"Captain Wilfred Ndidi misses out for Nigeria with a combination of suspension and injury. He picked up a second yellow card of the tournament, earning him a one-match ban, and a hamstring strain in the quarter-final. Club Brugge's Raphael Onyedika takes his place in the XI tonight in their only change. Morocco are unchanged from their quarter-final. Share Updated at 14.20 EST Starting lineups from the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah: Nigeria (4-3-1-2): Nwabili; Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemaechi; Onyeka, Onyedika, Iwobi; Lookman; Osimhen, Adams."
"Tonight the 2026 hosts have the chance to stay right to the very end of their own party when they take on the runners-up of two years ago, Nigeria, in Rabat in the second semi-final. Walid Regragui's side topped their group and have since knocked out Tanzania and Cameroon. Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz, whose club coach has changed while he's been away, has scored in every game at the tournament so far,"
Captain Wilfred Ndidi misses out for Nigeria with a suspension and a hamstring strain sustained in the quarter-final, so Club Brugge's Raphael Onyedika starts in midfield. Nigeria line-up (4-3-1-2): Nwabili; Osayi-Samuel, Ajayi, Bassey, Onyemaechi; Onyeka, Onyedika, Iwobi; Lookman; Osimhen, Adams. Morocco are unchanged from their quarter-final and line up (4-3-3): Bounou; Hakimi, Aguerd, Masina, Mazraoui; El Khannouss, El Aynaoui, Saibari; Brahim, El Kaabi, Ezzalzouli. Morocco topped their group and eliminated Tanzania and Cameroon. Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz has scored in every Morocco game so far. Senegal beat Egypt and will await the semi-final winner in the final.
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