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Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying Review: Morocco off to winning start, Tunisia smash eight

Omar El Kaddouri fired the only goal of the game as Morocco made a winning start to Africa Cup of Nations qualifying with a 1-0 victory over Libya in Group F.

Badou Ezzaki's side were initially banned from qualifying by the Confederation of African Football having withdrawn from hosting the 2015 tournament, however the sanction was lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in April.

Ferjani Sassi, Saber Khalifa, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Maher Hannachi and Yoann Touzghar all got in on the act before the final whistle as Georges Leekens' side made an emphatic start to Group A.

Meanwhile, in Group L's opening match there was a big triumph for Swaziland, the minnows securing a 2-1 victory against Guinea in Casablanca thanks to a Tony Tsabedze double.