The competition began on Sunday April 27, with the opening match between Egypt and South Africa, ended by the victory of the organizing country (1-0). Placed in group B alongside Nigeria, Tunisia and Kenya, Morocco will start its CAN Thursday May 1 at 7 p.m. Moroccan time (GMT+1). The Atlas lion cubs will face Kenya. Afterwards, they will challenge Nigeria on May 4 and Tunisia on May 7.
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For its seventh participation in this tournament, Morocco intends to win the sacred continental. “We are here to win. It doesn’t matter who we will face and where we will play, “said Mohamed Ouahbi, the Moroccan team coach at the start of the week. The Atlas lion cubs finished third in 1987 and fourth in 2005.
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The meetings are to be followed live on the official Youtube channel of CAF, CAF TV, Bein Sport, Time Sports and Canal+. The four best teams of the tournament will automatically qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup scheduled for Chile from September 27 to October 19, 2025.
