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 date 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 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 facet prolonged their unbeaten run.
Lesotho, alternatively, 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 acquired 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 purpose 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 might be assured of finishing the double over their opponents, having received 4 of the earlier 5 conferences between the nations.
Crew Information
Jamal Harkass scored his first worldwide purpose in Morocco’s win over Gabon, and the defender might be rewarded with a spot within the beginning XI.
Ismael Saibari, who additionally impressed off the bench final day out, can also earn a beginning berth.
Lesotho might be boosted by the return of Neo Mokhachane, who netted the winner in opposition to the Central African Republic.
Goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane might be essential to the guests’ possibilities of securing a optimistic consequence.
Prediction
Morocco have been dominant of their qualifying marketing campaign to date and will have an excessive amount of high quality for Lesotho.
The Atlas Lions are anticipated to cruise to a cushty victory and keep their excellent document.
- Rating Prediction: Morocco 2-0 Lesotho
