According to Clarence Seedorf, former (great) international player and current coach of the Cameroon national team, Morocco is one of the favorites to win the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in its 2019 edition.
While the pseudo "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic" was one of the countries available for the purchase of tickets for the Africa Cup of Nations matches in Egypt, this "error" has just been corrected.
What bug bit the officials of the African Football Confederation to include the "Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" among the countries listed on the ticket sales website.
Moroccan international Medhi Benatia, in an interview with the Qatari channel BeIn Sport, affirmed that Morocco had every chance... of reaching the second round. While still hoping to reach the semi-finals. And as favorites according to him, he names the following: Algeria, Senegal and Egypt.
The national coach, Hervé Renard, is optimistic about Morocco’s chances of winning the next Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2019). "We have ambition and must beat everyone. We have a very good team," he said on the CAF website.
The national football team will enter the concentration phase starting June 3. On its schedule, a friendly match scheduled for June 13 with Zambia, pending the finding of a new opponent.
Contrary to several African countries participating in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football, who opt to send their national teams to Europe to prepare, Morocco has chosen to stay at home.
The ticket prices for the matches of the next Africa Cup of Nations 2019 to be held in a few weeks (from June 21 to July 19) in Egypt are now known.
The African Football Confederation seems to have the good progress and high sporting level of the next CAN at heart, which will take place this summer in Egypt. Indeed, it has just opened its wallet to give the participating teams an advance of 2.5 million dirhams.
Very bad news for the Moroccan national football team, which could have to do without Amine Harit , who was injured yesterday during the German Bundesliga championship.
The former goalkeeper of the Egyptian national team and Al Ahly, Ahmed Chobair, has just declared on air that he wished Hakim Ziyech to be injured.
After the draw, it’s time for the serious things with the release by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of the schedule of the 52 matches planned as part of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2019).