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Injury woes dent Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations hopes

Achraf Hakimi, Youssef En-Nesyri and Abdelilah Hafidi are all currently laid out with injuries

With the Africa Cup of Nations 80 days away, injuries are mounting up for one of the tournament favourites, Morocco.

On Saturday, Achraf Hakimi became the latest victim of the injury misery that’s hitting the Atlas Lions.

The full-back is one of Africa’s emerging stars, having won the Champions League with Real Madrid last term before impressing for Morocco at the World Cup.

Despite emerging as a right-back, stepping into the team when Dani Carvajal was injured, Hakimi starred on the left side of Morocco’s defence in Russia.