Morocco Seeks Second World Cup Qualifier Win Against Guinea-Bissau

The Atlas Lions face the Bissau-Guinean selection on the pitch of the Mohammed V sports complex in Casablanca this Saturday. The two teams have already crossed paths on Wednesday in a match that ended in a crushing victory for Morocco (5-0). For this second match, the men of Vahid Halilhodzic will try to repeat this feat to validate their ticket for the rest of the competition.

To read: Morocco Dominates Guinea Bissau 5-0 in World Cup Qualifier, Tops Group I

In preparation for Saturday’s match, the Moroccan players who got their jerseys wet on Wednesday against the Bissau-Guinean selection had a light training session on Thursday, in order to recover from the fatigue of the day before. As for the rest of the team, it trained normally. The entire team had a final training session on Friday on the pitch of the Mohammed V sports complex in Casablanca where the match against the Bissau-Guineans will take place.

To read: Morocco Seeks Crucial Win Against Guinea-Bissau in World Cup Qualifier

The Atlas Lions are determined to win this second match against Guinea Bissau to ensure their qualification for the play-offs as early as this week, considering that the match between Sudan and Guinea Conakry, the two other members of Group I, ended in a draw. With a new victory against Guinea Bissau, Morocco will have nine points, even before facing Guinea Conakry next Tuesday. The match had been postponed due to the coup d’état in Guinea.