Morocco beats Comoros in AFCON opener
Africa Cup of Nations host Morocco overcame a nervy start to beat the Comoros 2-0 in the tournament’s opening game, after Brahim Diaz and substitute Ayoub El Kaabi scored second-half goals.
It was a far from convincing showing, however, from highly fancied Morocco, which sits 97 places above the small Indian Ocean island nation in the world rankings and had to toil hard for the points in the rain at Rabat's Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah.
Morocco squandered an early penalty and was goalless at half-time despite dominating possession, eventually breaking the deadlock in the 55th minute when Noussair Mazraoui did well to keep the ball from going out of play before passing it square for Diaz to side-foot home.
El Kaabi scored a trademark bicycle kick goal in the 74th minute, 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute, to ease the tension.
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