Morocco welcomes 2026 as AFCON enters knockout stage [Football Now]

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Morocco welcomes 2026 as AFCON enters knockout stage [Football Now]  Host nation Morocco will face Tanzania in Rabat on Sunday, just before South Africa and Cameroon lock horns   READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/01/morocco-welcomes-2026-as-afcon-enters-knockout-stage-football-now  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Fly for the passion of football.

00:16Here in Rabat, celebrations are already lighting up the city as 2025 winds down.

00:22The group stage is complete, the knockout pictures are set, and fans are buzzing as the real action begins.

00:31Morocco welcomed a new year with celebrations across the country.

00:35Streets and public squares came alive with music, lights and crowds gathering.

00:40As 2025 drew to a close, the festive atmosphere mirrored the excitement of AFCON.

00:47With fans ready for the knockout stage to kick off.

00:54The group stage at the Africa Cup of Nations is complete.

01:00The final 16 are confirmed, and the road to the title is set.

01:04On the final day, Groups E and F took center stage, completing the lineup for the knockout round.

01:09When all was said and done in Group E, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Sudan advanced.

01:23But qualification came with a price.

01:29Heavyweight opponents in the next round.

01:32So we're playing in Congo. It's a bit harsh considering we qualified first in the group.

01:40But it's like if you want to win the tournament, we have to play the strongest teams.

01:46What do you think our chances are?

01:48The Senegal are very tough opponents.

01:50It's tough, but inshallah we'll win.

01:52Yeah, we still have a chance.

01:53We want to win the round of 16 to go to the quarter-finals.

02:00So we'll give it our best.

02:02Every Bukinabe in and out of the country and elsewhere in the Sahel is behind the team.

02:08Among the other round of 16 standout fixtures, Mali takes on Tunisia.

02:13While South Africa is drawn against Cameroon.

02:19This is what it's all about.

02:20The AFCON trophy.

02:22Front and center here in Rabat.

02:24And fans already have their ideas about who's taking it home.

02:28Oh, it's a hard question still.

02:38I would say Morocco or Senegal.

02:42See you next year for the knockout phase of AFCON.

02:45And happy 2026 from Morocco.

02:47Fly for the passion of football.

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