Zambia vs Morocco: AFCON 2025 confirmed starting line-ups

Zambia and Morocco complete their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group A campaigns on Monday in Rabat.

The host nation and tournament favourites are guaranteed to reach the last 16 automatically with a point, having beaten Comoros 2-0 and drawn 1-1 with Mali.

The Copper Bullets will go through if they win or be eliminated with defeat. A draw would give the 2012 champions a credible chance of going through as one of the four best runners-up from the six groups.

101GreatGoals.com has the team news and starting line-ups as Zambia and Morocco contest their third AFCON 2025 matches.

Zambia starting line-up vs Morocco

Zambia starting XI: Mwanza, Banda, Chaiwa, Sakala, Musonda, Chongo, Kangwa, Daka, Chanda, Hamansenya, Liteta

Zambia substitutes: Chisala, Musonda, Lahne, Banda, Banda, Chisala, Sunzu, Kalusa, Mulenga, Mwansa, Musonda, Phiri, Mphand, Tembo, Mandanii

Morocco starting line-up vs Zambia

Romain Saiss and Hamza Igamane are still not fit for Morocco but Hakimi could get some minutes from the bench as he continues his comeback from an ankle injury.

Morocco starting XI: Bounou, Mazraoui, Aguerd, Ounahi, Diaz, Saibari, Chibi, Ezzalzouli, El Kaabi, Aynaoui, Masina

Morocco substitutes: Hakimi, Amrabat, Rahimi, Mohamedi, Seghir, Targhaline, Chakkour, Yamiq, En-Nesyri, Talbi, Harrar, El Khannous, Salah-Eddine, Ait Boudlal, Belammari

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

Kick-off on Monday is at 19:00 GMT (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT). In the UK, live coverage is on Channel 4’s 4seven and All 4. 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.

Zambia AFCON 2025 squad

Goalkeepers: Lawrence Mulenga (Power Dynamos), Francis Mwansa (Zanaco), Willard Mwanza (Power Dynamos)

Defenders: Stopilla Sunzu (Changchun), Frankie Musonda (Bahrain SC), Kabaso Chongo (Zesco United), Mathews Banda (Nkana), Dominic Chanda (Power Dynamos), Gift Mphande (Zesco United), Obino Chisala (Al-Merrikh), David Hamansenya (Leganes), Benson Sakala (Bohemians 1905)

Midfielders: Miguel Chaiwa (Hibernian), Owen Tembo (Power Dynamos), Joseph Liteta (Cagliari), Kings Kangwa (Maccabi Be’er Sheva), Given Kalusa (FC Muza), David Simukonda (Zesco United), Wilson Chisala (Zanaco), Pascal Phiri (Zesco United), Joseph Sabobo (Maccabi Be’er Sheva), Lameck Banda (Lecce), Fashion Sakala (Al Fayha), Lubambo Musonda (Magdeburg)

Forwards: Patson Daka (Leicester City), Jack Lahne (Austria Lustenau), Kennedy Musonda (Hapoel Ramat Gan), Eliya Mandanji (Zanaco)

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)

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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 vs Egypt (Agadir, 16:00)
• Group B: Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Marrakech, 16:00)
• Group A: Comoros vs Mali (Casablanca, 19:00)
• Group A: Zambia vs Morocco (Rabat, 19:00)

Tuesday, December 30 2025

• Group C: Tanzania vs Tunisia (Rabat, 16:00)
• Group C: Uganda vs Nigeria (Fes, 16:00)
• Group D: Benin vs Senegal (Tangier, 19:00)
• Group D: Botswana vs DR Congo (Rabat, 19:00)

Wednesday, December 31 2025

• Group E: Equatorial Guinea vs Algeria (Rabat, 16:00)
• Group E: Sudan vs Burkina Faso (Casablanca, 16:00)
• Group F: Gabon vs Ivory Coast (Marrakech, 19:00)
• Group F: Mozambique vs Cameroon (Agadir, 19:00)

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 round of 16

Saturday, January 3 2026

• SR1: Group D winners vs Group B/E/F third-place (Tangier, 16:00)
• SR2: Group A runners-up vs Group C runners-up (Casablanca, 19:00)

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)