AFCON 2027: Morocco lead Niger 3-1 at half-time
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mountakhab.net
Morocco lead Niger 3-1 at half-time in their AFCON 2027 qualifier at Casablanca’s Mohammed V Stadium, thanks to a brace from Achraf Hakimi and a goal by Yassir Zabiri. Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved a penalty in the 45th minute, according to Mountakhab.net.
Morocco led Niger 3-1 at half-time on Friday in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with a brace from Achraf Hakimi and a goal by Yassir Zabiri, reports Mountakhab.net. Zabiri opened the scoring in the 4th minute before Hakimi doubled Morocco’s lead in the 27th.
Niger reduced the deficit through Mohamed Abdouramane in the 41st minute, but Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved a penalty in the 45th minute. In first-half stoppage time, Hakimi scored a second goal from a free kick to give the Atlas Lions a two-goal lead at the break.
The match had been preceded by Morocco hosting Niger in Casablanca, announced on 13 November, after the Atlas Lions ended their preparations the previous day.
