CASABLANCA, Morocco -- Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said.

The draw for the 2025 AFCON tournament takes place in Rabat, Morocco's capital and the host city for the final.

Rabat Morocco - Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing Saturday as they crossed the restive border area between Burkina Faso and Niger according to

Host nation Morocco have been drawn alongside Mali, Zambia and Comoros in the group stage of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). It was confirmed in June that the next edition of AFCON will take place between December 21,

Morocco is the centre of attraction this evening following the draw for the 2025 AFCON which will be held in the North African nation later this year.

World Cup semifinalist Morocco was drawn in a group with Mali, Zambia and Comoros on Monday for the men’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations it will host.

Sudan head coach Kwasi Appiah says his team is not afraid of any opponent following the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw, which sees his Sudan in Group E alongside Algeria, Burkina Faso, and Equatorial Guinea.

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said, according to AP. The drivers were the latest victims of insecurity in the Sahel,

Junta-led Burkina Faso and Niger are battling Islamist militant ... Secretary General of Morocco's transporters' union, told Reuters. The trucks, loaded with infrastructure equipment, departed ...

the secretary-general of Morocco's Transport Union said. The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso informed the union late Monday that the four drivers had been freed and were safe in Niamey.

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