Afcon 2025: “Follow Morocco and Senegal and this will bring success to the continent”

Lee James and John Bennett are joined by former Tottenham and Cameroon defender Sebastien Bassong, Afcon winning Nigeria midfielder Sunday Oliseh and Moroccan football expert Amine El-Amri to preview the Africa Cup of Nations final, host's Morocco versus 2021 champions Senegal. Plus, the team discuss the Senegalese Football Federation concerns about security and hear from Moroccan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, head coach Walid Regragui. 01:35 Senegalese Football Federation security, accommodation and training ground concerns 07:00 Pressures of playing an ‘away’ Afcon 08:00 The best Afcon teams progressing to the knockout rounds 09:00 Morocco’s football investment 11:00 African nations following Morocco and Senegal’s lead 12:40 Impact of Afcon switching to every four years 15:45 Sunday Oliseh on Nigeria’s tournament 19:15 Tour of Rabat 25:30 Moroccan football expert Amine El-Amri on role of football in Morocco 31:00 Morocco’s aspirations to become a football superpower 33:30 Moroccan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat interview 36:30 Moroccan head coach Walid Regragui on the final 37:30 Final Predictions

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Afcon 2025: “Follow Morocco and Senegal and this will bring success to the continent” is an episode from World Football by BBC.

This episode is 38:12 long.

This episode was published on Jan 17, 2026.

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