The qualification of the Atlas Lionesses for the World Cup is a historic achievement that certainly reflects the effort made by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) to develop women's football in Morocco.
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Women's CAN - Morocco Vs Nigeria
But winning the African Cup on home soil and in front of their audience will be "the icing on the cake" for the Moroccan women's team which will face a formidable opponent, Nigeria in the CAN semi-finals tonight.
Nigeria, the biggest piece of the tournament The second semi-final will oppose Morocco, which eliminated Botswana (2-1) in the quarter-finals, and Nigeria, which took out Cameroon (1-0). Nigeria got off to a sluggish start in Group C: an entry defeat to South Africa (2-1).
Since then, the Super Falcons have climbed crescendo in this CAN, ending the group stage in style with a 4-0 against Burundi and eliminating another favorite, Cameroon, in the quarter-finals.
The most successful nation with 9 CANs won, Nigeria is aiming for a 10th coronation. A mission, a priori, difficult in front of the host country, Morocco whose appetite is progressing and whose game capital and confidence have increased over the matches. Nigeria scored 8 goals for 2 conceded.
Morocco invites itself into the top 4. This is a first and a mark of the evolution of the status of Moroccan women's football. The Nitrites have the advantage of playing at home and being driven by record attendance. Since the start of the tournament, the Atlas Lionesses have crushed everything in their path.
In Group A, the Moroccans came first ahead of Senegal, signing three victories in as many outings. In the quarter-finals, Botswana could not resist the angry fury of the Lionesses who logically won by 2-1 and could have done more without this lack of efficiency and success of the final gesture in the area. of repair.
Morocco Vs Nigeria is to be followed live from 9 p.m. on beIN Sports HD 3 and also via Arryadia, the third channel of the SNRT group, in its TNT HD version.