Has yet to really capture the imagination in Morocco – on and off the field

Host nation Morocco are expected to win the tournament by home fans but so far there has not been too much joy at AFCON 2025
“From the edge of the Marrakech medina and the marvellously faded rooftop bar of the Grand Hotel Tazi, where the raffish furnishings have barely changed since the place was opened in the 1920s, the sound wafted through the cafes and restaurants that line the street leading to the city’s famously mad trading square, the Jemaa el-Fnaa. I had broken away from the tournament...