Sudan 🇸🇩 0-2 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 Assad the Lion's 🦁 half-time dancing in Casablanca more entertaining than anything in the Second Half. Both teams progress

Classic AFCON moment. Met Tanzania 🇹🇿 fan on high speed Al Boraq train. He gifted me a shirt & tried to sell me a safari 🦁🐘🐆 Asante!

Looking forward to AFCON 2nd Round in a timeless classic. Senegal 🇸🇳 v Sudan 🇸🇩 in Tangier

Senegal 🇸🇳 3-1 Sudan 🇸🇩 Tangier Grand Stadium nailed on for 2030 World Cup. Impressive arena saw Sudan take shock lead before Senegal showed their class

Videoing the VAR check at Senegal 🇸🇳 3-1 Sudan 🇸🇩 Is this what modern football has become? (It wasn't given)

Morocco 🇲🇦 1-0 Tanzania 🇹🇿 Weather at AFCON has been mostly awful with torrential downpours. Enjoyed the blue sky glimpse through Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium roof

South Africa 🇿🇦 1-2 Cameroon 🇨🇲 Best taxi driver in Rabat ensured I made second 2nd Round match of day for anthems. Less than an hour between games!

Egypt 🇪🇬 3-1 Benin 🇧🇯 AET. Wasn't going to visit Agadir to complete 9 AFCON stadiums. But cheaper to fly Rabat - Agadir - London than any route. Treated to rare sunshine, amazing stadium & hint of a shock

On the beach after 13 AFCON matches, 38 goals, all 9 stadiums & 6 host cities, 19/24 teams, 7 Moroccan trains & 13/18 soaking days. It has been exhilarating & exhausting. Made new friends & now seen Sudan 🇸🇩 play 3x more than England this millennium. Might be back soon!

Fulham 2-1 Chelsea. Silva lining to home return. Beating West London rivals (3rd time in 4 seasons) almost as good as AFCON 😉

Lovely to talk AFCON, Fulham & world football on Ray Mundo Futbol. Not sure I'm going to be the next James Bond though!

Was going to dress up as Atlas Lion 🦁 for Sunday's Final. But Senegal are known as the Teranga ('friendly', in Wolof) Lions 🦁 Atlas Lions have darker manes. So a scary dark lion it is! 🦁 Lion photo credit: me in Botswana

Back in Rabat 🏆 Kingdom of Rain ⚡But am absolutely thrilled to attend my first international final tomorrow. What's your prediction?

Soaking up pre-Final waves of emotion in Rabat 🏆 This has been a very wet tourno ⚡ Noone here will care if Morocco win first AFCON in my lifetime

Seem to have my own personal row for the Final. Always good to mix up views. 3rd time in this tremendous stadium

Senegal 🇨🇲 1-0 AET Morocco 🇲🇦 Not mucn to write about this one

Like a magician, AFCON always keeps you guessing. The first Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco since 1986 delivered much of what it promised. But no rabbits. My longest piece since 'Europe United' is out now 55footballnations.com/2026/02/05/rab…

Just finished reading the account of Matt Walker's (Matt Walker) trip to Morocco for AFCON 👌🏼 55footballnations.com/2026/02/05/rab…