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African Cup of Nations Qualifiers: Strong Start for Morocco and Disappointing Draw for Egypt

African Cup of Nations Qualifiers: Strong Start for Morocco and Disappointing Draw for Egypt

The Moroccan national team began their journey in the qualifiers for the 2027 African Cup of Nations with a clean victory over Gabon by two goals.

Nasser Mazraoui scored for the Atlas Lions first at the 36th minute and just before the end of the match, Sofiane Rahili added the second goal.

In another match, the Egyptian national team settled for a disappointing goalless draw against Angola.

The Pharaohs were the better side, but the threat in front of the goal was lacking, especially in the second half, with a tight defense from Angola that held until the final whistle.

The Algerian national team started their journey in the qualifiers for the 2027 African Cup of Nations with a victory over Zambia by three goals to one.

Algeria scored first with Juwain Hajjam just two minutes after the start of the match, Zambia equalized at the 57th minute and the Desert Warriors returned ten minutes later to add the second goal through Ibrahim Maza and before the match ended with a quarter of an hour, Al-Hajj Moussa scored the third goal, deciding the match.

In another match, the Nigerian national team succeeded in defeating Madagascar by two goals to one.

The positive draw between Burkina Faso and Benin ended with a goal in each net.

Mali achieved an important victory over Cape Verde by three goals to one.

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