{"id":8559,"date":"2026-01-15T04:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=8559"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:59:42","slug":"afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"
\nBy Amah
\nKindly share:<\/p>\n

Nigeria\u2019s quest for glory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations came to a dramatic halt on Wednesday night as the Super Eagles were eliminated by Morocco in a tense semi-final showdown. <\/p>\n

After a stalemate through 120 minutes of football, Morocco edged Nigeria 4-2 in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

The match, held at a packed stadium brimming with expectation, saw both sides struggling to break the deadlock.<\/p>\n

Despite flashes of brilliance from Samuel Chukwueze and other attacking stars, the Eagles were unable to convert their opportunities into goals. Morocco, organized and resolute, matched Nigeria\u2019s intensity at every turn, leaving the contest goalless at the end of both regular and extra time.<\/p>\n

When the tension of penalties arrived, the Eagles\u2019 fortunes faltered. Samuel Chukwueze and Bruno Onyemachi failed to convert their spot-kicks while Morocco\u2019s Atlas Lions executed theirs with clinical precision, sealing Nigeria\u2019s elimination.<\/p>\n

The defeat ends Nigeria\u2019s campaign in the semi-finals, but the team still has one final opportunity to end the tournament on a high note in the third-place playoff against Egypt. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Morocco will meet Senegal in a highly anticipated final clash for the AFCON crown.<\/p>\n

For Nigeria, the heartbreak is palpable, but the journey has also highlighted promising talents and moments of resilience that could serve as a foundation for future tournaments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Amah Kindly share: Nigeria\u2019s quest for glory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations came to a dramatic halt…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[1726,18],"class_list":["post-8559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-afcon-2025","tag-super-eagles"],"yoast_head":"\nAFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker - Panorama News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker - Panorama News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Amah Kindly share: Nigeria\u2019s quest for glory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations came to a dramatic halt…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Panorama News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panoramanewsng\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/193c6b5ed75edb6cc8b07827dd05f83d\"},\"headline\":\"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/\"},\"wordCount\":233,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"AFCON 2025\",\"Super Eagles\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/\",\"name\":\"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker - Panorama News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":533},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/\",\"name\":\"Panorama News\",\"description\":\"We present all perspectives of news as they break.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Panorama News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/panorama-news-logo1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/panorama-news-logo1.jpg\",\"width\":1065,\"height\":456,\"caption\":\"Panorama News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panoramanewsng\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/193c6b5ed75edb6cc8b07827dd05f83d\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86f61a39fb780839ddf23cd4f472ef9e5bf4a2b93bfff200ffeca670341bd4e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86f61a39fb780839ddf23cd4f472ef9e5bf4a2b93bfff200ffeca670341bd4e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker - Panorama News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker - Panorama News","og_description":"By Amah Kindly share: Nigeria\u2019s quest for glory at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations came to a dramatic halt…","og_url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/","og_site_name":"Panorama News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panoramanewsng","article_published_time":"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":750,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/"},"author":{"name":"Admin","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/193c6b5ed75edb6cc8b07827dd05f83d"},"headline":"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker","datePublished":"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/"},"wordCount":233,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg","keywords":["AFCON 2025","Super Eagles"],"articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/","name":"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker - Panorama News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-15T04:59:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nigerian-AFCON-750x533-1.jpg","width":750,"height":533},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/afcon-2025-super-eagles-fall-to-morocco-on-penalties-in-semi-final-heartbreaker\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fall to Morocco on penalties in semi-Final heartbreaker"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/","name":"Panorama News","description":"We present all perspectives of news as they break.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization","name":"Panorama News","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/panorama-news-logo1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/panorama-news-logo1.jpg","width":1065,"height":456,"caption":"Panorama News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panoramanewsng"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/193c6b5ed75edb6cc8b07827dd05f83d","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86f61a39fb780839ddf23cd4f472ef9e5bf4a2b93bfff200ffeca670341bd4e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86f61a39fb780839ddf23cd4f472ef9e5bf4a2b93bfff200ffeca670341bd4e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng"],"url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8561,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8559\/revisions\/8561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}