Morocco will look to take care of their good begin to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying marketing campaign once they host Lesotho on the Stade d’Honneur d’Oujda on Monday.
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The Atlas Lions have been in dominant kind in Group B, profitable all 5 of their matches thus far and establishing an eight-point lead on the prime of the desk.
Walid Regragui’s facet kicked off their qualifying journey with a 4-1 thrashing of Gabon earlier than recording a pair of comfy victories over Lesotho and the Central African Republic.
Morocco’s solely blemish thus far got here of their most up-to-date outing, a 5-1 conquer Gabon, the place they fell behind to an early Denis Bouanga strike earlier than storming again.
Brahim Diaz was the star of the present, scoring twice and offering an help as the house facet prolonged their unbeaten run.
Lesotho, alternatively, have endured a tough begin to their AFCON qualifying marketing campaign. Leslie Notsi’s males suffered back-to-back defeats towards the Central African Republic and Morocco to start their journey, earlier than claiming a hard-fought level towards Gabon.
Nevertheless, Likuena lastly obtained their first win on the board of their most up-to-date match, a 1-0 victory over the Central African Republic.
Neo Mokhachane scored the decisive objective to maintain alive Lesotho’s slim hopes of securing a second-place end within the group.
The 2 sides met for the primary time in September, with Morocco claiming a slim 1-0 triumph. The Atlas Lions can be assured of finishing the double over their opponents, having received 4 of the earlier 5 conferences between the nations.
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Jamal Harkass scored his first worldwide objective in Morocco’s win over Gabon, and the defender may very well be rewarded with a spot within the beginning XI.
Ismael Saibari, who additionally impressed off the bench final trip, might also earn a beginning berth.
Lesotho can be boosted by the return of Neo Mokhachane, who netted the winner towards the Central African Republic.
Goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane can be essential to the guests’ probabilities of securing a constructive consequence.
Prediction
Morocco have been dominant of their qualifying marketing campaign thus far and will have an excessive amount of high quality for Lesotho.
The Atlas Lions are anticipated to cruise to a snug victory and keep their good report.
- Rating Prediction: Morocco 2-0 Lesotho
