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Walid eyes calm before final storm

Sunday People

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January 18, 2026

MOROCCO boss Walid Regragui has called for cool heads as the Atlas Lions bid to end their 50-year wait for Africa Cup of Nations glory on home soil.

- BY SIMON CASS

The tournament hosts face Senegal in tonight's final in Rabat's Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, where the vast majority of the 69,500 capacity crowd will be willing their team on.

Having become the first African side to reach the semi finals of the World Cup, seeing off Belgium, Canada, Spain and Portugal in Qatar, Regragui’s side are, understandably, favourites to lift the trophy tonight.

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