Morocco Joins Four Nations for Strongest Defense After AFCON 2025 Group Stage, Conceding Only One Goal

Several teams demonstrated strong defensive performances during the group stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, highlighting defensive solidity as a key theme of this phase of the competition. Although none of the 24 participating teams managed to complete the group stage with a completely clean sheet, five teams conceded only a single goal: Morocco, DR Congo, Egypt, Senegal, and Algeria.

Regarding the ranking of the strongest defenses after the group stage, Morocco, DR Congo, Egypt, Senegal, and Algeria share the top spot, each having conceded just one goal. They are followed by Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Comoros, who conceded two goals each, and then Côte d'Ivoire and Angola with three goals conceded.

Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Benin saw their nets shaken four times. Meanwhile, Gabon, Uganda, and Botswana recorded the worst defensive performances, conceding seven goals each, leading to their early and expected exit from the tournament.