Rabat, Morocco – E be like say African football no dey sleep as Morocco dey prepare to face Niger for their seventh World Cup qualifying match! Na dis Friday, September 5, dem go show for the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium for Rabat by 20:00 Moroccan time. Don’t worry, if you no fit waka there, you fit catch am live for Arriyadia TNT HD or Al Aoula TNT HD.
As e stand, Morocco don dey shine for Group E with 15 points, five points ahead of Tanzania. Niger dey sit down with just six points, joint-bottom with Zambia. So, no be small matter as Morocco dey jost to secure their path to the next World Cup! With just two matches left, them sabi sey dem get beta chance.
Wetin make dis match sweet be say na im go dey the first time wey dem go play competitive game for dis newly renovated stadium. Dem don upgrade the place to fit carry 68,500 fans, and Crown Prince Moulay Hassan don officially open the stadium (mahn, e no get as e go fine o!).
Tickets for the match don sell finish before, talk say people no wan miss dis big event. Morocco don win all five qualifying matches and dem dey look to keep their perfect record. Niger go need something special if dem wan change the story because dem dey desperate for points to fight for second position.
Moroccan players dey sharp as dem don dey train well before the match. Defender Youssef Belammri talk say: “We sabi Niger well. E go hard, but we don dey focus. We wan win for our fans.” Midfielder Chemsdine Talbi don chime in talk say: “To play for Morocco na huge honor. We get beta squad, and we go fight for every ball.” No be small pride dey dish out from new guy Neil Al Aynaoui wey just join senior national team, e dey hail the stadium say: “E fine no be small, and we dey ready for tomorrow.”
The expected lineup for Morocco be 4-3-3, while Niger dey plan to set their own line up for 4-4-2. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation don already declare say gates go open by 16:00. Dem don warn fans make dem follow stadium rules so that safety go dey intact (abeg, no be time to dey misbehave!).
The predicted score no go sweet for Niger as Morocco dey hot at home – dem no fit lose for home since 2019. Niger don dey struggle for road and their last five matches no bring any goal for dem (no b easy!). From the way Morocco dey perform, e no too far to say dem fit carry the day with a 3-0 win against Niger. Na so dem dey plan to boost their chances for remaining matches.
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