Coming out of Morocco’s draw against Mali (1-1), Friday evening on the occasion of the 2nd day of the group stage of CAN 2025, Azzedine Ounahi did not hide his frustration.
After starting “his” African Cup of Nations with a victory over the Comoros (2-0), Morocco conceded a draw on Friday evening against Mali (1-1). The Atlas Lions will therefore have to wait for the last group match, against Zambia on Monday (8 p.m.), to validate their ticket for the round of 16.
Against the Malians, Walid Regragui’s men thought they had done the hardest part at the end of a successful first period. Dominant, the Moroccans ended up finding the fault just before the break with a penalty from Madrilenian Brahim Diaz, author of his second goal in the tournament.
Yes, but then, upon returning from the locker room, the Atlas Lions took their foot off the gas and almost paid dearly for it. Because opposite, the Eagles increased the intensity slider and managed to get back into the game. Broken down in the area by Jawad El-Yamiq, Auxerre’s Lassine Sinayoko took charge of the penalty to allow his team to get back on track.
Ounahi: “We stopped playing”
Enough to frustrate the Moroccans, like Azzedine Ounahi, angry after the meeting, in particular because of the face displayed by his team in the second half. “ The first half we were good, we showed intensity, we had opportunities to score. The second half we didn’t get into the match, we stopped playing, we followed the Malians. It’s a match that will serve us for the rest of the competition, a match is 90 minutes and not just the first half », Launched the former Marseillais at the microphone of beIN Sports.
“We took one point today, the third match we will take all three, he continued. We will analyze the second half to find out what the problem was and in the next match we will use the same ingredients to win and finish first in the group. » To do this, the Moroccans will have to win against Zambia.
