The Moroccan national team carries Arab hopes against South Africa in the Nations Cup

2024-01-31 14:15:08

The Moroccan national team carries the hopes of Arab football when it faces its counterpart, the South African national team, at 10 pm today, Tuesday, at the “Laurent Pokou” stadium, in an anticipated summit that brings together the two teams in the round of 16 competitions of the 2023 African Cup of Nations, which is currently being held in Côte d’Ivoire until February 11. Next.

The Atlas Lions are seeking to go far in this edition of the African Cup of Nations, which witnessed a good start for the Moroccan national team, which topped Group Six with 7 points. The Moroccan national team hopes to win the title this year, relying on a wonderful generation that led the Lions to qualify for the semi-finals in the African Cup of Nations. past world.

Despite this, a state of frustration prevailed in the Moroccan national team camp, after the injury of player Sofiane Boufal and his absence from the next confrontation against South Africa, and in light of Hakim Ziyech’s absence from training, it seems that the team is facing major challenges during today’s match.

On the other hand, the South African national team enters the match after occupying runner-up in Group Five with 4 points, behind the leading Mali national team with 5 points. The team nicknamed “Bafana Bafana” relies on a number of stars, most notably Al-Ahly star Percy Tau and Sun Downs player Themba Zwane.

Although many view the “Atlas Lions” as the most likely to win the title, South African coach Hugo Bruce confirmed his team’s ability to win, and downplayed the strength of Walid Regragui’s battalion despite emphasizing his deep respect for them and their outstanding capabilities.

The Belgian coach reminded the Moroccans of the last confrontation between the two teams, when “Bafana Bafana” won 2-1 over Morocco in the African Nations qualifiers last June, and a few months after the Lions’ historic achievement of achieving fourth place in the 2022 World Cup.

Perhaps the Moroccan national team received good news before the match with the announcement of the cancellation of the decision to suspend Regragui for two matches, and therefore the former Wydad coach will lead his country from the touchline in something that will increase the enthusiasm of his players in the upcoming summit.

In total, Morocco met South Africa in 9 matches throughout the history of football. The Atlas Lions achieved two victories, while Bafana Bafana managed to win on three occasions, and the rest of the matches were drawn into draws.

The Moroccan national team carries Arab hopes against South Africa in the Nations Cup

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