RABAT: Brahim Diaz and Ayoub El-Kaabi scored second-half goals as hosts Morocco got their Africa Cup of Nations bid off to a winning start by beating minnows Comoros 2-0 in the tournament’s opening game on Sunday. Soufiane Rahimi had a penalty saved in a frustrating first half for much-fancied Morocco, but Diaz fired home from inside the area 10 minutes after the interval at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in the capital Rabat.

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Tournament hosts Morocco kicked off the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 victory against Comoros thanks to goals from Brahim Díaz and a bicycle kick from Ayoub El Kaabi