Watch Morocco vs Mali at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations today, as FourFourTwo brings you a comprehensive guide on live streams and TV coverage wherever you are in the world.
Morocco vs Mali: key information
Date: Friday 26 December 2025
Kick-off time: 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 21:00 local
Venue: Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah, Rabat
TV & Streaming: 4seven (UK) | beIN Sports (USA) | beIN Sports / Canal+ / SuperSport (Africa)
FREE stream: Channel 4 (UK)
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With an array of global talent on display, the host nation forced the issue against a Comoros team that kept up with them for nearly an hour in a stadium that was tilted against them.
Thanks to Brahim Diaz's cool finish and a quite sensational bicycle kick in the rain from the ever-impressive Ayoub El Kaabi, Walid Regragui's Atlas Lions secured the start they needed.
Consequently, Morocco are on the brink of qualification from the group stage if not qualified already. Beating Mali on Friday would seal the deal.
Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information on how to watch Morocco vs Mali online, on TV, and from anywhere.
Watch Morocco vs Mali for FREE in the UK
Morocco vs Mali will be broadcast live in the UK on 4seven and the Channel 4 streaming service, with kick-off at 17:30 GMT.
Channel 4 has the rights to AFCON this year, with every game free to watch live in the UK.
Coverage is geo-restricted, but you can use a VPN to get your usual access if you're away from the UK right now more on that below.
Watch Morocco vs Mali from anywhere
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Is Morocco vs Mali on TV in the US?
US-based fans can watch Morocco vs Mali on beIN Sports. Kick off is at 3:00pm ET.
BeIN Sports comes on most good cable TV packages, but it doesn't have its own streaming service, so to tune in online, you'll need a cord-cutter such as YouTube TV, Fubo, or Sling.
How to watch Morocco vs Mali in Africa
Morocco vs Mali will be shown live on Al Aoula in Morocco and ORTM in Mali.
Canal+, SuperSport, and beIN Sports are the major regional broadcasters for AFCON, with the different services operating in various countries, but whichever service covers your country will have all games live.
See also AFCON 2025 broadcast guide: TV, streaming, how to watch every game in the Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco vs Mali: Preview
1976 winners Morocco haven't reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations for 21 years. In 2004, they were beaten by Tunisia in Rades.
Despite exporting high-quality players throughout the European game, Morocco haven't made it past the quarter-finals since that final loss.
Regragui is in his first international managerial role but cemented his legacy immediately by taking the Atlas Lions to the semi-finals of World Cup 2022.
No African nation had ever made it to that late stage of a World Cup and a frustrating exit from the last Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 in 2023 wasn't the next step the rookie manager wanted.
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Mali's occasional visits to the semi-finals of AFCON have become a thing of the past. The Eagles have reached the last four on six occasions but only won once.
Their lone final appearance was in 1972, when they were beaten by Congo in a 3-2 thriller in Cameroon.
Patson Daka's equalising goal in stoppage time for Zambia in their opening match left Mali regretting a missed opportunity.
As persistent qualifiers with successive knock-out stage exits in the last two tournaments, Mali will be looking for more of the same starting in Rabat on Friday.
FourFourTwo's prediction
Morocco 2-1 Mali
Mali won't be pushovers but with a vocal crowd behind them and a team littered with potential match-winners, we expect Morocco to do exactly that.
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