Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has made a massive admission about Bafana Bafana's potential heading into the Africa Cup of Nations early next year.
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The continental showpiece looms as Ivory Coast prepares to welcome Africa for the 34th edition of the tournament in January 2024.
Heading into the competition, the Atlas Lions are among the favourites to hold the AFCON trophy aloft in February.
The north Africans will be looking to build on their historic semi-final run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup by winning Africa's biggest football prize for only the second time in their history.
However, Regragui has revealed that this iteration of AFCON will be one where outsiders, such as South Africa, could have a chance at causing a major upset.
"In the African Cup, you have every team that can win the African Cup, also South Africa, when I travelled there I lost [to Bafana Bafana], now you don't have easy games anymore," the former Wydad Athletic Club head coach told members of the media ahead of their 1-1 draw with the Elephants, as per iDiski Times.
"For the Morocco team, Inshallah, we'll try to do our best [to win the competition] the same like the World Cup, I think many teams are outsiders to win [the AFCON]."
Hugo Broos is the only head coach to defeat the Moroccan tactician since their exploits in Qatar, and his recent statements are consistent with comments he made after their defeat at FNB Stadium.
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The 1976 African champions will face Liberia in their final AFCON qualifier later this week as they look to usurp South Africa in the final Group K qualification standings.
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