Achraf Hakimi is back for Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi has recovered from an ankle injury in time for the Africa Cup of Nations, both the player and coach Walid Regragui said Saturday before the team’s opening game.

The current African Footballer of the Year is unlikely to start Sunday’s tournament-opener against tiny Comoros, but Regragui said Hakimi could play if needed.

“He sacrificed himself for the past four or five weeks like no one else could have…