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Atlas Lions complete preparations against Niger

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Atlas Lions complete preparations against Nigermustapha_ennaimi · CC BY 2.0

The Moroccan national team held its final training session in Casablanca on Thursday 12 November before facing Niger in the Pamoja-2027 AFCON qualifiers. The match is the third round of the competition, according to Lebrief.

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