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“All the teams from pots one and two are contenders”

Does Morocco’s success at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar make your team the hot favourites for the Africa Cup of Nations title?

Of course, we are among the favourites, but often we have not been up to the task! It can be mental, it can be caused by many other factors. Maybe the fact that we have struggled to win the junior African titles at Under-17 and Under-20 level explains part of it. Many players have

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