and teams as Hakimi starts

Morocco and Tanzania start their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) knockout-stage campaigns against each other on Sunday in Rabat.

The host nation are favourites to win the competition and beat Comoros and Zambia either side of a draw with Mali during the group stage.

The underdogs are the first team to advance to the last 16 with two points since the competition was expanded to 24 teams, losing to Nigeria before drawing 1-1 with Uganda and Tunisia.

101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Morocco and Tanzania meet in the last 16 of the tournament.

Morocco starting line-up vs Tanzania

The major news is that Paris Saint-Germain right-back Achraf Hakimi makes his first start of the tournament for Morocco, the captain returning from a long-term ankle injury.

Morocco starting XI: Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Adam Masina, Noussair Mazraoui, Abde Ezzalzouli, Neil El Aynaoui, Bilal El Khannouss, Brahim Diaz, Ayoub El Kaabi, Ismael Saibari

Morocco substitutes: Sofyan Amrabat, Hamza Igamane, Soufiane Rahimi, Munir El Kajoui, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Oussama Targhalline, Mohamed Chibi, Ilias Akhomach, Jawad El Yamiq, Youssef En-Nesyri, Chemsdine Talbi, El Mehdi Al Harrar, Anass Salah-Eddine, Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Youssef Belammari

Tanzania starting line-up vs Morocco

Tanzania starting XI: Hussein Masalanga, Simon Msuva, Feisal Salum, Selemani Abdallah, Mohamed Hussein, Alphonce Msanga, Novatus Miroshi, Haji Mnoga, Ibrahim Hamad, Bakari Mwamnyeto, Dickson Job

Tanzania substitutes: Pascal Msindo, Nickson Kibabage, Iddy Nado, Charles M’Mombwa, Mbwana Samatta, Kibu Denis, Wilson Nangu, Khalid Iddi, Lusajo Mwaikenda, Kelvin John, Shomari Kapombe, Yusuph Kagoma, Kelvin Nashon, Tarryn Allarakhia, Zuberi Foba

How to watch Morocco vs Tanzania: TV channel, live online stream

Kick-off on Sunday is at 16:00 GMT (11:00 ET / 08:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on Channel 4’s 4seven and More4. In the USA, beIN Sports is the tournament broadcaster.

Online live streaming is available on a vast range of devices through Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports app.

Morocco AFCON 2025 squad

Goalkeepers: Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal), Munir El Kajoui (RS Berkane), El Mehdi Al Harrar (Raja Casablanca)

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain), Mohamed Chibi (Pyramids), Jawad El Yamiq (Al-Najma), Romain Saiss (Al Sadd), Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal (Rennes), Nayef Aguerd (Marseille), Adam Masina (Torino), Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester Utd), Anass Salah-Eddine (PSV Eindhoven)

Midfielders: Oussama Targhalline (Feyenoord), Sofyan Amrabat (Real Betis), Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven), Neil El Aynaoui (AS Roma), Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart), Azzedine Ounahi (Girona)

Forwards: Brahim Diaz (Real Madrid), Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal), Chemsdine Talbi (Sunderland), Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiakos), Soufiane Rahimi (Al Ain), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Real Betis), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Bayer Leverkusen)

Tanzania AFCON 2025 squad

Goalkeepers: Yakoub Suleiman (Simba), Hussein Masalanga (Singida Black Stars), Zuberi Foba (Azam)

Defenders: Bakari Mwamnyeto (Young Africans), Shomari Kapombe (Simba), Lusajo Mwaikenda (Azam), Mohamed Hussein (Young Africans), Nickson Kibabage (Simba), Alphonse Mabula (Shamakhi), Wilson Nangu (Simba), Pascal Msindo (Azam), Ibrahim Abdulla (Young Africans), Haji Mnoga (Salford City), Dickson Job (Young Africans)

Midfielders: Habibu Idd (Singida Black Stars), Tarryn Allarakhia (Rochdale), Charles M’Mombwa (Floriana), Yusuph Kagoma (Simba), Morice Abraham (Simba), Feisal Salum (Azam), Kelvin Nashon (Pamba Jiji), Novatus Miroshi (Goztepe)

Forwards: Abdul Suleiman (Azam), Iddy Suleiman Nado (Azam), Kibu Denis (Simba), Mbwana Samatta (Le Havre), Kelvin John (Aalborg), Simon Msuva (Al-Talaba)

