Morocco’s penalty shootout victory over Nigeria in the AFCON 2025 semi-final sent social media into overdrive, with thousands of fans flooding CAF’s social media post to celebrate the hosts’ march to the final.
Many Moroccan supporters expressed pride at seeing the Atlas Lions “write history again” by reaching another major showpiece on home soil.
Comments also highlighted the performance of Yassine Bounou and Achraf Hakimi, with users calling the team “real football” and praising how they play for the people and for Africa’s image.
Nigerian fans, meanwhile, showed remarkable sportsmanship, insisting penalties are a matter of luck and saying they were proud of the Super Eagles for pushing the hosts all the way in front of more than 80,000 home fans.
There was a strong sense of pan-Arab and pan-African solidarity, with messages of congratulations arriving from Algeria, Qatar and beyond, alongside a few dissenting voices questioning the penalty drama.
Overall, the mode online captured joy, respect, and rivalry in equal measure after a classic AFCON night.
Here are some comments:
@fahed_of: “A million trillion congratulations to the Moroccan people for the final ❤️🇶🇦🇲🇦”
@mntfut: “Alhamdulillah 🙌❤️” (“Praise be to God”)
@aziza.elba8: “Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, well done Morocco 🦁🇲🇦😍”
@eddahmanizouhair: “Vaaaaaamooooos 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦”
@akino_0l: “Congratulations my Moroccans from Nigeria”
@juanpresh: “Heads up Nigeria 😍🇳🇬 Penalty is a game of luck, we move regardless”
@laila____m.h: “Super Bounou 🦸🏻♀️🇲🇦😍”
@saidbaali93: “The Atlas Lions are writing history again 🦁🇲🇦 Pride of the Arabs”
@solaimane.lb: “We play real football… we play to win… we play for the people… this is Morocco ❤️”
@brs_yaciine: “From Algeria, congratulations on qualifying 🇩🇿🇲🇦”
