AFCON 2025: Morocco, clear favorite?
Winner of the 1976 CAN in Ethiopia, Morocco has been chasing its second triumph in this competition for nearly 50 years. As the Sherifian Kingdom prepares to host the 35th edition, can the Lions de l’Atlas finally reach the top of African football?
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Morocco is about to step into CAN 2025 in a rare state of grace: that of the team everyone expects to finally deliver titles, not just impressive campaigns. A generation full of experience, an incredible run at the 2022 World Cup, and a collective discipline that breaks everything make the Lions de l’Atlas a solid and dangerous side — without being obvious.
Why Morocco is one of the favorites for CAN 2025
Morocco has factors that are uncommon in Africa:
– a squad depth that might only be rivaled by Senegal;
– experienced, in-form players;
– two years of work under Walid Regragui, which have brought automatic cohesion and stability;
– a home tournament, an incredible asset in CAN history;
– a team that defends diligently and transitions very quickly into attack.
They are not simply the best players in the running; it’s a real team at heart, where every star fully prioritizes the collective.
Morocco arrives at CAN 2025 without having had to make too many sacrifices, but as a team ready to make a big push—one with style, discipline, talent and a huge home crowd to back them. If all goes well, that is if the team stays focused and physically ready, Morocco has a good chance of lifting the trophy.