Morocco will look to take care of their excellent begin to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying marketing campaign after 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 this point and establishing an eight-point lead on the prime 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 comfy victories over Lesotho and the Central African Republic.
Morocco’s solely blemish to this point 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, then again, 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 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 aim 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 slender 1-0 triumph. The Atlas Lions can be assured of finishing the double over their opponents, having gained 4 of the earlier 5 conferences between the nations.
Group Information
Jamal Harkass scored his first worldwide aim in Morocco’s win over Gabon, and the defender could possibly be rewarded with a spot within the beginning XI.
Ismael Saibari, who additionally impressed off the bench final trip, can 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 optimistic outcome.
Prediction
Morocco have been dominant of their qualifying marketing campaign to this point and will have an excessive amount of high quality for Lesotho.
The Atlas Lions are anticipated to cruise to a cushty victory and preserve their excellent report.
- Rating Prediction: Morocco 2-0 Lesotho
