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Morocco 'focused on World Cup' amid AFCON final controversy

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Morocco's Bilal El Khanouss (L) celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the friendly football match between Morocco and Paraguay at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, northern France on March 31, 2026. [Francois LO PRESTI / AFP]

Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi insisted Tuesday that his side was fully focused on the upcoming World Cup after a 2-1 friendly win over Paraguay, despite the ongoing controversy of January's Africa Cup of Nations final.

"We are focused on the World Cup. We have had 10 days together where I honestly haven't felt as though anyone has been distracted," the recently-appointed Ouahbi said of his team in Lens, in northern France, where Tuesday's game took place.

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