Morocco and Gabon face each other this Friday, September 25, on the first day of Group A of the qualifying phase for the 2027 African Cup of Nations. The match will be played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat and will open the way for both teams towards the tournament that will be jointly organized by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Morocco returns to the competition after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup, where it was eliminated by France. The match will be the Atlas Lions' first official match since then and also Mohamed Ouahbi's first as a coach in a continental qualifying phase. Gabon begins a new stage with Sébastien Migné, appointed coach in July after leading Haiti in the last World Cup. Ouahbi has called up 29 players and has incorporated three players who have not yet made their debut with the senior team: Abdellah Ouazane, Soufian El Faouzi and Yassir Zabiri. Nayef Aguerd, Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli also return, while players such as Yassine Bounou, Brahim Díaz, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Azzedine Ounahi and Bilal El Khannouss continue. Morocco will not be able to count on Achraf Hakimi or Ismaël Saibari against Gabon, both of whom are suspended. Ayoub El Kaabi, Chadi Riad and Youssef Belammari are out through injury, while Sofyan Amrabat has voluntarily declared himself unavailable while Ouahbi remains in charge, although he has not withdrawn from the national team. Migné has included 24 players in his first call-up for Gabon. Denis Bouanga, Mario Lemina, Guélor Kanga, André Poko and Jim Allevinah bring experience to a group that begins a new cycle without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, retired from international football after the last African Cup. The absence of the former captain forces the coach to reorganize an attack that also includes Shavy Babicka, Orphé Mbina and Junior Effaghe. Group A also includes Lesotho and Niger. The first two qualifiers will enter the final phase, so the Rabat match constitutes the first opportunity for Morocco and Gabon to start adding to their numbers in a six-day group stage. Morocco - Gabon will be played this Friday, September 25, 2026, at 9:00 p.m., Spanish peninsular time, at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. At the moment, no television channel or online platform has confirmed the broadcast of Morocco - Gabon in Spain. In France, it can be seen on beIN Sports1 beIN SPORTS Connect, while in Morocco it can be followed through beIN Sports HD 3, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Arryadia TNT, TOD and SNRT Live. You can follow all the information about the match, the analysis and the most relevant information on ABC.es.