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Morocco welcomes 2026 as AFCON enters knockout stage

Morocco welcomed the New Year with celebrations across the country. Streets and public squares came alive with music, lights, and crowds gathering as 2025 drew to a close.

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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.
01:31So we're playing in Congo.
01:32It's a bit harsh considering we qualified first in the group, but it's what it is.
01:41If you want to win the tournament, we have to play the strongest teams.
01:46What do you think our chances are?
01:48Senegal is a very tough opponent.
01:49It's tough, but Inshallah we'll win.
01:52Yeah, we still have a chance.
01:53We still have a chance.
01:56We want to win the 8th of the final to win the match.
01:59So we're going to give the best of ourselves.
02:01For the Burkinaabe, for all those who are paid in the country and all the US.
02:06Among 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.
02:36Oh, 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.
02:57Fly for the passion of football.
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