The Moroccan football team and its Mauritanian counterpart were neutralized (0-0) in a friendly match played Tuesday at the Grand Stade d’Agadir.
While we expected a boost in confidence and an improvement in the level of play, the national team could only return a poor copy during its friendly match against Mauritania played on Tuesday evening at the Grand Stade d’Agadir. .
Despite the permanent domination of the Atlas Lions, the offensive game remains below aspirations.
From the start of the match, the national team faced an opaque defensive block from Mauritania, pushing Walid Regragui’s men to maintain their pressure to create chances, notably through Soufiane Rahimi and Brahim Diaz, but without effectiveness.
The “Mourabitounes” were tough in defense, outnumbered, against the Moroccan offensive line.
The changes made in the second period by national coach Walid Regragui, with the departure of Soufiane Rahimi and Hakim Ziyech, replaced by Ilias Akhomach and Youssef En-Nesyri, did not make the expected difference. The friendly matches against Angola and Mauritania are an opportunity to develop the game and find offensive solutions against teams that rely on a solid defensive animation, indicated the national coach, Walid Regragui, who recognized that this result parity is not satisfactory. “We made several mistakes in the first half and fell into our opponent’s trap,” he explains. And to put things into perspective: “These friendly matches are an opportunity to find offensive solutions against African teams who master defensive plans.
The technical staff works to create the necessary harmony between new and experienced players. Regragui also stressed that the offensive line of the national team needs confidence and support to be more effective in front of goal, stressing that competition within the group is important to motivate the attackers to give the best of themselves.
The results of Morocco’s last two friendly matches are currently bleak. The next outing of the Atlas Lions will take place on June 5 for the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. They will face Zambia who got the better of Malawi (2-1) on Tuesday, also in a friendly manner.
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