The national framework of Niger coach Badou Al Zaki said that his team had presented a distinguished match despite the loss of the Moroccan national team with two goals to a goal, by pulling the fifth round of the African World Cup qualifiers, which they organized on Friday the honorary stadium of the city of Oujda.
In his statements at the press conference after the match, Al -zaki confirmed that the Moroccan team presented a strong match and deserved victory, praising the quality of the players and their ability to control the pace of the game and having high technical skills and good tactical harmony.
Al -zaki described the moment when the anthem learned that it was very influential, in particular with the support of current fans in the honorary stadium of Oujda.
Returning to the match, Al -zaki explained that Niger created many difficulties for “Al -aswad” in the first half, where his team showed a narrow defensive organization, which made it difficult to penetrate its lines, stressing that the Moroccan team was able to exploit the physical decline of the Nigerians in the second period, which helped him to impose his style and achieve victory.
The national framework stressed that the Niger team has been faced with several challenges, including the weakness of the logistical organization and its impact on players’ performance, noting that a long and ardu travel from Russia in Dubai, then Istanbul affected the physical form of some of the distinguished players.
He also considered that the team had lost the opportunity to qualify for the 2025 African Cup due to problems outside the stadium more than those inside, indicating that physical decline was the main factor of loss against Morocco, because the “Atlas Lions” have managed to exploit this question in their favor in the last minutes.
When you talk about the chances of the Moroccan national team of the next African Cup, Zaki stressed that the team has all the ingredients that qualify it to win the title, especially since the tournament will be held in Morocco, praising the great work assisted by Moroccan football in terms of training and infrastructure, in addition to the stretched technical leadership supplied by Walid Al -Raki. He also pointed out that the Moroccan national team has evolved to become a model in the African continent, whether in terms of management or professional working method.
Al -zaki concluded that the match was a real test for the Moroccan national team, during which he proved his ability to deal with various tactical scenarios, and he expected Niger to be defeated with a greater part, but he remains important during the team in the future.
