UPDATED: AFCON 2025: Nigeria lose semi-final to Morocco on penalties
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Summary: Two Nigerian players lost their penalty kicks, ensuring Morocco qualify for the final to face Senegal.
Nigeriaβs hopes of reaching a ninth Africa Cup of Nations final were dashed on Wednesday night after the Super Eagles fell to hosts Morocco in a tense semi-final decided by penalties in Rabat.
Instead, it was the Lions who stayed on course for a first AFCON title in 50 years after edging Nigeria 4-2 in a shoot-out,
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