{"id":44963,"date":"2025-12-22T20:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44963"},"modified":"2025-12-23T09:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T09:35:59","slug":"afcon-2025-morocco-south-africa-stroll-to-win-mali-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-2025-morocco-south-africa-stroll-to-win-mali-held\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2025 : Morocco, South Africa stroll to win, Mali held"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"font-40 line-height-43 color-light-black font-bold mb-4 break-word\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #333333;\">Morocco began their quest for glory with a thumping display against Comoros .<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"article rte-style pt-4 font-barlow font-18 line-height-30\">\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wcl-bold_NZXv6 wcl-scores-simple-text-01_-OvnR wcl-scores_Na715\" data-testid=\"wcl-scores-simple-text-01\">At an almost fully packed 60,000 capacity stadium at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah<\/span><span class=\"wcl-scores-simple-text-01_-OvnR wcl-scores_Na715\" data-testid=\"wcl-scores-simple-text-01\"> (Rabat), the host nation made a great start to the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Match Report \u2013 Nations FC 1-0 Young Apostles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-nations-fc-1-0-young-apostles\/\">Match Report \u2013 Nations FC 1-0 Young Apostles<\/a><\/p>\n<div>Al Ain&#8217;s Soufiane Rahimi missed an 11th-minute penalty, failing to set the tone for the game.<\/div>\n<div>The first half ended goalless between both sides.<\/div>\n<div>Ten minutes after recess, ManUtd&#8217;s wing back Noussair Mazraoui&#8217;s well-drilled low cross into the box found Brahim D\u00edaz tapping for the opener, sending the stadium into ruptures.<\/div>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"AFCON to be held every four years starting 2028\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-to-be-held-every-four-years-starting-2028\/\">AFCON to be held every four years starting 2028<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With a quarter of an hour to end proceedings, Ayoub El Kaabi was on hand to score from Salah-Eddine&#8217;s lofted pass with an acrobatic overhead kick that left the goalkeeper rooted and sealed the points.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa beat Angola as Mali and Zambia shared the points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GAME 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Morocco 2-0 Comoros<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Brahim D\u00edaz, Ayoub El Kaabi]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mali 1-1 Zambia<\/p>\n<p><strong>[L.Sinayoko &#8211; P.Daka]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Africa 2-1 Angola<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Oswin Appolis, L.Foster &#8211;\u00a0 Show]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Egypt 2- 1Zimbabwe<\/p>\n<p><strong>[O.Marmoush, M.Salah &#8211; P.Dube]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morocco began their quest for glory with a thumping display against Comoros . At an almost fully packed 60,000 capacity stadium at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah (Rabat), the host nation made a great start to the tournament. 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