Julia McFarlane
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BBC Sport Africa's Ian Williams reports now from Rabat.
Wherever the Africa Cup of Nations finds its home, the colours and the sounds never change.
Here, Morocco have been successful on the pitch.
What about off it?
Hassan has a stall in a great location on the edge of the main square at the market entrance, decked with shirts, hats, flags and even replica trophies.
It's mostly Moroccan colours, but other countries appear as well.
We have sold thousands of items and the demand is high.
If Morocco wins the AFCON this year, we will give away our products as gifts for free.
Next up, the AFCON-branded tram, a ride which takes me to the fan zone, where we bumped into Yousef, a student working on the trams, helping visitors find their way to stadiums.
The Atlas Lions are hosting AFCON for the first time since 1988, but playing in the Moroccan winter means conditions haven't been ideal.
The first few weeks were very wet, but the pitches held up, something which pleased Omar Kayari from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.
We are tremendously happy about our technology and we are very happy also because it shows to the world that sometimes Africa can do it better than other countries.
And lastly, and maybe the more important, all of this technology is from American companies.
Organisers told me they're happy with ticket sales, which are up on Ivory Coast two years ago.
But we did witness supporters sometimes having issues getting in amid strict crowd control.
Last year's Gen Z protests showed there is discontent with some of the investment around football.
But the new railway station outside the Prince Mule Abdallah Stadium has eased traffic congestion on match day.
As fans here on the final leg of our journey pour out of its sleek new glass entrance, do they think AFCON has been worth the money?
While hosting AFCON comes at a cost for these fans, victory in Sunday's final would be worth every dirham if it ends 50 years of hurt.
And that was BBC Sport Africa's Ian Williams reporting from Rabat.
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