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From AFCON to World Cup 2026: How Morocco became a football powerhouse
From AFCON to World Cup 2026: How Morocco became a football powerhouse Morocco’s success is built on an effective strategy, but there has been some upheaval in the run-up to the World Cup. In a couple of decades, Morocco went from being regularly eliminated in the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and failing to qualify for several successive World Cups to sitting inside the top 10 of the FIFA men’s rankings, reaching the semifinals at the Qatar World Cup in 2022 and being...
Moroccan fans get ready for first World Cup game, boosted by AFCON success
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World Cup referee blocked from entering US
December 31 2025: Omar Artan gestures during a 2025 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations game, Gabon vs Ivory Coast, at Marrakesh stadium, Marrakesh, Marocco. Ulrik Pedersen/CSM (Credit Image: .. Ulrik Pedersen/Cal Sport Media) (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)
Senegal deny World Cup travel delay is due to coach dispute
Senegal were stripped of the AFCON title after a mid-game boycott of the final and now face turbulent World Cup start.
World Cup 2026: Can sub-Saharan Africa outdo noisy neighbours from north?
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Gyan: Ghana's success will depend on Semenyo at the World Cup
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Morocco World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group and squad list
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Ranking the Middle East and North African teams at World Cup 2026
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World Cup 2026: France, Spain, Argentina... Who are the favourites?
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Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament
Hero’s welcome for Somali referee denied entry to US World Cup tournament Omar Artan, the first Somali picked to referee a World Cup, rose from Mogadishu’s pitches, only to be barred at the US border. Mogadishu, Somalia – Barely a few days had passed between the celebrations that greeted news of Somali referee Omar Artan’s journey to the World Cup—a milestone that inspired pride and optimism among Somali football fans—and the crushing realisation that he would not, in fact, be attending...