Morocco vs Central African Republic Prediction, Preview, Team News, and Lineups |AFCON Qualifiers, 12 October 2024

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• Tournament: AFCON Qualifiers
• Date: Saturday, 12 October
• Time: 6:00 pm GMT
• Venue: Stade d’Honneur d’Oujda

With the commencement of International breaks, Morocco will be back in action in the third game week, playing at home against the Central African Republic in the African Cup of Nations 2025 qualifiers at the Stade d’Honneur d’Oujda on Saturday evening.

Since, the Atlas Lions have already qualified for the continental tournament as the hosts, regardless of this, they have been quite serious about the qualifying campaign. They have won the first two games of the qualifiers defeating Gabon and Lesotho respectively and would aim for the third on home soil to make it three successive wins straight.

Meanwhile, the Wild Beasts inaugurated the qualification campaign with a 3-1 win over Lesotho in the first match and suffered a 2-0 loss at the hands of Gabon in the second fixture. Accordingly, they currently stand third in the group B tables with three points in hand and any point from the challenging trip to Morocco would boost their chances of qualification

Morocco National Football Team News

Walid Regragui has called up a star-studded 25-man squad for October fixtures, featuring all the top guns from the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, and Turkish League. Unfortunately, the hosts have endured a blow with the eviction of Brahim Diaz and Hakim Ziyech from the squad. The duo have been sidelined due to injury during their club duties along with Noussair Mazraoui.

Central African Republic National Football Team News

On the other hand, CAF head coach Raoul Savoy has no major injury and fresh injury setbacks. Key players such as forward Louis Mafouta, midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, and Dominique Youfeigane are likely to start in the first eleven against the tournament’s host at the Honneur Stadium.

Morocco vs Central African Republic Predicted Lineups

Morocco National Football Team Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Bounou

Defenders: Hakimi, Aznou, Aguerd, Boudlal

Midfielders: El Khannouss, Amrabat, Saibari, Ounahi, Ezzalzouli

Forward: El Kaabi

Central African Republic National Football Team Predicted Lineup:

Goalkeeper: Youfeigane

Defenders: Gambor, Yoga, Ndobe, Tatolna

Midfielders: Baboula, Solet, Kondogbia, Namnganda; Koyalipou

Forward: Mafouta

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Head-To-Head Record

In terms of head-to-head record, these two teams have played each other five times across all competitions. With, Morocco won three matches and the rest of the two games concluded in a draw and the Central African Republic still searching for their first win over the Atlas Lions.

Key Players to Watch in Morocco vs Central African Republic

Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco)

The 31-year-old needs to step up, especially after the absence of Brahim Diaz and Hakim Ziyech in the attack, having already bagged 26 goals for the Atlas Lions in 46 International caps. In his last three appearances, El Kaabi has scored 4 goals including a hat trick against Congo in the World Cup qualifiers in June, thus he will key player for the hosts.

Louis Mafouta (Central African Republic)

For visitors, Mafouta has been a regular name in the Central African Republic lineup leading the attack. The 22-year-old striker has netted 16 goals for his country with five of them coming in the previous four outings, thus he will be the one to keep an eye on up against Morocco.

Morocco vs Central African Republic Prediction

We predict a 3-0 win for Morocco as their squad is the strongest in comparison to the visitors with many notable names in the first eleven and home support will also play a crucial role in providing an advantage to the hosts. Morocco are expected to extend their unbeaten run further in the AFCON Qualification campaign.

Predicted Score: Morocco 3-0 Central African Republic

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