{"id":453426,"date":"2025-12-21T23:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/21\/morocco-vs-comoros-2025-afcon-opening-game\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T23:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T23:44:16","slug":"morocco-vs-comoros-2025-afcon-opening-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/21\/morocco-vs-comoros-2025-afcon-opening-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco vs Comoros (2025 AFCON Opening Game)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/152\/15283998.295.jpg\" alt=\"GhanaWeb\u2019s official flyer for the 2025 AFCON coverage\" title=\"GhanaWeb\u2019s official flyer for the 2025 AFCON coverage\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" \/> <span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>GhanaWeb\u2019s official flyer for the 2025 AFCON coverage<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Morocco begin their AFCON 2025 journey as host nation at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Sunday, December 21, 2025, against Comoros.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlas Lions of Morocco are going into the game as the best team on the African continent according to the November 2025 FIFA World ranking.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco haven&#8217;t lost a game so far in 2025 and will be facing Comoros who were unbeaten in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. <\/p>\n<p>Comoros ended the qualifiers as winners of Group A, winning 3 games and drawing the remaining 3.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco will also be aiming to avoid becoming the first hosts since Burkina Faso in 1998 and sixth overall to lose the opening match in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Even without the physically compromised Achraf Hakimi, the Atlas Lions will head into Sunday confident in their chances of avoiding a shock draw or defeat, even if they will be wary of their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Catch Joel Eshun and his team live as they cover the opening match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0MSfL-83HNI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: Morocco vs Comoros (2025 AFCON)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0MSfL-83HNI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>play videoGhanaWeb\u2019s official flyer for the 2025 AFCON coverage Morocco begin their AFCON 2025 journey as host nation at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Sunday, December 21, 2025, against Comoros. 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