2024-01-17 08:40:46
A year and a half after experiencing the most beautiful epic in its history, by reaching the semi-final of the World Cup, Morocco is preparing to begin, this Wednesday (6 p.m.), its African Cup of Nations, crowned of favorite status and the pressure that comes with it. To gain confidence, Walid Regragui’s men will aim for an opening victory against Tanzania, modest 121st in the FIFA rankings.
On paper, the Atlas Lions are starting with a head start, especially since all the heroes of Qatar are there, from goalkeeper Yassine Bounou to Parisian full-back Achraf Hakimi. Their squad has even become even more homogenized with the return of Amine Harit, injured during the World Cup. So much so that their coach could not hide, when stating his objectives, explaining that he wanted to “get to the semi-final at least”.
To do this, it will still be necessary to overcome a curse: regularly performing well in the World Cup, Morocco has only won one CAN in 18 participations, in 1976. Since then, the selection has accumulated disappointments, winning only one match in direct elimination since 2006. During the last edition, in 2021, it lost in the quarter-finals against Egypt, future finalist.
Morocco-Tanzania kicks off this Wednesday, January 17 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be broadcast on BeIN Sports 1 and can be followed live with commentary on leparisien.fr
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