ali snatched a draw (1-1) on Sunday evening at the Grand Stade de Tanger in a friendly, denying the Atlas Lions a third win in three matches in this October window. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli had opened the scoring about ten minutes before the break, converting a penalty he had won himself. The Eagles, dangerous on the counter from the start, eventually equalized in the seventy-seventh minute through Gaoussou Diarra, and the Moroccans could not find a way through in the closing stages.
Called in to replace Ghana, who had pulled out of the trip, Mali gave Mohamed Ouahbi’s side the toughest test of the window. The record still reads well: two wins in qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, against Gabon in Rabat and then Lesotho in Bloemfontein, and this draw, for five goals scored and only one conceded in three matches. The players now return to their clubs, and what comes next will be played out in qualifying, in the group they lead.
Photo: A.Nawfel, CC BY 4.0.
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