2024-06-28 00:59:30
Decided to retain their title gained in 2018, the Atlas Lions, pumped up after having discovered the offensive effectivity they’d been ready for, will cross swords with the Zambian crew on the pitch of the Stade de la Réunification in Douala the place they performed through the group stage.
The offensive recital towards Uganda on Wednesday night (5-2) earned the nationwide crew the title of finest assault within the group stage with six objectives, tied with Guinea. An effectivity that had been missing through the first two outings of the choice towards Togo and Rwanda and which predicts an increase in energy of the nationwide eleven.
On this regard, the nationwide coach Lhoussine Ammouta ought to belief the identical beginning eleven that outclassed the Ugandan choice by aligning particularly the attacking trio Ayoub El Kaabi, Soufiane Rahimi and Adam Nafati who proved himself for his first match due to the jewels provided to his teammates.
The coach will even depend on the abilities of the dynamic Abdelilah El Hafidi, writer of an excellent efficiency towards Uganda. Nonetheless, one query stays unanswered: ought to Ammouta line up maestro rajaoui from the beginning or use him as a luxurious joker within the second half to revitalize the Moroccan assault?
On the defensive facet, the coach ought to as soon as once more belief the right-back, Omar Namsaoui, due to his good efficiency within the earlier match by which he changed Abdelkrim Baadi, who examined constructive for covid-19. The defender of the Renaissance de Berkane will have the ability to convey his expertise acquired throughout African competitions and permit his teammates to learn from his high quality of crosses and his free-kicks.
Within the opinion of a sure variety of observers, this chair of chief of group C will enable the Lions to free themselves from the stress which usually weighs on the title holders of a contest. Sufficient to construct confidence towards the Chipolopolos on the pitch of a stadium that they now know by coronary heart.
On this sense, the coach declared on the finish of the match towards Uganda that the nationwide crew, by main Group C, saved on a visit to a different metropolis, which might have prompted fatigue among the many gamers, who can have extra time to check the following opponent with the mandatory focus.
He thought of that the qualification, achieved with artwork and method, will raise the stress on the gamers and convey confidence, specifying that the group is decided to retain the title obtained over the last version of the CHAN organized within the Kingdom.
If the gamers handle the alternatives that come their method with the specified effectivity and capitalise on them in the very best method, “nobody will stand in our strategy to the title,” he insisted.
For his half, Zambia coach Micho Sredojevic confirmed that he knew Moroccan soccer effectively, explaining that he had had experiences in a number of African golf equipment which confronted Moroccan groups on a number of events. Subsequent Sunday’s quarter-final match can be troublesome for each side, he added.
The Serbian technician careworn that the Zambian choice – which completed second in its group with 5 factors (one victory and two attracts) – will defend all its probabilities towards the title holder and the favourite to win this version of CHAN.
2024-06-28 00:59:30