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Football: Kawkab beat Wydad 2-1 to remain top

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Football: Kawkab beat Wydad 2-1 to remain top

Kawkab Marrakech beat Wydad Casablanca 2-1 to reach 16 points after seven Botola Pro D1 “Inwi” matches. Wydad remain on 11 points after the defeat, according to Libe Maroc.

Kawkab Marrakech played more than an hour with eleven against ten against Wydad Casablanca after Haytam Hamani was sent off in the 7th minute, on Saturday at Stade El Harti, according to Libération. Oussama Mahrous opened the scoring in the 18th minute, before Saleh Sellami doubled the lead in the 43rd minute.

Oussama Zemraoui reduced the deficit for Wydad in the 60th minute. Kawkab now have 16 points after seven matches, compared with 11 for Wydad Casablanca, reports Libération.

The Botola Pro D1 “Inwi” matchday continues on Saturday with Maghreb de Fès-FUS de Rabat and Moghreb de Tétouan-COD Meknès, according to Libération.

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