Group A of the 2025 African Cup of Nations will deliver its verdict. Zambia and Morocco face each other for the last day of the group stage at the Prince Moulay Abdallah stadium in Rabat, this Monday evening (8 p.m., to follow live with commentary on leparisien.fr). As in the first two matches of the Atlas Lions, Achraf Hakimi will start on the substitutes’ bench.
Still not completely recovered from his major sprain suffered on November 4 in the Champions League, the Paris Saint-Germain right-back has not yet played a single minute. His coach Walid Regragui still assured that his captain would play this Monday.
“It is certain that Achraf will play, the question is whether he will start or not,” he announced at a press conference on Sunday. But in any case, it will be his first CAN match. What we want and what we had planned, because we still want to go as far as possible, is for Achraf to progress with the team and for us to keep him for the entire competition. »
The official compositions of Zambia-Morocco
Morocco : Bounou – Mazraoui, Aguerd, Masina, Chibi – Ounahi, Ezzalzouli, El Aynaoui – Brahim Diaz, El Kaabi, Saibari.
Zambia: Mwanza – Banda, Sakala, Chanda, Hamansenya – Chongo – Musonda, Chaiwa, Liteta – Daka, Kangwa.
“I feel good,” explained Achraf Hakimi. With the coach and the staff we made a program. I didn’t feel 100% in the last matches, but I was available. I feel much better there. If I have to play I’m ready. Otherwise I will help as I do from the bench. Even if I don’t play, I want to win the CAN on January 18. »
The European champion with Paris will finally be able to help Morocco in its quest to qualify for the round of 16 and first place in Group A: this will require defeating Zambia this Monday.
