Rabat, Jan 28: World Cup semifinalist Morocco was drawn in a group with Mali, Zambia and Comoros for the men’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations it will host.
The December 21-January 18 tournament will be the biggest soccer event in Morocco before co-hosting the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal – the teams it eliminated at the 2022 World Cup to become the first African nation ever to reach the semifinals. Morocco then lost to France.At the last Africa Cup, one year ago, Morocco was surprisingly ousted in the round of 16 by South Africa.Ivory Coast won that Africa Cup as the host nation and will begin the defense of its title in a group with Cameroon, Gabon and Mozambique.Nigeria, the beaten finalist last year with star strikers Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen, is in a group with Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania. (AP)
