Injury woes dent Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations hopesAchraf Hakimi, Youssef En-Nesyri and Abdelilah Hafidi are all currently laid out with injuriesWith the 80 days away, injuries are mounting up for one of the tournament favourites, . They confirmed on Monday that the full-back will be out for the rest of the season and had been sent back to Madrid for surgery, placing his Nations Cup campaign in doubt. The 21-year-old also struck twice against Malawi in September as Morocco moved closer to the Nations Cup. He scored the decisive goal in the final victory in AS , and also opened the scoring for Raja in their recent Caf Super Cup victory over Esperance de Tunis. Hafidi appears to be the least likely of the three to return in time for the Nations Cup.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 02, 2019 19:52 UTC