Ankara: Hosts Morocco opened the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Comoros 2-0 on Sunday. Brahim Daz scored on 55 minutes from Noussair Mazraouis assist, and Ayoub El Kaabi made the game safe and sent the crowd wild on 74.
According to Ghana News Agency, Soufiane Rahimi had earlier missed a first-half penalty for Morocco at Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in the capital Rabat. The 1976 champions are looking to rekindle the spirit of their run to fourth place at the 2022 World Cup as they seek glory on home soil ahead of June and Julys World Cup in North America.
Mali and Zambia are the other teams in Group A and play on Monday, when South Africa take on Angola and Egypt face Zimbabwe in the Group B openers.