In preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
scheduled to take place on home soil, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation
(FRMF), led by its president Fouzi Lekjaa, has begun mapping out a robust
build-up programme for the Atlas Lions.
Updates from Rabat indicate that the Moroccan FA has
opened talks with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to organise a
doubleheader friendly against the Super Eagles as part of their pre-AFCON
schedule.
Morocco, keen on testing their squad against top
African opposition, is also in discussions with Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and
Zimbabwe for other warm-up matches.
The proposed friendlies are expected to hold in
November, giving coach Walid Regragui a chance to fine-tune his tactics and
assess his team’s readiness ahead of the continental showpiece.
Morocco will face Comoros on 21st December to kick off
the 35th edition of the CAF AFCON.
For the first time in the tournament’s history, the
eventual champions will pocket a staggering $3.5m, an increase of 75 per cent
from the $2m awarded to the winners of the last edition.
The runner-up will receive $1.2m, while the third and
fourth-place teams will walk away with $700,000 and $600,000, respectively.
Each of the four losing quarter-finalists will earn
$450,000, while teams that finish third or fourth in their respective groups
will receive either $300,000 or $200,000, depending on their group format.
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