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Davido loses $50,000 as Morocco beat Nigeria on penalties to book AFCON 2025 final place: Live updates and reaction

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Morocco will face Senegal for the AFCON championship after beating Nigeria 4-2 on penalties

Nigeria 0-0 Morocco — AFCON penalty shootout latest reaction

Morocco have beaten Nigeria on penalties to book their place in the 2025 AFCON final.

  • Morocco: 4 ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
  • Nigeria: 2 ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ –

An enthralling contest, often played at a ferocious pace, ended goalless after 90 minutes and then again after extra time.

Morocco will face Senegal in Sunday’s showpiece after Sadio Mane led them past Egypt earlier on today.

Jay Harris

Why can’t this talented generation of Nigerian players turn up in big games?

For the third year in a row they have stumbled at a big hurdle. In 2024 they lost the AFCON final to Ivory Coast. Last year they crashed out of the World Cup play-offs. Tonight they have been eliminated by the hosts.

Another bruising shootout defeat for Nigeria

Nigeria have lost another crucial penalty shootout, less than 60 days since DR Congo ended their 2026 World Cup hopes.

It is the cruellest way to lose and Nigeria will have to recover emotionally from the shattering disappointment.

In their defence, it is maybe the toughest environment in which to take penalties you can possibly imagine.

Jay Harris

Chukwueze and Onyemaechi — who missed the Nigerian penalties — are in bits as Morocco wildly celebrate reaching the AFCON final.

They are being consoled by their team-mates and backroom staff.

Morocco’s goalkeeper Bounou just slid on his chest across the floor along with Brahim. Head coach Walid Regragui ran onto the pitch.

They are agonisingly close to winning AFCON for the first time in 50 years and in front of their own supporters, too!

Ed Mackey

More penalty shootout heartbreak for Nigeria

Penalty shootouts in these big matches are so cruel.

Nigeria battled away for 120 minutes and earned themselves a penalty shootout, but it is Morocco who prevail in front of their own fans.

The Moroccan players looked a lot more comfortable from 12 yards than their opponents, possibly owing to the support from the stands.

Yassine Bounou is, once again, the hero of his country.

Ed Mackey

GOAL: En-Nesyri sends Morocco to the final!

They’ve done it! The tournament hosts will play in the AFCON final in front of their own fans!

  • Morocco: 4 ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
  • Nigeria: 2 ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ –

 

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Footballer Derrikson Quiros announces break-up with girlfriend three days after pitch proposal.

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Costa Rica footballer Derrikson Quiros has broken up with his fiancée just three days after he proposed to her on the pitch as football lovers watched.

The Xelaju player, who recently played in a National League Clausura match, chose to propose to his girlfriend, Wendy, after the match ended.

He went down on one knee to propose, and she accepted, after which they shared a kiss.

However, only three days after their public engagement, Quiros announced that he had split with his girlfriend.

“Yes, it is true that my relationship has ended,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories. “It was a difficult personal situation, like any breakup, but I prefer to handle it with respect and maturity.”

The Costa Rican footballer didn’t specify what caused this shocking turn of events.

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US rapper NBA Youngboy announces birth of his 13th child, 3rd with wife Jazlyn Mychelle

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American rapper, NBA Youngboy, has once again expanded his already large family.

The 26-year-old chart-topping artist and his wife Jazlyn Mychelle, on Sunday, Febuary 22, welcomed their third child together, marking his 13th child overall.

The excited father confirmed the news himself in an emotional and candid Instagram post, featuring footage from the delivery room.

In the clip, YoungBoy joyfully announced the arrival of the couple’s newest baby girl, playfully referring to his wife as his “gangsta” after giving birth to their child.

The newborn joins a household that already includes YoungBoy and Jazlyn’s son and daughter from their marriage, as well as 10 other children the rapper has from previous relationships.

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LaLiga: Ighalo predicts what’ll happen to Lookman playing under Simeone at Atletico Madrid

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Former Manchester United striker, Odion Ighalo has expressed confidence that Ademola Lookman will thrive under manager Diego Simeone at Atlético Madrid.

Describing Simeone as an astute and tactical manager, Ighalo believes that Lookman’s transition to one of Spain’s premier clubs will significantly enhance his development as a player.

Since his recent move from Atalanta on a four-and-a-half-year contract, Lookman has made a strong impression, registering four goals and two assists in just six appearances for Atlético.

“Playing under Diego Simeone’s guidance will benefit Lookman because Simeone is a tactical and intelligent coach.

“I see this [Lookman’s move from Atalanta to Atletico] as a good step forward in his career,” Ighalo stated in an interview with Winwin.

Lookman is expected to play a key role when Atletico Madrid host Club Brugge in the return leg of their Champions League Round of 16 playoffs in mid-week.

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