My AFCON 2025 observatory: Land is strategy, not scenery: What Morocco’s highways reveal about power, policy, and Nigeria’s blind spot

So far, so good—the football matches at AFCON 2025 in Morocco have been excellent. But the real education begins outside the stadiums, on the highways. Every journey between match venues becomes a masterclass in statecraft. From Tangier down to Agadir, and from Fès to Marrakech, one pattern re