Khaberni - Khalifa International Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha will host the Arab Cup 2025 final between Morocco and Jordan on Thursday.
"The Atlas Lions" secured their spot in the final by defeating the United Arab Emirates 3-0 in the semi-finals, while Al-Nashama reached the final showdown after their victory over the Saudi team by a score of 1-0.
In the following report, we highlight 3 factors that ignite the Arab Cup 2025 final between Morocco and Jordan.
African-Asian rivalry
The competition between African and Asian teams for the title of the best in the regional tournament has intensified in recent years.
The representatives of the African continent won the last two editions of the tournament through Morocco in the 2012 edition, and Algeria in the 2021 edition.
Asia has 6 titles in the Arab Cup won by Iraq on 4 occasions and Saudi Arabia on two occasions, while Africa has won the championship 4 times through the teams of Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt.
Moroccan tactical battle
The Arab Cup 2025 final will witness a pure tactical clash between Tarik Sektioui, coach of the Moroccan team, and Jamal Salami, coach of the Moroccan team.
The stocks of the Moroccan coaching school have risen after the remarkable achievements of Walid Regragui with the Atlas Lions in the 2022 World Cup and Tarik Sektioui in the Olympic Games and the African Nations Championship for locals, and most recently Mohamed Wahbi in the World Cup for Youth.
It is worth mentioning that Salami has previously coached the Moroccan youth teams before he took over, last year, the coaching of the Jordanian team, where he participated in 22 matches, achieving victory in 11 occasions, drawing in 6 matches and losing 5 others.
Maintaining the unbeaten streak
Both teams look forward to maintaining their unbeaten record during the current edition of the Arab Cup 2025.
The Moroccan team achieved victories in 4 matches, with a draw in one match during their journey in the regional tournament.
In contrast, the Jordanian team defeated all five teams they faced in the tournament.
