The draw of the Moroccan selection (0-0) with the Nigerian team, on the second day of group B of the CAN U20, is “logical”, said national coach Mohamed Ouahbi on Sunday in Cairo, saying “satisfied” the yield of players.
The zero result is positive given the power of the opponent and in a match without many goal opportunities for the two teams, Ouahbi said at the post -match press conference.
The players were animated by the desire to glean the three points, underlined the national coach, adding that during a padlocked game, the yield of Moroccan players was good on the physical and tactical levels, with a balance between the defensive and offensive aspects, despite a lack of precision sometimes.
Players are called upon to maintain their united mind to be able to go far in the competition, he suggested, saying that the goal will be to sign a victory during the next outing against Tunisia.
Regarding the infirmary state, Ouahbi said Aït Boudlal suffers from a muscle injury and will need time to recover, while Zabiri could play the next match in the event of total healing.
For his part, the coach of the Nigerian team, Aliyu Zubairu described as “just” the zero result of this match, adding that he opted for a strict tactical game to deal with the power of the Morocco team.
He estimated that the match against the Kenya team is not won in advance, given the latter’s performance in his first match against Morocco.
In the other game in this group, Tunisia beat Kenya with 3 goals to 1.
Following this day, Morocco and Nigeria have four points, ahead of Tunisia (3 pts) and Kenya (0 pt).
The Morocco team will play their last group stage match next Wednesday, against the Tunisian selection.
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