Morocco will look to keep up their excellent begin to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying marketing campaign once they host Lesotho on the Stade d’Honneur d’Oujda on Monday.
Match Preview
The Atlas Lions have been in dominant type in Group B, profitable all 5 of their matches to date and establishing an eight-point lead on the high of the desk.
Walid Regragui’s aspect kicked off their qualifying journey with a 4-1 thrashing of Gabon earlier than recording a pair of snug victories over Lesotho and the Central African Republic.
Morocco’s solely blemish to date 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 aspect prolonged their unbeaten run.
Lesotho, however, have endured a troublesome begin to their AFCON qualifying marketing campaign. Leslie Notsi’s males suffered back-to-back defeats in opposition to the Central African Republic and Morocco to start their journey, earlier than claiming a hard-fought level in opposition to Gabon.
Nonetheless, Likuena lastly bought 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 will likely be assured of finishing the double over their opponents, having received 4 of the earlier 5 conferences between the nations.
Group Information
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 outing, may earn a beginning berth.
Lesotho will likely be boosted by the return of Neo Mokhachane, who netted the winner in opposition to the Central African Republic.
Goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane will likely be essential to the guests’ probabilities of securing a constructive consequence.
Prediction
Morocco have been dominant of their qualifying marketing campaign to date and may have an excessive amount of high quality for Lesotho.
The Atlas Lions are anticipated to cruise to a cushty victory and preserve their excellent document.
- Rating Prediction: Morocco 2-0 Lesotho
