"We are waiting for this trophy for 50 years now," Morocco defender Romain Saiss told the BBC World Service. The West Africans are also bidding for their second Afcon crown, having claimed their maiden trophy at the 2021 edition in Cameroon. Yet Morocco have rarely come close to lifting the Afcon trophy since their sole triumph in Ethiopia in 1976, with this just their second appearance in the final since then. "I will be very happy to play my last Afcon final, to enjoy it and to make my country win." A second Afcon title, and a place in the history books, beckons for one side.

Source: GhanaWeb January 17, 2026 12:05 UTC