Defending champions Morocco opened their TotalEnergies CAF Futsal <a href="https://absafricatv.com/new-provincial-for-the-eastern-africa-province/” title=”New Provincial for the Eastern Africa Province”>Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 campaign with a convincing 4-0 victory over Algeria in their Group A encounter in Rabat on Monday.
The Atlas Lions took control of the contest through Younes M’Kasri, before Youssef Jouad delivered a standout performance, scoring a hat-trick to secure a comfortable victory for the hosts.
M’Kasri broke the deadlock in the 10th minute, with Jouad doubling Morocco’s advantage just two minutes later to put the defending champions firmly in control.
Morocco maintained their attacking momentum after the break, with Jouad completing his hat-trick through goals in the 26th and 32nd minutes. His performance earned him the Man of the Match award.
Algeria, making their debut at the continental finals, worked to contain the hosts but were unable to find a breakthrough against a Morocco side that made the most of its scoring opportunities.
The result gives Morocco a strong start to their title defence, while Algeria will look to regroup ahead of their next Group A fixture.
Morocco face Zambia on Wednesday, 14 October, before concluding their group-stage campaign against Libya on Friday, 16 October.
Algeria will meet Libya on Wednesday before taking on Zambia in their final group match on Friday.
