Morocco vs Comoros live: Tournament hosts take on minnows in opening game of 2025 Afcon | OneFootball

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Morocco face Comoros in the first match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations this evening, with the tournament hosts hoping this is the beginning of a successful campaign as they look to win just their second ever Afcon title.

The Atlas Lions, who reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2022, won their only Afcon title as far back as 1976, and despite their pedigree as one of Africa’s leading sides they often fall short in continental competition, having lost in the round of 16 to South Africa in 2023.

But they will be expected to make a winning start to their 2025/26 campaign as they face the Comoros, the third-smallest nation on the continent, who have qualified for Afcon for just the second time.

The Coelacanths made their debut in 2021, reaching the knockout stages, but they face a difficult task to do so again, with matches against Mali and Zambia also to come in the group stages.