After months of preparation punctuated by friendly matches, the national beach Soccer selection set sail for theEgypt to dispute the African Cup 2024from October 19 to 26, in the seaside resort of Hurghada. On Monday, the team completed a final training session at Mohammed VI football complex before flying to the land of the Pharaohs. The national coach, Gilberto Da Costa de Souzatook advantage of the friendly matches played by the team throughout last summer to refine its selection of elements who will defend the national colors in Egypt. Last Saturday, the Brazilian technician revealed his final list of 15 players. A list composed mainly of elements playing within clubs in the national championship. Once arriving in Egypt, the national team is expected to continue its preparations for the first match of the group stage against Tanzania.
A crucial first match on Saturday against Tanzania
The first match of Lions of the Atlas during the CAN 2024 de beach soccer opposes them, Saturday (1 p.m.), to the Tanzania. A team accustomed to continental games having participated six times in a CAN final phase. This first match is crucial for Gilberto Da Costa de Souza’s protégés, because a victory will give them confidence to start the competition well. After Tanzania, the national team faces Ghana on October 21. This team, which is participating in its third CAN, hopes to create a surprise during this 2024 edition. The most difficult match of this group stage for the Atlas Lions pits them against the host country, Egypt, on October 22 . A shock in the face of a selection, which plays on its land and which will be supported by its public. In addition to the factors of the field and the public, the Pharaohs intend to match their performance from the previous edition of the African Cup where they reached the final and validated their ticket to the World Cup.
Note that Morocco is participating for the sixth time in the African Beach Soccer Cup of Nations. The Atlas Lions reached the semi-finals in 2015 and 2016, and won two bronze medals in the 2021 and 2022 editions. The national team finished in fourth place in the 2016 and 2018 editions.
