Morocco have qualified for this year’s U17 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Abdel Hamid Maali’s first-half deflected strike proved pivotal on Wednesday. The North Africans carried the day with a 1-0 win over Nigeria at the Mohamed Hamloui Stadium in Constantine.
Maali’s goal came as early as 75 seconds on the clock as they held on to grab a massive win to move to six points on top of Group B.
Nigeria did everything but failed to capitalise on their chances – The West African will face a crucial final group match tie against South Africa.
Elsewhere, young Bafana Bafana beat their COSAFA rivals 3-2 in Constantine on Wednesday to put their TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign back on track.
The young Bafana Bafana head coach Duncan Crowie was pleased with his side scoring early goals.
“We scored an early goal which really helped us settle. We also created more, unlike the Morocco game, and I am happy for the goals. The players had courage, and we had good mental strength to perform like that,” said the tactician.
On Saturday, Duncan’s side will battle for a place in the quarter-finals when they face Nigeria U17.
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