Likuena too slow for passionate Atlas Lions

Morocco asserted their dominance in the 2025 Afcon qualifiers as the team came out with a 7-0 victory over Lesotho at the Honneur Stadium on Monday evening.

The Atlas Lions finished off their campaign strong and have an impressive tally of 18 points, winning all six of their fixtures in Group B.

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The match was pretty much one-way traffic with the North Africans dominating possession from the very beginning.

It didn’t take long for Real Madrid starlet Brahim Diaz to open the scoring in the fifth minute after receiving a square pass in the box from Azzedine Ounahi.

Diaz would grab himself a brace in the 15th minute, as he took advantage of a botched clearance from Lesotho’s Tsepang Sefoli. The 25-year-old would then make it a hat-trick in the 42nd minute.

Likuena then began to destabilise and found themselves four goals behind at the end of halftime. This time, Soufiane Rahimi scored from the penalty spot, and at this point he had already grabbed his first in the 37th minute.

When the match restarted, Morocco took no prisoners and scored in the 68th minute through Youssef En-Nesyri. Ismail Saibari also got his name on the scoresheet in the 70th minute.

The match ended with the Atlas Lions scoring seven impressive goals and correcting their issues in defence from last time when they conceded against Gabon by keeping a clean sheet.

Morocco (4) 7 (Diaz 5’, 15,’ 42’, Rahimi 37’, 45+2’ (P), En-Nesyri 68’, Saibari 70’)

Lesotho (0) 0

Morocco: Bono, N. Aguerd, S. Amrabat, A. Aznou (A. Masina 76’), E. Ben Seghir (B. El Khannous 46’), B. Diaz (A. El Kaabi 62’), A. Ezzalzouli, J. Harkass, N. Mazraoui, A. Ounahi (I. Saibari 46’), S. Rahimi (Y. En-Nesyri 63’)

Lesotho: S. Moerane, T. Mafatle (L. Lebokollane 53’), T. Makhele, T. Malane, L. Matsau, N. Mokhachane (T. Letsema 53’), R. Mokokoana, S. Motebang, T. Phatsisi (H. Kalake 53’), R. Rasethuntsa, T. Sefoli (T. Toloane 79’)