A spectacular bicycle kick has earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros. Home...RABAT, Morocco(AP) — A spectacular bicycle kick earned royal approval for Ayoub El Kaabi as host Morocco opened the 35th Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Comoros on Sunday. The Kingdom is set to be a main co-host of the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal. Atlas Lions ready to roarMorocco is backed by many to lift what would be just its second Africa Cup title 50 years after the first in 1976. The Atlas Lions, as the team is known, became the first from Africa to reach the World Cup semifinals in 2022.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 21, 2025 15:46 UTC