Factfiles of CHAN finalists Morocco, Nigeria

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Factfiles of African Nations Championship (CHAN) finalists Morocco and Nigeria, who meet Sunday in Casablanca (1900 GMT):

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MOROCCO

Results: Group A – Mauritania 4-0, Guinea 3-1, Sudan 0-0; quarter-finals – Namibia 2-0; semi-finals: Libya 3-1 aet

Scorers: Ayoub el Kaabi (8), Ismail el Haddad, Achraf Bencharki, Salaheddine Saidi, Walid el Karti (pen)

Captain: Badr Benoun (centre-back)

Coach: Jamal Sellami (MAR)

Appearances: 3

Record: P12 W6 D4 L2 F23 A10

Best finish: quarter-finals, 2014

Africa/world rankings: 4/39

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NIGERIA

Results: Group C – Rwanda 0-0, Libya 1-0, Equatorial Guinea 3-1; quarter-finals – Angola 2-1; semi-finals: Sudan 1-0

Scorers: Okechukwu Gabriel, Anthony Okpotu (both 2), Sunday Faleye, Ekundayo Ojo, Rabiu Ali (pen)

Captain: Ikechukwu Ezenwa (goalkeeper)

Coach: Salisu Yusuf (NGR)

Appearances: 3

Record: P14 W9 D3 L2 F25 A13

Best finish: third, 2014