The Egyptian and Moroccan national teams scored five goals against their opponents in the third match of the 2027 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers, which took place early.
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Egypt, playing at the Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, achieved a five-goal victory over Malawi thanks to goals from Nasser Maher.
This victory brought Egypt to the top of the Group B standings with seven points, three points ahead of Angola in second place who will play their third match against South Sudan tomorrow.
In the next match, Egypt and Malawi will meet again, but this time on Malawi's home turf. The match will be played.
Meanwhile, in Group A, Morocco defeated Niger 5-1 at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca. Paris Saint-Germain right-back Achraf Hakimi was the star of the match, scoring two goals and providing one assist.
As hosts, Morocco had no trouble defeating Niger after dominating the match from the start.
They took the lead in the fourth minute through Yassir Zabiri (4'), before Hakimi doubled the lead in the 27th minute.
Niger reduced the deficit in the 41st minute through Mohamed Abdouramane. They even had a golden opportunity to end the first half 2-2, but Youssouf Oumarou's penalty in the 45th minute was saved by Moroccan goalkeeper Bono.
While Niger failed to capitalize on a golden opportunity, the home team managed to score through Hakimi's second goal in the 45+3 minute. This goal ended the first half with a 3-1 score.
Morocco looked more dangerous in the second half. The 2022 World Cup semifinalists then added goals through Youssef En-Nesyri (77') and Ayoub Oufkir (90') to seal a 5-1 victory.
This victory maintains Morocco's perfect form in qualifying, having won their first three matches. They now top Group A with nine points, three points ahead of second-placed Gabon.
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