Youssouf Mchangama of Comoros challenged by Noussair Mazraoui of Morocco during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON match between Morocco and Comoros at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco on 21 December 2025 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix
Sunday Dec 21, 2025. 22:25
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Updates:
22h33 – Morocco 1-0 Comoros | Goalkeeper Pandor produces a brilliant double save to deny the hosts what would have been their second goal of the night in the 64th minute.
22h23 – GOAL! Brahim Diaz! Morocco 1-0 Comoros | 55′ mins – The Real Madrid star scores his 9th international goal in his 16th Atlas Lions cap. A well deserved goal.
22h15 – Morocco 0-0 Comoros | The second-half is underway.
21h55 – Half-Time: Morocco 0-0 Comoros | There are no goals at the interval despite the Atlas Lions’ dominance in the first-half.
21h30 – The Atlas Lions are dominating possession as they look to break the deadlock with Diaz looking lively as we pass the half-hour mark.
21h19 – Morocco substitution as Jawad El Yamiq comes onto the pitch to replace the injured Romain Saiss.
21h11 – Soufiane Rahimi misses the penalty.
21h10 – Penalty for Morocco after Iyad Mohamed is penalised for a foul.
21h00 – The 2025 AFCON is officially underway as the match between Morocco and Comoros kicks off.
20h30 – The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off tonight as hosts Morocco square off with Comoros in the opening game at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
The Atlas Lions are the bookies’ favourites for the tournament, but the Coelacanths will be keen to cause an upset.
20h35 – Morocco vs Comoros Starting Line-Ups
Morocco XI: Bono; Salah-Eddine, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazraoui; Ounahi, Amrabat, Diaz; El Aynaoui, Rahimi, Saibari
Subs: Talbi, Seghir, El Yamiq, En-Nesyri, Chibi, Hakimi, Munir, Boudial, Al Harrar, El Kaabi, Targhalline, Akhomach, Masina, El Khannous, Ezzalzouli
Comoros XI: Pandor; Kari, Soilhi, Toibibou, Boura; Z. Youssouf, B. Youssouf, Mohamed, Selemani; Ahamada, M’Changama
Subs: Amir, Mohamed, Bakari, Ahmed, Bourhane, M’Dahoma, Maolida, Lutin, Ben, Abdallah, Abdallah, Vita, Anzimati, Morivili, Boina
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