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Morocco Cruise to 4-0 Win over Nigeria to Win 2018 CHAN Final

Morocco won the 2018 African Nations Championship on Sunday as they beat Nigeria 4-0 in Casablanca to become the first host nation to lift the title.

Goals from Walid El Karti, Ayoub El Kaabi and a double from Zakaria Hadraf did the damage, with Nigeria reduced to 10 men early in the second half after Otekpa Eneji was sent off for a second bookable offence.

The CAF's official Twitter account provided the two lineups:

The game at the Stade Mohamed V kicked off in wet conditions, making for a greasy playing surface, per Nick Cavell at BBC Africa:

Hosts Morocco thought they had got off to the perfect start on 10 minutes as Ayoub El Kaabi headed Ismail Haddad's corner home, but it was chalked off as the ball had curled out of play before reaching the forward.