South Africa’s Bafana Bafana lost, Monday, to Morocco’s Atlas Lions, after Mbarek Boussoufa managed to score a goal only minutes before the end of the game.
The Atlas Lions have dominated the game against Namibia’s Brave Warriors, Sunday, in Egypt’s Al Salam stadium. It was only after a series of missed opportunities, that a goal was scored by Namibian striker Itamunua Keimuine, allowing the Moroccan team to win the match.
On the 19th of October 1957, the Morocco national Football team played against Irak on its first football game as an independent country. The Atlas Lions since then have managed to build a reputation facing strong and experienced teams. To commemorate the Atlas Lions’ first game in 1957 we will stop by the team’s 5 most iconic moments throughout history. Flashback.
During this week, Morocco international players celebrated winning titles in their clubs. It is the case for Nordin Amrabat, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Mehdi Benatia, Youssef El Arabi, Youness Belhanda, as well as Noussair Mazraoui and Zakaria Labyad.