2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers: Morocco beat Lesotho 2-0

29.09.26 FT AFCON - Africa Cup of Nations

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The match ended in Bloemfontein. At the Free State Toyota Stadium in South Africa, Morocco beat Lesotho 2-0, confirming their perfect start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Díaz and Ounahi get the job done

The turning point came just before half-time. In the 45th minute, Brahim Díaz opened the scoring for the Atlas Lions, netting his 16th international goal and rewarding Morocco's dominance after an evenly balanced first half. *

In the second half, Azzedine Ounahi sealed the win by scoring the second goal, assisted by Sofiane Rahimi.

Morocco top the group as Lesotho slide further

After a 2-0 win over Gabon, Mohamed Wahbi's men secured their second consecutive victory. Morocco have scored four goals and conceded none, putting them top of Group A after the first two rounds of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Meanwhile, Lesotho's situation is getting worse after their 3-1 defeat to Niger, as they suffered their second consecutive loss, making their task of continuing in the competition increasingly complicated.

Nafongo TRAORE |

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Nafongon Moussa TRAORE, Burkinabè de 25 ans, est passionné de football, est rédacteur pour Foot Africa et commentateur pour BurkiFoot.

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