(Left to right) Achraf Hakimi's Morocco, Dickson Job's Tanzania, Nigeria fans and Mohamed Salah's Egypt are looking forward to the Afcon 2025 knockout stage

With the knockout stage about to start at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), the big boys have had it all their own way so far.

Algeria and Nigeria were the two nations to win all three of their games, Mohamed Salah's goals earned Egypt comfortable passage with seven points, while Achraf Hakimi eased himself back into action as hosts Morocco also went unbeaten.

But there are several teams looking to cause upsets in the last 16.

With more drama sure to be on the way, here are some of the key talking points so far from the 35th edition of the tournament.