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Morocco overcome Comoros to reach last 16 at Cup of Nations

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Morocco's Sofiane Boufal, second left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the African Cup of Nations 2022 group B soccer match between Morocco and Ghana at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Monday Jan. 10, 2021. AP

Morocco proved too strong for the Comoros Islands at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, winning 2-0 to stay top of Group C and ensure progress to the last 16 of the finals in Cameroon.

Selim Amallah scored after 16 minutes and Zakaria Aboukhlal struck at the final whistle to ensure the win after Youssef En-Nesyri had an 82nd minute penalty saved.

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