Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco are putting up their best foot forward with sparkling stadiums and much-improved facilities for the 24 competing teams but the pressure on their own footballers to deliver the title is potentially stifling.

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CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco’s border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concerning and a violation of the right to freedom of movement.

Since reaching the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup, the Atlas Lions have won both the African Nations Championship and Under-20 World Cup, and finished third in the Paris Olympics.

Flash floods have killed at least 37 people in Morocco's coastal Safi region, according to state-owned television. Cars and mounds of rubbish were seen sweeping through the main port city of Safi after torrential rain hit on Sunday.

Such collapses are not uncommon in Moroccan cities undergoing rapid population growth. In Fez, a collapse in May killed 10 people and injured seven in a building that had already been slated for evacuation, according to Moroccan outlet Le360.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup begins in June and Morocco's opponents have finally been revealed. By securing its bid as CAF Group E winners, Morocco is back in the World Cup after last qualifying in 2022. Following the 2026 World Cup draw on Dec. 5, Morocco will begin its World Cup campaign in Group C.

At least 37 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Morocco's Atlantic coastal province of Safi, Moroccan authorities said on Monday. Fourteen people were still receiving medical care,

Morocco vs UAE: Karim El Berkaoui scores opener in Arab Cup 2025 semi-finalMorocco have opened the scoring against the United Arab Emirates

Morocco has long been one of the world's top exporters of cannabis and in 2022 it became the first Muslim-majority country to legalize certain forms of cultivation

Former Morocco midfielder Mustapha Hadji says Lamine Yamal made a mistake in not declaring to play for the North African nation and says he won’t feel the same level of affection in Spain.