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Not Yet On

A young man in Rabat in a dark sweatshirt sits side-on on a low bench, holding a red shirt up at arm’s length in a warm amber glow, under a slate-blue field between stepped stone-grey panels.

Some things you only put on once the waiting is over.

The shirt is ironed. I hold it up to the light, but I haven’t put it on. That part comes later.

On October 19, 2026, Morocco beat Egypt 6–0 in Rabat to reach the final of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, set for two days later against Angola in the same hall, with Morocco aiming to keep the title on home soil. The next day, Soufian Charraoui said: “It’s not an easy match, but we hope to win, inshallah.”

I smooth the collar again. Not yet. Soon.