{"id":66093,"date":"2026-01-07T20:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/afcon-2025-two-day-break-before-quarterfinals"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:31:37","slug":"afcon-2025-two-day-break-before-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/afcon-2025-two-day-break-before-quarterfinals","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2025: Two-Day Break Before Quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong> <\/span><b>After the intensity of the round of 16 matches, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is taking a short 48-hour break on Wednesday and Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This will allow fans and delegations to catch their breath before the quarterfinals begin, when the intensity will reach even greater heights.<\/p>\n<p>The competition will return on<b> Friday, January 9, 2026<\/b>, with an explosive start to the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>The West African clash between <b>Mali and Senegal<\/b> will kick off at <b>4:00 p.m<\/b>., followed by a highly anticipated clash of titans between <b>Cameroon and Morocco<\/b> at <b>7:00 p.m<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Lesotho<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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