France, Dec. 21 -- Morocco enters the 35th edition of Africa's most prestigious football competition riding high on a world record 18-match winning streak, stretching back to March 2024. They are also Africa's top team in the Fifa world rankings,

But Walid Regragui's squad will still need to see off the likes ofAlgeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon and current champions Cote d'Ivoire to lift the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, fresh from thwarting Cameroon and Nigeria at November's African World Cup play-offs - and before they head to Mexico for the World Cup inter-continental play-offs next March- will also be contenders.

"I have two wishes,"said 50-year-old Regragui, who played for the Morocco side that lost to T...