AFCON 2025 fixtures, full Africa Cup of Nations schedule

Sunday, December 21 2025

• Group A: Morocco 2-0 Comoros (Rabat)

Monday, December 22 2025

• Group A: Mali 1-1 Zambia (Casablanca)
• Group B: South Africa 2-1 Angola (Marrakech)
• Group B: Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe (Agadir)

Tuesday, December 23 2025

• Group D: Senegal 3-0 Botswana (Tangie)
• Group D: DR Congo 1-0 Benin (Rabat)
• Group C: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania (Fes)
• Group C: Tunisia 3-1 Uganda (Rabat)

Wednesday, December 24 2025

• Group E: Burkina Faso 2-1 Equatorial Guinea (Casablanca)
• Group E: Algeria 3-0 Sudan (Rabat)
• Group F: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique (Marrakech)
• Group F: Cameroon 1-0 Gabon (Agadir)

Friday, December 26 2025

• Group B: Angola 1-1 Zimbabwe (Marrakech)
• Group B: Egypt 1-0 South Africa (Agadir)
• Group A: Zambia 0-0 Comoros (Casablanca)
• Group A: Morocco 1-1 Mali (Rabat)

Saturday, December 27 2025

• Group D: Benin 1-0 Botswana (Rabat)
• Group D: Senegal 1-1 DR Congo (Tangier)
• Group C: Uganda 1-1 Tanzania (Rabat)
• Group C: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia (Fes)

Sunday, December 28 2025

• Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
• Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
• Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
• Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)

Sunday, December 28 2025

• Group F: Gabon 2-3 Mozambique (Agadir)
• Group E: Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan (Casablanca)
• Group E: Algeria 1-0 Burkina Faso (Rabat)
• Group F: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon, (Marrakech)

Monday, December 29 2025

• Group B: Angola 0-0 Egypt (Agadir)
• Group B: Zimbabwe 2-3 South Africa (Marrakech)
• Group A: Comoros 0-0 Mali (Casablanca)
• Group A: Zambia 0-3 Morocco (Rabat)

Tuesday, December 30 2025

• Group C: Tanzania 1-1 Tunisia (Rabat)
• Group C: Uganda 1-3 Nigeria (Fes)
• Group D: Benin 0-3 Senegal (Tangier)
• Group D: Botswana 0-3 DR Congo (Rabat)

Wednesday, December 31 2025

• Group E: Equatorial Guinea 1-3 Algeria (Rabat)
• Group E: Sudan 0-2 Burkina Faso (Casablanca)
• Group F: Gabon 2-3 Ivory Coast (Marrakech)
• Group F: Mozambique 1-2 Cameroon (Agadir)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 round of 16

Saturday, January 3 2026

• SR1: Senegal 3-1 Sudan (Tangier)
• SR2: Mali 1-1 Tunisia (3-2 on penalties) (Casablanca)

Sunday, January 4

• SR3: Group A winners vs Group C/D/E third-place (Rabat, 16:00)
• SR4: Group B runners-up vs Group F runners-up (Rabat, 19:00)

Monday, January 5

• SR5: Group B winners vs Group A/C/D third-place (Agadir, 6pm)
• SR6: Group C winners vs Group A/B/F third-place (Fes, 8:30pm)

Tuesday, January 6

• SR7: Group E winners vs Group D runners-up (Rabat 2, 6pm)
• SR8: Group F winners vs Group E runners-up (Marrakech, 8:30pm)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 quarter-finals

Friday, January 9

• QF1: Winner SR2 vs Winner SR1 (Tangier, 16:00)
• QF2: Winner SR4 vs Winner SR3 (Rabat, 19:00)

Saturday, January 10

• QF3: Winner SR7 vs Winner SR6 (Marrakech, 16:00)
• QF4: Winner SR5 vs Winner SR8 (Agadir, 19:00)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 semi-finals

Wednesday, January 14

• SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (Tangier, 17:00)
• SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF2 (Rabat, 20:00)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 third-place match

Saturday, January 17

• SF1 vs SF2 losers (Casablanca, 16:00)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 final

Sunday, January 18

• SF1 vs SF2 winners (Rabat, 19:00)