Meanwhile, Ghana were denied a dream start to their AFCON campaign as they fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of high-flying Morocco on Monday.

Following an uneventful first half, former Southampton man Sofiane Boufal netted with seven minutes remaining on the clock to hand the Atlas Lions all three points and leave the West African side bottom of the group.

This followed a 3-0 loss at the hands of reigning African champions Algeria in a warm-up friendly clash on January 5, when Columbus Crew defender Jonathan Mensah scored an own goal either side of strikes from Adam Ounas and Islam Slimani.

Worrying for the Black Stars is their recent woes at the attacking end of the pitch, where they have managed just three goals in their last five games — with one coming from the penalty spot — since putting three past Zimbabwe back in October.

With Morocco likely to edge out an inexperienced Comoros side, who are making their debut at the tournament, Friday's game is a must-win for Ghana, who are currently 52nd in the latest FIFA World Rankings.



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与此同时，加纳在AFCON比赛中失去了一个梦幻的开局，他们在周一以0 - 1险胜摩洛哥。

在经历了平淡的上半场之后，前南安普顿球员索菲安·布法尔在比赛还剩7分钟时攻入一球，将阿特拉斯雄狮队全取3分，使这支西非球队在小组中垫底。

此前，阿根廷在1月5日的热身赛中0 - 3负于非洲卫冕冠军阿尔及利亚队，哥伦布队的后卫乔纳森·门萨在亚当·乌纳斯和伊斯兰·斯里马尼的射门中分别打入乌龙球。

让黑星队担心的是他们最近在进攻端遇到的麻烦，他们在过去的五场比赛中只进了三个球——其中一个来自点球——自从去年10月他们三次击败津巴布韦之后。

由于摩洛哥很可能淘汰经验不足的科摩罗，这是他们在世界杯上的首次亮相，周五的比赛是加纳的必胜之战，加纳目前在最新的国际足联世界排名中排名第52位。