Hosts Morocco made a flying start to the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Kenya in their opening Group A match on Sunday night in Rabat.
The Atlas Lionesses took control early and opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Sakina Ouzraoui. Maryame Atiq Ez-Zity doubled the lead nine minutes later to put Morocco firmly in charge.
Experienced striker Ibtissam Jraïdi then scored twice, finding the net in the 32nd minute before adding her second just two minutes into the second half to complete the 4-0 win.
Kenya made three changes at half-time in an attempt to turn the game around, but Morocco remained in control and created more chances before comfortably seeing out the match.
The result puts Morocco at the top end of Group A after the opening round of matches. Earlier on Sunday, Algeria defeated Senegal 2-0 in the group’s other fixture.
Morocco will now look to build on the impressive victory in their next group match, while Kenya must respond quickly to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive.
