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Excitement Building as Morocco Prepares to Open 35th Africa Cup of Nations Against Comoros
Morocco hosts the month-long 35th Africa Cup of Nations with 24 teams competing across five cities in newly renovated stadiums, aiming for their second title in 50 years.
- On Sunday, Morocco national team, the Atlas Lions, open the 35th Africa Cup of Nations against Comoros national team at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat.
- The build-up has been driven by Morocco's 2022 World Cup semifinal run and a parade through Rabat yesterday featuring fans and tournament mascots marked the tournament build-up.
- Cultural touches such as the mascot Assad, inspired by Barbary lions and a 1925 Marcelin Flandrin photograph, heighten host expectations as no team has lost an AFCON opener since Burkina Faso in 1998, with fans arriving hours before kickoff.
- Host pressure is sharpened by the Morocco national team, the Atlas Lions, entering as favourites for a second title 50 years after 1976, with all matches sold out alongside Algeria.
- With the calendar change, the 34th Africa Cup of Nations now follows a four-year cycle, with the final scheduled for January 19, 2026, and the tournament starting on December 21, 2025.
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The Moroccan national football team defeated the Comoros selection 2:0 tonight in Rabat, at the opening of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Laminute.infoThe Prince Moulay Abdallah stadium in Rabat exploded with joy after Ayoub El-Kaabi's jewel goal at the opening game of the African Cup of Nations.
·Paris, France
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The Olympiacos ace needed just nine minutes from entering the pitch to provide the first highlight of the tournament.
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