{"id":12770,"date":"2024-01-18T07:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=12770"},"modified":"2024-01-18T07:03:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T07:03:28","slug":"neighbors-tanzania-handed-rude-afcon-2023-start-after-morocco-spanking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=12770","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors Tanzania Handed Rude AFCON 2023 Start After Morocco Spanking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/01\/Morocco-Celebrate-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Morocco\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/sports\/files\/2024\/01\/Morocco-Celebrate-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Morocco\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Roman Saiss and Youssef En-Nessyri celebrate during the win over Tanzania. 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PHOTO\/CAF Neighbors Tanzania were handed a rude start to their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign after being thrashed 3-0 by favourites Morocco in San Pedro on Wednesday night. 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