Morocco caused a sensation during the 5th and 6th days of the CAN 2025 qualifiers, crushing Gabon (1-5) and pulverizing Lesotho (7-0). XXL performances which did not fail to provoke a reaction from the international press, particularly on the neighboring side, in Tunisia.
“The Moroccan football selection imposed its supremacy during the qualifiers for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (CAN), scheduled for Morocco,” writes the Tunisian newspaper Al-Sabah.
According to Al-Sabah, these remarkable performances “ confirm the hegemony of the Atlas Lions and their rise to power, initiated since their brilliant performance during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar ».
The Tunisian daily notably highlighted the offensive exploit of the Moroccans, authors of 26 goals in total. Among them, Brahim Diaz, crowned top scorer in the qualifiers with 7 goals.
Indeed, Morocco is the only team to have finished qualifying flawlessly, also having the best attack with 26 goals scored and only 2 goals conceded. Mountakhab leads group B with 18 points.
The national team dominated their opponents, winning the six matches played in qualifying with panache, often with huge scores, thus reinforcing their status as favorites for the competition.
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